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Saturday, 11 May 2013
Tre Screening Falmouth 31st May donations to Shallal!
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Sketchbook thanks! and more
The sketchbooks are returning!
Thanks to all those who have returned them so far and a gentle reminder and looking forward to seeing them, to those still out there. A perk of the job! was to spend the other night looking through them and to be enchanted, amused, stimulated, excited and many other positive and relaxing emotions from looking at peoples art work/ideas, doodles, poems, stories, still lifes, photos, colour studies, portraits etc, etc - THANK YOU!
The life of the Sketchbooks continue as Amanda Harris has picked up 10 to be included in KEAP's Story Republicans, they will travel with them to Launceston Castle, Heartlands and Fal River Festival.
www.keap.org.uk/archive/our-story-has-a-happybeginning
Anna Marie Murphy has filled in her sketchbook already and it's a wonderful read/explore, recommended. Anna gave Shallal it's name and was the main theatre / performance founder when Shallal started many years ago, before going off to pursue her writing and performing career.
So so much coming up this half term and lots of finishing going on, this is where I really rely on others input;
Shallal 2 visited the Falmouth Art Gallery to work with their muse, Venus and the 3 graces, the painting by Ann Killigrew, fantastic for stimuli.
We are a fairly tall group and the space felt small so there was adjusting and polishing to do to the pieces as well as bringing in the 3 people who had been unavailable for rehearsals recently, but we kept going and the end result was really pleasing, incorporating ideas from Eddie and the structure clarifying itself all the time.
Last week Jo Lumbers came to the main co and in conversation in the car i heard myself say;
Structure
Freedom
and Intention
so that's the latest analysis for our larger pieces especially, (and impressed by and formulated from listening to a break down of Anna Halprin's Planetary Dance.)
Studios: we are in Open Studios, Private View, Saturday 25th May 5-8pm - Hope to see you there!
Main co, ideas all finally collating as there are so many, need to be careful not to miss some and as ever some grow and others never quite follow through - though they often reemerge. The human statues/ sculptures didn't emerge at Godolphin may at Gyllyngdune, we shall see today. In the company we have had illness, cars being repaired, broken ankle - Arran, filming to incorporate - lovely in the park last week, brought it all to life and looked beautiful under the beech trees.
It is a good learning, research and development curve.
A very different feel to a show, so an unknown for us ...and hopefully will really help build the new skills, talents and confidence in the company.
And meanwhile in the background the endless search for continual funding, we hope to go for some longer project funding in the future to help this.
Many thanks to local organisations; Falmouth Firebrigade for funding from their annual Fireworks Display which is currently supporting Shallal 2's rent, and Fal Care for helping maintain Friends and Dancing. (This week's session was one where i was in awe of the progress and confidence of some of the participants.)
Thanks to all those who have returned them so far and a gentle reminder and looking forward to seeing them, to those still out there. A perk of the job! was to spend the other night looking through them and to be enchanted, amused, stimulated, excited and many other positive and relaxing emotions from looking at peoples art work/ideas, doodles, poems, stories, still lifes, photos, colour studies, portraits etc, etc - THANK YOU!
The life of the Sketchbooks continue as Amanda Harris has picked up 10 to be included in KEAP's Story Republicans, they will travel with them to Launceston Castle, Heartlands and Fal River Festival.
www.keap.org.uk/archive/our-story-has-a-happybeginning
Anna Marie Murphy has filled in her sketchbook already and it's a wonderful read/explore, recommended. Anna gave Shallal it's name and was the main theatre / performance founder when Shallal started many years ago, before going off to pursue her writing and performing career.
So so much coming up this half term and lots of finishing going on, this is where I really rely on others input;
Shallal 2 visited the Falmouth Art Gallery to work with their muse, Venus and the 3 graces, the painting by Ann Killigrew, fantastic for stimuli.
We are a fairly tall group and the space felt small so there was adjusting and polishing to do to the pieces as well as bringing in the 3 people who had been unavailable for rehearsals recently, but we kept going and the end result was really pleasing, incorporating ideas from Eddie and the structure clarifying itself all the time.
Last week Jo Lumbers came to the main co and in conversation in the car i heard myself say;
Structure
Freedom
and Intention
so that's the latest analysis for our larger pieces especially, (and impressed by and formulated from listening to a break down of Anna Halprin's Planetary Dance.)
Studios: we are in Open Studios, Private View, Saturday 25th May 5-8pm - Hope to see you there!
