BODY (composition of elements contained by skin and which order is rearrangeable) PARTS (the elements)
CONTENT
Body parts (organs) -anatomy of the organs Touch & organ rebalancing (VMI) -response to touch: sensing weight, density, texture, surfaces, vitality of the organs Memory of touch -responding to memory of sensation and visualisation of weight, density, texture, surfaces, vitality Voice -vocalising from the organs
*preparation to move
warm up on the ground, visualising the anatomy of the body by listening to a detailed description / body scan partner work on the floor, based VMI principles: bringing attention to organs, visualising and sensing texture, density and direction of tissues responding to the touch, with no particular direction trying to relate two or more organs to each other
*moving
independently exploring the memory of sensation and the imagination of relation
Study sample #2: organs and sensation
Research Methodology:
PaR and literature review on: anatomy; VMI
Experimentation of designed exercises in the studio The dancers are introduced to human anatomy, with focus on the following organs: oesophagus, lungs, heart, stomach, pancreas, liver, gall bladder, large intestine, small intestine, bladder, With a practice of organ rebalancing, they develop sensitivity and awareness in the areas of attention. This information is the base for being able to translate the instruction of the task into movement.
The instructions set for this task are: “identify and define for yourself the organ of attention; move the organ in relation to a chosen muscle or muscle group, by increasing or decreasing the distance between the two.” 2.1 Video link: connecting an organ with a muscle or muscle group
Study sample #2.1: organs and imagination
Research Methodology:
PaR and literature review on: anatomy, kinaesthetic awareness; VMI
Experimentation of designed exercises in the studio This exercise evolves as follows: With a choice from the above mentioned organs, the dancers pick one organ from their body, and one organ from another dancer's body. They move with consideration to distance from their partner's organ.
The instructions set for this task are: “identify and define for yourself the organ of attention; choose an organ to focus on in the body of your partner. Move your organ in relation to it and attempt to provoke it movement in their organ by increasing or decreasing the distance between the two.”
PaR and literature review on: anatomy; VMI; voice-movement integration
Experimentation of designed exercises in the studio This exercise evolves as follows: With a choice from the above mentioned organs, the dancers pick one organ from their body and responding to sensations given by the experience of touch and visualisation, vocalises sounds by exhaling.
The instructions set for this task are: “identify and define for yourself the organ of attention; move from the organ in order to rearrange your body in space. Producing sound from exhalation, notice how it may change depending on the qualities of the organ you focus on" 2.2 Sound link: vocalising from the organs