Joshua Leon
If I was to say i knew the outcome of anything in the process i would be wrong. But that is what becomes so meaningful. Uncertainty and the figuring out of uncertainty is explanatory. As each week goes on there is more clarity, not in my movements per se, but in my understanding of how to deal with movement. And something comes from this understanding, that is close to authenticity. Our character’s are revealing themselves through the limitations of our bodies, and within the limitations of each score. And this fascinates. As though without words something more genuine comes through. An exorcism of self in movement. And then there is the language to understand it. Noticing things, appreciating things, challenging things in combination. A particular revelation was that i do not use self appreciation enough. In fact i wonder if I have ever sat down and said to myself well done, that was good.
Reflections –
I notice that what I have internalised can be expressed through my body
I notice when I move in time with others I feel focused
I notice I can learn more about character’s through movement than through words
I notice that limits (scores) are treatises in how to create
I notice that as you push scores you push limits
I notice that when you move with kindness we follow with kindness
I notice it is hard to create tension between figures
I notice it is hard to stay within a space
I notice space is complicated by bodies
I notice that I look down more than I thought
I notice that some like constant repetition, whilst others find repetition complicated
I notice that there is very little fear when given the parameters to learn
I notice i do not understand my body
I notice that thought stops in movement
I notice that counting in helps build trust
I noticed how to notice things
I noticed communication can be made not enacted
I notice how limits of space create new combinations
I notice when you feel confident, and when you don’t
I notice that there is pleasure in having no confidence
I noticed that our unlearnedness (humility) allows us to learn in deep ways
I notice i always feel emotionally broken afterwards
I notice it takes energy to build oneself up into position
Support
I appreciate i do not yet know how to appreciate myself
I like when everything falls out of time, and then back into time
I appreciate not having to defend my choices
I appreciate how free from outcome there is unlimited experimentation
I appreciate the fearless of the mechanics of the body
I appreciate when you try to touch each other
I appreciate how much i can learn from your character
I appreciate how deeply we reflect and question each stage
I appreciate learning new languages through the act of failing within them
I appreciate how simple instructions can revolutionize the idea
I appreciate how the idea is always changing
I appreciate how much I learnt coordinating our movements
I appreciate dissonance in timing
I appreciate the quality of taking control of space
I appreciate that we are still afraid to claim authority over our choices
I appreciate how the tools are in place to make those claims
I appreciate the respect we have for one another
I appreciate that I find myself lost in ideas of what to do
I appreciate that I am chaotic
Inquire –
I am interested to know how develop a sense of authorship with movement
I am interested to know how touching would change the dynamic of a score
I am interested to know why going backwards is harder than forwards
I am interested to know how you make your choices
I am interested to know what lead you to feel confident in that movement
I am interested to know what would happen if something went wrong
I am interested to know if you can make accidents become fixed events
I am interested to know the qualities that bring the most out of a character
I am interested to know if we are learning techniques
I am interested to know why you decided to expand into space
I am interested to know what happens when you condense space
I am interested to know what happens when nothing moves
I am interested to know if it is possible to combine two different groups scores without rehearsal
I am interested to know why looking at the wall reads so differently to looking at the audience
I am interested to know if you can fall into positions
I am interested to know why we naturally work in time
I am interested to know what would happen if one member delayed their movements
I am interested to know how you feel when you are moving
Suggest –
Could you try only using one side of your body?
Could you try to move along one line?
Could you try to transition from final position to first position
Could you try to break with all control momentarily
Could you try to incorporate one another’s movements into your score
Could you try to be more precise in your timing
Could you try to perform backwards twice
Could you try to reveal more character
Could you try to move into a space and out of it in one score
Could you try to explore building bigger connections without being so close to one another
Could you try taking 5 steps extra during one move
Could you try to use the floor more
Could you try to touch the floor as little as possible
Could you try to copy one another from afar
Could you try repeating the same movement 50 times
Could you try to examine why you lead with your right hand?
Could you try to stop on a certain position before moving again?
Challenge –
Can you find a way to break a habit?
Can you find a way to incorporate one movement from someone else
Can you find a way to push each other
Can you find a way to be less harmonious
Can you find a way to compliment one another
Can you find a way to unravel
Can you find a way to communicate with one another
Can you find a way to move without moving your head
Can you find a way to explore the limits of space through your score
Can you find a way to change position with each other
Can you find a way to start over
Can you find a way to make it more chaotic
Can you find a way to move from the floor to ceiling
Can you find a way to do the opposite
Can you find a way to create more conflict
Can you find a way to make it more dramatic
Can you find a way to show us more of who you are
Can you find a way to be more abstract
Can you find a way to change timings throughout
Can you find a way to do something that you dont feel comfortable with.