It is a good learning, research and development curve.
A very different feel to a show, so an unknown for us ...and hopefully will really help build the new skills, talents and confidence in the company.
And meanwhile in the background the endless search for continual funding, we hope to go for some longer project funding in the future to help this.
Many thanks to local organisations; Falmouth Firebrigade for funding from their annual Fireworks Display which is currently supporting Shallal 2's rent, and Fal Care for helping maintain Friends and Dancing. (This week's session was one where i was in awe of the progress and confidence of some of the participants.)
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
arty snaps
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| Lydia and a new painting - Friday |
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| Zoe -we still aim for dress design but upcycling is interesting! |
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| face to go on a mobile by Sam |
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| mobile planet parts designed by Zoe made by Toby - studio |
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| we bought eventually some more red material, Anna playing and Michael photographing, exploring ideas! |
Monday, 29 April 2013
Timeline Time!
It's timeline time!
I was going to blog solely about the exciting rehearsals, when busy i often can't find things quickly so i have tried to catch some rehearsals on film but keep missing it, as forget where my small camera is, in the excitemant of the moment.
Some set pieces for the 31st, some loose lovely pop ups with groups off wandering. Installations are an interesting learning curve, some require a lot of work beforehand, some just thinking as doing will happen on the day, so lots of different creative timelines going on, all part of the interesting learning curve which we wanted. As always in Shallal it's the conversations and seeding ideas which need to happen but time is short so they are often in snatches and then ideas fill out over smaller conversations in other times, and percolate outside rehearsals and art time.
5 new people to our process each coming in with very different experience and it can take a while to get used to us, find your place in the environment, the company is run to be easy for vulnerable people, so takes adjusting also, it is not just recreation, it is fun but it also is confronting and work and ...many things! We have the pleasure of with working with George, improvising musician on this project.
Rory is back doing some design and back from film work! everyone was very pleased to see him and to see Marjorie who popped in at the end of the day. We have finally found a form for the dance to the music she has chosen, which we want to dedicate to her and hope to show her soon.
Timelines of marketing, publicity, finding funding coincide or collide! with performances....outreach work, dates coming up;
lots of planning going on, Shallal is a people organisation and peoples lives change unexpectedly, so " the best laid plans of mice and men" and "How do you make God laugh? tell Him your plans", as Phil told me. Most of the major experiences in Shallal have been unexpected, but still you have to plan the everyday and keep going, as wishes come true and you look back and see you are where you'd hoped to be etc..you might have guessed that part of this is me giving myself a pep talk...!! and i have been looking back on paths within Shallal, stimulated by current events and an email from Shelley who worked with us 15 yrs ago remarking on fond memories of the family feel in Shallal.
Really enjoyed my time at The Studio last week as was able to talk to Toby and Zoe about plans/projects they have. Sam is happy watching his work develop. Interesting that in Shallal we have great faith in peoples work and not the need to "teach", we want to impart skills and learn but everyone is a valid artist, just needing the right climate/environment and support. I am always excited when i see the mutuality involved in the creative relationships, each shine, 'better to give than to receive" if you give of yourself and both people do. Debs and Trevor dancing, Toby working on actualising the mobiles of Sam and Zoe's designs.....people supporting and inspiring each other. I watch them closely and am so impressed. And the outside timelines get harder, ( funding!!) and the internal ones get to crunch point, not many weeks left.
We have bought the red material for Anna's idea, and some orange material for Zoe, we are setting dates to film with Barbara. We need to do a site visit again soon to consolidate ideas.
We are hopefully filming with Tom next week in the parks, a good try out for pop ups!
I think we are also unusual in that we are formed so strongly by the people involved....and that is why we attract artists ....
I had hoped to add some photos but they will have to wait....
I was going to blog solely about the exciting rehearsals, when busy i often can't find things quickly so i have tried to catch some rehearsals on film but keep missing it, as forget where my small camera is, in the excitemant of the moment.
Some set pieces for the 31st, some loose lovely pop ups with groups off wandering. Installations are an interesting learning curve, some require a lot of work beforehand, some just thinking as doing will happen on the day, so lots of different creative timelines going on, all part of the interesting learning curve which we wanted. As always in Shallal it's the conversations and seeding ideas which need to happen but time is short so they are often in snatches and then ideas fill out over smaller conversations in other times, and percolate outside rehearsals and art time.
