Here's a link the the Dance Informa review of the Helpmann 100 Centenary Scholarship.
http://www.danceinforma.com/EZINE16_Helpmann.html
Friday, August 6, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Brisbane Dance Artists Hub
If you are an Independent Dance Artist in Brisbane check out the group page on Facebook. Let's start communicating with each other and set the wheels in motion for a better dance future!
How did "A Likely Distrust" go?
Well it has been a while since I last wrote on my blog and I do apologise! It has been a very busy few months.
"A Likely Distrust" was a "Fresh Ground" residency from the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts which allowed Zaimon Vilmanis, Ryadan Jeavons and myself to collaborate and explore the integration of multimedia with live performance. It was a fantastic four week project where all three of us were able to build on our collaborative language and start new processes for creating work that integrates multimedia with live performance. One of our motto's for the project was to "stop worrying about the effect of this project on future projects". This was very challenging for us but helped us to free our minds to create new ideas and to go further with those ideas than we would have had we censored ourselves and been too focused on creating a final production.
Our showings of some of the things that we came up with during our residency were extremely useful in providing critical feedback for us to take into consideration for our next endeavour. Asking specific questions about what the audience saw in our showings and what resonated with them proved much more useful than the usual post showing forums that chat about the process.
We are excited by the possibilities of where we can go next with what we have discovered and achieved from this residency. How refreshing it was to be supported by the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts who provided us with the freedom to really experiment with our ideas!
Check out "A Likely Distrust" facebook fan page and/or www.zaimonvilmanis.com to view videos and find out more about the project.
"A Likely Distrust" was a "Fresh Ground" residency from the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts which allowed Zaimon Vilmanis, Ryadan Jeavons and myself to collaborate and explore the integration of multimedia with live performance. It was a fantastic four week project where all three of us were able to build on our collaborative language and start new processes for creating work that integrates multimedia with live performance. One of our motto's for the project was to "stop worrying about the effect of this project on future projects". This was very challenging for us but helped us to free our minds to create new ideas and to go further with those ideas than we would have had we censored ourselves and been too focused on creating a final production.
Our showings of some of the things that we came up with during our residency were extremely useful in providing critical feedback for us to take into consideration for our next endeavour. Asking specific questions about what the audience saw in our showings and what resonated with them proved much more useful than the usual post showing forums that chat about the process.
We are excited by the possibilities of where we can go next with what we have discovered and achieved from this residency. How refreshing it was to be supported by the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts who provided us with the freedom to really experiment with our ideas!
Check out "A Likely Distrust" facebook fan page and/or www.zaimonvilmanis.com to view videos and find out more about the project.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
What's In Store for 2010?
So what is in store for 2010 you ask?
My Summer Dance Classes at QUT will finish up on the 12th of January, ready for me to start back with Leigh Warren and Dancers in Adelaide for "Frame and Circle" which will be performed at the Space Theatre at the Adelaide Festival Centre from the 10-14 of March as part of the Adelaide Festival. I'll then return to Brisbane to commence working with my husband, Zaimon Vilmanis for a short term residency as part of the Fresh Ground Program at the Judith Wright Centre in Fortitude Valley to develop the project "A Likely Distrust". To keep an eye on this project check out www.zaimonvilmanis.com. In amongst these projects will no doubt be bits of teaching in both Adelaide and Brisbane too.
In May, or maybe even before, I'll update you again on more that's in store for the year.
Hoping you have had a delightful Christmas and have commenced this New Year being happy and healthy!
My Summer Dance Classes at QUT will finish up on the 12th of January, ready for me to start back with Leigh Warren and Dancers in Adelaide for "Frame and Circle" which will be performed at the Space Theatre at the Adelaide Festival Centre from the 10-14 of March as part of the Adelaide Festival. I'll then return to Brisbane to commence working with my husband, Zaimon Vilmanis for a short term residency as part of the Fresh Ground Program at the Judith Wright Centre in Fortitude Valley to develop the project "A Likely Distrust". To keep an eye on this project check out www.zaimonvilmanis.com. In amongst these projects will no doubt be bits of teaching in both Adelaide and Brisbane too.
In May, or maybe even before, I'll update you again on more that's in store for the year.
Hoping you have had a delightful Christmas and have commenced this New Year being happy and healthy!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Update August 2009
To all who came and supported us in the Tribute Performance to Yvonne Daunt ... thank you! It was a truly wonderful opportunity to create and perform a new dance work. Thank you Sybella for making such an afternoon a reality and for your incredible support to the Performing Arts industry. "Forgotten Interlude" was well received and Zaimon and I are gearing up to extend the piece slightly and perform it in Brisbane for Ausdance QLD's Bell Tower II series on the 5th of October, 2009.
So what am I doing now? Currently I'm in Adelaide working with Leigh Warren and Dancers and we're about to embark on a three week tour of "Seven" to Queanbeyan, Sydney and Wagga Wagga. For more information on Leigh Warren and Dancers and our performance schedule please go to http://lwd.com.au It's great to be back in a company environment for a while, working with some new people and tackling new challenges.
So what am I doing now? Currently I'm in Adelaide working with Leigh Warren and Dancers and we're about to embark on a three week tour of "Seven" to Queanbeyan, Sydney and Wagga Wagga. For more information on Leigh Warren and Dancers and our performance schedule please go to http://lwd.com.au It's great to be back in a company environment for a while, working with some new people and tackling new challenges.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Tribute to Yvonne Daunt
Sybella Blencowe has decided to commission a short dance work in memory of her Aunt - the amazing pioneer of modern dance, Yvonne Daunt. This tribute provides the opportunity for young choreographers to create a work to showcase. The tribute performance will take place on July 5th 2009, in Adelaide. For more information please go to www.yvonnedaunt.webs.com
I am excited to be performing in this tribute performance alongside Zaimon Vilmanis ... thank you Sybella!
I am excited to be performing in this tribute performance alongside Zaimon Vilmanis ... thank you Sybella!
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