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in a manner of speaking
as a matter of course
a figure of speech
in a manner of speaking
as a matter of course
a figure of speech
in a manner of speaking
as a matter of course
"The choreographies that I have developed untill now are made with minimal means; this given has somewhat influenced my approach to dancing, to making work, and has influenced the aesthetics."
MOVEMENT PRACTICE
Merel Roozen has taught dance and movement classes or workshops at the Russian School of the Arts (NL), the Manchester Metropolitan University Crewe (ENG), University Sports Institute Vienna (AT), the Institute for Applied Theatre Studies of the Justus-Liebig-University Gießen (DE), Ensemble Musikfabrik (DE) and the ZuKT department of the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (DE).
Below is a description of a movement practice she developed for the support of artistic creation, but that can also be enjoyable and useful without it, as well as an excerpt of a choreography she developed with it.
Scanning Dance
2021
Scanning Dance is a movement practice in which the body and movement are explored using three practical approaches or themes: Scanning the Body, Scanning Movements and Scanning Memory. The first is the literal approach of Scanning the Body; that is, learning about and exploring its anatomy, and also paying attention to the sensations we feel and the things we sense and the perceptions we have of our own body. It may be a mixture of studying/examining the body and noticing how we perceive and feel the body. The second approach is to scan motion, Scanning Movements, which is closely associated with drawing in space. This approach aims to explore the body by focusing on directions and figures in space. The third approach, Scanning Memory is aimed at evoking memories of what the body has already learned and done, and possibly following ideas and the body. The objective is not to shy away from any technique or form that one has learned, but neither to feel restricted by it. Simple guidelines support the approaches or themes and encourages to dance and develop movements and sequences in order to explore possibilities for movements. This practice reinforces the interest in subjective movement development. This means that the interest and the skills and possibilities of the dancer should be pursued. Also, the practice underlines the interest in the form of dance of today as hybrid and explorative. The focus of this approach is on research; from which a choreography could be build.
Supported by Fund Performing Arts with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
Rehearsed @ Z (Zentrum für Proben und Forschung Frankfurt)
Der Raum singt: TANZ
2021
With the kind support of the Hessian Cultural Foundation.
Rehearsed @ Z (Zentrum für Proben und Forschung Frankfurt)