5 new people to our process each coming in with very different experience and it can take a while to get used to us, find your place in the environment, the company is run to be easy for vulnerable people, so takes adjusting also, it is not just recreation, it is fun but it also is confronting and work and ...many things! We have the pleasure of with working with George, improvising musician on this project.
Rory is back doing some design and back from film work! everyone was very pleased to see him and to see Marjorie who popped in at the end of the day. We have finally found a form for the dance to the music she has chosen, which we want to dedicate to her and hope to show her soon.
Timelines of marketing, publicity, finding funding coincide or collide! with performances....outreach work, dates coming up;
April 30: Sketchbooks return date
May 25: Open Studio Opening/Private view 5-8pm
27, 28, 29: Open Studios 10am -3pm at The Studio in the grounds of The John Daniel Centre, Heamoor, Penzance
27: Workshop at Falmouth Art Gallery with Jo
28: Shallal 2 performance at Falmouth Art Gallery
29: Holi-day, Holifield farm, Gweek,.
Main co pop ups, Workshop with Colin and Shallal 2 performing
31: 2ii's at Gyllyngdune Gardens, Falmouth
June:
13: Inclusivity Day at UCF
Morning Workshop with Mark Smith and discussion and inclusivity workshop/open space in the afternoon
more information on our website www.shallal.org.uk and coming soon on this blog
lots of planning going on, Shallal is a people organisation and peoples lives change unexpectedly, so " the best laid plans of mice and men" and "How do you make God laugh? tell Him your plans", as Phil told me. Most of the major experiences in Shallal have been unexpected, but still you have to plan the everyday and keep going, as wishes come true and you look back and see you are where you'd hoped to be etc..you might have guessed that part of this is me giving myself a pep talk...!! and i have been looking back on paths within Shallal, stimulated by current events and an email from Shelley who worked with us 15 yrs ago remarking on fond memories of the family feel in Shallal.
Really enjoyed my time at The Studio last week as was able to talk to Toby and Zoe about plans/projects they have. Sam is happy watching his work develop. Interesting that in Shallal we have great faith in peoples work and not the need to "teach", we want to impart skills and learn but everyone is a valid artist, just needing the right climate/environment and support. I am always excited when i see the mutuality involved in the creative relationships, each shine, 'better to give than to receive" if you give of yourself and both people do. Debs and Trevor dancing, Toby working on actualising the mobiles of Sam and Zoe's designs.....people supporting and inspiring each other. I watch them closely and am so impressed. And the outside timelines get harder, ( funding!!) and the internal ones get to crunch point, not many weeks left.
We have bought the red material for Anna's idea, and some orange material for Zoe, we are setting dates to film with Barbara. We need to do a site visit again soon to consolidate ideas.
We are hopefully filming with Tom next week in the parks, a good try out for pop ups!
I think we are also unusual in that we are formed so strongly by the people involved....and that is why we attract artists ....
I had hoped to add some photos but they will have to wait....
Return of the Sketchbooks!
Zoe's was the first back, the rest of us are working away! to finish on time..we will put out a survey for feedback soon...so we can learn from this.
Thank you to Diana who has lovingly and artistically numbered them and will be cataloging them, so do please return them on time..thank you!
Thank you to Diana who has lovingly and artistically numbered them and will be cataloging them, so do please return them on time..thank you!
If you have taken a Shallal Sketchbook to play in, fill with ideas, artwork etc.
Please return your sketchbook to whoever gave it to you, 30th April is our return date, (do contact us if you joined in late and need an extra week!)
This is a pre-pilot and we are very grateful you have joined us on our first excursion into the world of Shallal Sketchbooks.
Do please consider giving a donation of £1 +, if you haven't already, we aim to make it inclusive but there are costs involved.
The Sketchbooks will be on show at;
Shallal Open Studio
Saturday 25 May 5 - 8pm at The John Daniel Centre, Heamoor, Penzance
Monday 27,Tuesday 28,Wednesday 29 May from 10am - 3pm
and
2ii's Shallal's Improvisation and Installation Day
at Gyllyngdune Gardens, Princess Pavillions, Falmouth
Friday 31 May 10am onwards
more info on our website and blog soon
We are really looking forward to it, thank you for being a part of this and hope you can come and see your sketchbook and others at one of the above events.
best wishes from
Jo and all at Shallal
Monday, 15 April 2013
AIR event and news
Last night Mary and I went to;
and Jem Mackay ( Skye's dad, Anne's husband) is overseeing a film
Swarm TV is an interactive website that enables people to make films together. During the AIR:Pressure conference, the challenge is to make a film about climate change in 5 days, and Swarm TV is looking for participation from anyone and everyone who would like to get involved at whatever level.
