delaySCAPE dance/video installation / 40 min
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concept & direction: Monika Smekot
devised and performed by: Iraya Noble, Piotr Antek Kurjata, Monika Smekot, (Alexandre McCabe) sound: Roland Playle video: Monika Smekot supported by: Creative Scotland WATCH THE VIDE0 / WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY FROM THE PROJECT |
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Long, short, on time, out of time, continuous, erratic, behind, before… these are all expressions that define us and our action measured against TIME. Whether we chose to or not we relate to the world through the dimension of TIME, creating complex delayscapes.
‘delaySCAPE’ is a collection of 3 ‘visual’ poems on the subject of TIME conveyed through dance, video and sound.
I started observing my relationship to time and delay during flamenco classes, where I noticed how different people interpret rhythm in different ways. The sense of time between beats seems to be absolutely relative for each individual….
It made me wonder about how our personal rhythm and sense of time affects our relationship to the world. How long it takes us to learn, understand, forgive, let go, forget, fall in love, get angry? What makes us slower or faster?
‘delaySCAPE’ is a collection of 3 ‘visual’ poems on the subject of TIME conveyed through dance, video and sound.
I started observing my relationship to time and delay during flamenco classes, where I noticed how different people interpret rhythm in different ways. The sense of time between beats seems to be absolutely relative for each individual….
It made me wonder about how our personal rhythm and sense of time affects our relationship to the world. How long it takes us to learn, understand, forgive, let go, forget, fall in love, get angry? What makes us slower or faster?
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Big Quest(ion) dance / 30 min
concept & direction: Monika Smekot
performed by: Ikuko Dhasa, Kyoko, Monika Smekot
developed and performed at: Subbody Resonance Butoh School Himalaya
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performed by: Ikuko Dhasa, Kyoko, Monika Smekot
developed and performed at: Subbody Resonance Butoh School Himalaya
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Big Quest(ion) is a dance about a long way that we need to travel to be able to let go. Detachement is a kind of death that we have to accept in order to move on, but before we are ready to accept we very often have to walk in circles for long time until something burns out and we are ready to step over the cold ashes of the past into unknown future.
The work was developed and mentored by Rhizome Lee and performed at First Himalayan Butoh Festival (India) in 2010.
The work was developed and mentored by Rhizome Lee and performed at First Himalayan Butoh Festival (India) in 2010.
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