An excellent dance experience at The Dance House in Ipswich –
Park by Jasmin Vardimon was somewhere between narrative and abstract, sometimes this was
good and at other times quite annoying. There were a number of extraordinary
moments and sequences where individuals became part of a larger group – moving
in unison and then breaking off and becoming individuals again. A nice touch
was covering the dance area in corrugated cardboard – their steps leaving a
trace of what was........a form of mapping or documentation - uuuuummmh
I’ve spent the day in Colchester at the Minories with The Colne and
Colchester Embroiders Guild – a really fascinating workshop with
a group of thoughtful, individuals who come together as a really supportive group
– the discussions were wide ranging and encompassed such issues as fame,
authorship, the role of the artists in society, contexts for looking and
displaying, technology as a driver of creativity and material understanding.
This was all within a practical framework of the exchange of skills, although
the day turned out to be really about thinking and developing starting points.
I spent some time in a pound shop buying goods for the year
1 students at NUA who are going on the trip to Hunstanton. One of the many fun
exercises planned is to create work in a team from a pile of everyday stuff –
so far one packet of rizlas, a ball of string, one paperclip, an envelope and a
chain like the one you have on a plug for the sink – it will be fun.