Very exciting for me as a normal stay at home on a Monday home educating mother of 2 children,1 teenager,( 1 at college ), 1 now adult! to go out and listen, learn, enter into discussions etc, however the reason i can be found leading workshops, becomes evident as in some situations i can be too loud! which i tend to forget as it gets absorbed in my normal work! However there's nothing like your children to remind you. Also i think i always expect to have some level of "fun" with art and immediately enter my childish state, that combined with anything that may remind you of school?!...however i do hope to go out to similar events again and am grateful to have such exciting initiatives on our doorstep.
Today; off to meet lovely Amanda Harris from KEAP www.keap.org.uk this afternoon, haven't had a chance to chat in years, except in passing, creative chat re Sketchbooks, ( this morning i am blogging rather than working to finish a 2nd stage application about them- i am not a natural finisher - thankfully many who work with me are!)
Good to have Rory back doing some design work for us, always a pleasure to collaborate with him.
Off to a home ed writing workshop at Falmouth Art gallery this morning run by lovely Jo Lumber, who is now a founding performer/artist in Shallal 2. Last went to a workshop with her when the children were small in the library and at Truro Museum. We are working with her for Fal River Festival Performance by Shallal 2 at Falmouth Art Gallery, Tuesday 28th May 2pm.
Creative changes to the Studio communicated by Colin last night, exciting news on mobiles!
and we are urgently seeking ways to help the Studio continue and expand after the summer.....
The morning calls, chickens to let out, teenagers talking to.....
wishing you a good ( warm spring) day!
Communicating Climate Change is an interdisciplinary forum for ideation and discussion.
www.air.falmouth.ac.uk/research-projects/air-pressure
The exhibition is well worth a visit, some, thought provoking, humourous, educational exhibits
and Jem Mackay ( Skye's dad, Anne's husband) is overseeing a film
Swarm TV is an interactive website that enables people to make films together. During the AIR:Pressure conference, the challenge is to make a film about climate change in 5 days, and Swarm TV is looking for participation from anyone and everyone who would like to get involved at whatever level.
Very exciting for me as a normal stay at home on a Monday home educating mother of 2 children,1 teenager,( 1 at college ), 1 now adult! to go out and listen, learn, enter into discussions etc, however the reason i can be found leading workshops, becomes evident as in some situations i can be too loud! which i tend to forget as it gets absorbed in my normal work! However there's nothing like your children to remind you. Also i think i always expect to have some level of "fun" with art and immediately enter my childish state, that combined with anything that may remind you of school?!...however i do hope to go out to similar events again and am grateful to have such exciting initiatives on our doorstep.
Today; off to meet lovely Amanda Harris from KEAP www.keap.org.uk this afternoon, haven't had a chance to chat in years, except in passing, creative chat re Sketchbooks, ( this morning i am blogging rather than working to finish a 2nd stage application about them- i am not a natural finisher - thankfully many who work with me are!)
Good to have Rory back doing some design work for us, always a pleasure to collaborate with him.
Off to a home ed writing workshop at Falmouth Art gallery this morning run by lovely Jo Lumber, who is now a founding performer/artist in Shallal 2. Last went to a workshop with her when the children were small in the library and at Truro Museum. We are working with her for Fal River Festival Performance by Shallal 2 at Falmouth Art Gallery, Tuesday 28th May 2pm.
Creative changes to the Studio communicated by Colin last night, exciting news on mobiles!
and we are urgently seeking ways to help the Studio continue and expand after the summer.....
The morning calls, chickens to let out, teenagers talking to.....
wishing you a good ( warm spring) day!
Sunday, 14 April 2013
Pipeline Theatre
Old friends Jude and Alan Munden and their daughter Anna are 3/5th's of Pipeline Theatre, an exciting new company and a new play, which needs to be seen, needs support and looks good, last chance to see it locally is this Saturday 7.30pm at the Burrel Theatre, Truro. Suitable for over 12's.
www.pipelinetheatre.com
http://vimeo.com/60105241
Jude ( and Pam Verran) created costumes for Shallal's show Mind the Gap and has provided costumes for Doorways.
www.pipelinetheatre.com
http://vimeo.com/60105241
Jude ( and Pam Verran) created costumes for Shallal's show Mind the Gap and has provided costumes for Doorways.
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