Today Mocean Dance had the pleasure of finding a sense of home on stage at the Sir James Dunn Theatre. The process of moving a new work from the studio to stage is transformative and can even take on the look of a shape shifting transformer.
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| Live Art Dance supports a wonderfully fruitful theatre residency day! |
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| Lighting Designer Leigh Ann Vardy immersed in her work! |
Being on stage and seeing the work in the frame of the theatre, the choreographer gets to see what they know and hope to know based on this new frame, they are faced with details that went unnoticed in the studio and at the same time might look for the details that might get lost.
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| Choerographer Tedd Robinson gives notes on stage. |
Meanwhile, the dancers are adapting to the new 'sense of space' and some of the established landmarks on how the live in the piece may need to be re-jigged or re-defined.
Being in the theatre for the first time is kinda like a first-date. You are extremely excited for what's too come and see lots of potential but at the same time their is an awkward sense of time, a few trips and slips and the odd malfunction.
Luckily for us the transition felt fairly smooth and our process of knowing is only getting deeper.
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| Moving from studio to stage, the mocean dancers run the piece on the Dunn stage. |
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Working on stage today, Tedd moves through the theatre with ease and much wisdom. Problem solving on site, pulling inspiration from the space and remembering past performances within the Dunn walls.
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| Creating new sculptures and finding their sense of home on stage at the Dunn. |
The creation of the new work by Tedd Robinson is supported by Live Art Dance through an additional technical residency as part of our creation process. Mocean dance is grateful for the support and that the piece has been able to develop at Tedd Robinson's La B.A.R.N, the studios of Halifax Dance and now on stage at the Dunn.
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