tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75454792948219127042024-09-20T22:10:03.785+01:00This a collection of my thoughts, feelings and questions based on my experience and inquiry as a dance artist on a journey of creative and personal transformation.Pauline Mayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08585214672780591148noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545479294821912704.post-46765040794222617452011-05-26T21:33:00.000+01:002011-05-26T21:33:38.492+01:00

Today, I was myself. In the studio… D-AN and EW, two highly energised creative forces and me. Music, Speech and Movement. The heavy pulse of the bass fills the air as the dulcet tones of the voice glides effortlessly through space, nuanced logic building upon the artistic structure we freely created. Movement derives from the response to sound. Turns, ripples, light flicks of the wrist,

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I find myself sitting waiting nervously. Sweaty palms, pursed lipped as I furiously look at the numerous twitter pages and blogs I've set-up on my laptop… I've been up since 6am this morning and finally decided to take the plunge and see what ACE (Arts Council England) has in store for the 1, 333 organisations who have applied for National Portfolio Status (NPO), a prize worth 3 - 5 years of

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And so I've had a interesting time. I went to London to recharge my batteries. Being in the North is draining me to say the least. Working in a cinema, cleaning up people's sick and used condoms (yes, really… the things I've seen…) on minimum wage and spending very little time being creative with most of my time in survival mode, trying to avoid court action and eviction, having my phone and

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Last week was a very interesting week indeed for the Arts in general. For me, not so. The BBC reported the Forbes Top 100 Billionaires list. Interesting read, especially in light of the Governments insistence that the Arts looks to more philanthropic ways to fund artistic endeavours. According to the Forbes List, now in it's 25th year there are 1,210 individuals (yes, individuals not companies..

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There is a place somewhere between art for everyone and art that is a specialism. There are very many layers in between. I'm stood in the Dark Arches in Leeds witnessing an event that is a hybrid between film and live art. And I have questions with this particular instance of art. Is it art to witness two people copying what is on film, in essence adding little value to the audience experience?

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Over the last few days, I've become interested in the way in which a person's narrative is stored in the body. As the days go by, I'm becoming more aware of the tension my body holds... the way my neck moves more easily to the right than to the left. The muscle I'm suddenly aware of just below my left ear, close to the base of my neck... my feet. Suddenly shrinking in size as the toes scrunch,

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It hasn't been often in the past few months that I've had a whole day of excitement. Today, is one of those days. Chatting to the wonderful S.S. today I feel really enthused and excited about the future of dance in Yorkshire. I want to share with you a little sketch of what I'm currently working on. It's a process I wish I could spend a concentrated period of time on. However, in the hurly burly

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This year is a big year for me. Now that we are in February, this year of change and development for me is beginning to take shape. My first activity of the year is writing dance reviews. It's not something that I've ever considered before... however it does add yet another string to my bow! Click on the title in blue to see what I thought.

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The big day is here! Triad of Women is a choreographic development initiative founded by me and two other like-minded individuals in Leeds!! The evening consists of choreographic ideas I will share with the public and is followed by a discussion with the audience. It's the first time I have thrown my caution to the wind and have placed myself as an independent choreographer and performer of my

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4.45pm Thursday 16th September 2010 And so after a little break I'm back... It's worth it to say that Pope Benedict XVII arrived in the UK today for his first Papal visit to the UK against the background of controversy surrounding the sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the Catholic Church over the last five years of his papacy... And with curious eyes I watch the live broadcast of his arrival

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It's just a little something to note... In the last 12 months: 995 people have watched me dance I have made 3 dance pieces... The Promise (ten minute solo), Jungle (a group piece for 15 young people) and Itai Doshin (for 8 young people on a Young Offenders programme) which have been performed at the Southbank Centre and Breeze festival, Leeds plus several other venues. 127 artists across all

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I love technology. I am a bit of a geek and have been since I bought my first Mac laptop last year. The things that I know now knows no bounds (comparatively speaking) and I'm always on the look out for all things techie. I also love the TED website... for the curious, here's the link: http://www.ted.com/ for all things inspirational I look at TED. Technology, Entertainment, Design. TED is

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I have absolute and complete gratitude and appreciation for my life and the wonderfully inspirational people in it. I want to share with you my day yesterday. It's going to be more of a greatest hits affair rather than a detailed explanation for reasons that will become apparent. I will give you some background and a taste of what occurred… Yesterday, I took up my invitation to attend the

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And very suddenly with much thanks and appreciation to Amanda Huxtable whose support of me and my artistic vision is invaluable I am now in gear and have just spent the day in my office sending emails to support my project and researching possible artistic partners with whom I can share my vision. My office is small and compact. It consists of me, my living room, my mobile phone and my laptop

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Yesterday, I awoke and watched ghost Whisperer. It's an ok supernatural thriller from the US. To be honest, it's not particularly entertaining and I wasn't very sure why I was watching it... I don't usually. As my mind wandered, my thoughts fell on to the events of the day before. After the whirlwind that is London and the Southbank Centre, I guess what I felt yesterday was the come down from

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It's hard being back at home... not so much the place where I live (I love my flat!!). It's being creative whilst living in a regional city. Being at the Southbank opened my eyes to forgotten ways of thinking artistically, creatively and personally.It's going to be a struggle... I will make my ideas a reality! Today I get myself a year planner and a week planner and start to put together a plan

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Things are beginning to move. As I start to send the word out to the rest of the dance sector people are starting to come forward with wonderful offers to help me shape and create my artistic vision. It's an amazing time...

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Today I have a review for Yorkshire Dance's Lift programme. I took part in the career-mentoring programme last year. I remember it being a great time of purpose and re-invigoration. So much so that it underpinned the work I was doing with the Cultural Leadership Programme. Review, reflection, pause for thought, contemplation... all words that relate directly to my current artistic dance practice.

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I have a busy day today! I'm on my way to Nottingham as I have a meeting with Beverley Mason from Medar Psyden and Eva Martinez from the Southbank Centre about an dance event I'm currently curating. I'll tell you the details in due course. Suffice to say, it's going to be fantastic!Having left Leeds station an hour previously, I find myself at Chesterfield Station waiting for my connecting train

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My time as the Dance and Performance Associate at the Southbank Centre is over... now the next phase of my career begins. I am home! And I really can't wait to get started! I have a busy week. This morning I have a meeting with Doug Scard a website designer from a company called Sputnik. The rest of the day is to catch-up on little things like bills etc.Tomorrow is when I start to put together

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First thing I have to say is please feel free to comment on what I write. This blog is about inspiring debate. Good or bad (and as long as it's not offensive!) I'm ready for the dialogue!I have done a fair bit this week.In a nutshell... I am in the process of finishing my Associate position at the Southbank Centre (I finish on Friday), I'm in the middle of an Evaluation report for the Arts

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I am going to blow my own trumpet for a change. I am a strong, resilient, dedicated, committed talented individual. I have in part had no choice to be anything other or less than what I am to still be in the dance sector after 20 odd years. I trained against all the odds at the Ballet Rambert School in London. I have performed and taught for companies like Janet Smith and Dancers (google it!)

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I've had a funny old week! So much has happened... I went to an dance industry event quite by accident, I've been to see Rambert Dance Company at Sadlers Wells Theatre in London, witnessed the razzmatazz of the National Movie Awards at the Royal Festival Hall and I'm working on a presentation I will make to a large arts centre for an event I would like to curate. Not bad... considering it's only

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I've just been to see a dance show... It's late and I'm tired so I'll give more details at another time.Anyways, I went to the after show reception. It was the usual affair. Lots of people talking to lots of dancers with a small amount of food and drink in a small room....Very suddenly, I was aware of something. I stood in the corner with a friend observing and commenting on people drinking,

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There are view things in life that are certain... and few things unites us like birth, love, war, old age and death.Tomorrow will be one of those anomalies. The UK will find out what the government thinking will be and how to cut our ever-increasing deficit. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=277Back in March 2010 there was this report on the BBC website..http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/

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