Movement As Action: Creating Community

A Workshop: To bring together people of varying backgrounds to generate collective creativity as performative and social action.

As social beings, we are constantly moving together with people through space. What happens when this movement is shaped consciously? Does it become (social) action? What happens when we consider or define "community" as an attitude, rather than a demographic?

本工作坊的目的,在於集合來自不同背景的人,
來完成一個具有表演性與社會行動的集體創作。

存在於社會的我們總是與它人在空間中互動。
這種流動是有意識的被塑造出來時,是怎麼一回事?
它是一種社會行動嗎?
當我們將「社群」定義為是一種態度,
而不是人口群體時,那又會是什麼狀態呢?


Saturday, May 30, 2009

Hi everyone!

I'm still in the US attending a conference, so just a quick message--

Tech week times are:

Monday, June 22, 7pm-9pm
Thursday, June 25, 6pm call for DRESS REHEARSAL
Friday & Saturday, June 26 & 27, 6pm call for SHOW

Also, please remember that our next session is not until June 13, and we are planning on having a slightly longer session and maybe go out for dinner together!

Thank you!

sheenru =)

hello 大家!

我現在還在美國參加研討會,所以先提醒大家--

進劇場那周的時間表:

6/22 一 7pm-9pm
6/25 四 6pm call 彩排
6/26, 6/27 五,六 6pm call 演出

另外,不要忘記我們下一堂課(6/13) 會少偉長一點,然後可能大家可以一起去吃晚餐!

謝謝大家!

欣如 =)

Sunday, May 24, 2009

關於保證金

昨天工作坊結束和幾個夥伴聊到關於保證金的事
想一想 還是把它po上來 溝通一下
雖然 報名時已知道規則
也努力的排開事情 全力配合
但是活動期程很長 難免有突發事件 不得不請假
曾經 (忘了在第一 或第二次活動時 ) 致潔說 可以請ㄧ次假 不扣保證金
下一回的活動卻又說 為公平起見還是要扣
坦白說 心理有小疙瘩

其實ㄧ開始 我們也不知道會是研究和畢製的一部份
進行到現在
留下的夥伴都很投入 也都很開放
上次家绒的提問我覺得很真誠
每個人的狀況不同 感受不同
相對應的頻率也不同
大家為了整體表現 難免要調整個別差異或情緒
這些也都是學習的過程

而我個人覺得這是個互惠的社群(如上ㄧ篇心得分享)
希望能真誠交流
錢的問題很俗氣 卻很實際
是不是可以有彈性呢

Friday, May 22, 2009

透過舞蹈覺察自己 連結別人

一開始 只是單純的喜歡跳舞就來報名了
帶著愉悅開放的心情走入曼菲教室
跟著欣如的引導
從感覺身體每個部位和地板的接觸
開啟了感官細緻的自我覺察
一次一次不同主題的探索
呼吸 脊椎 關節 力量 速度 內在空間……
喚醒 被我遺忘忽略的身體

從手臂繞圓兩人一組開始和別人連結
無法預期夥伴的觸碰而有些小小緊張
溫暖的掌心 真誠的互動 化解了焦慮
信任 創造 持續在團體裡發酵
遊戲般的動作 拉進彼此的距離
繪畫 對話 更多的交流與溝通
創造性的社群似乎有無限可能

記得 那次分三組編選動作
大家竟然不約而同都排了L Belly
是那種在一起的感覺吧
一起笑 一起呼吸
我也喜歡每次結尾的圓圈舞
能量靜靜地在當中流動

謝謝欣如 謝謝大家
雖然沒法叫出每個成員的名字
我喜歡這個可愛的團體
真捨不得結束
發表完後 6/28星期日 來我家(三峽)玩吧

Thursday, May 21, 2009

互動

從第一次課程注意到身體感受所帶來的震撼
然後陸陸續續有成員離開 加入
到現在穩定下來.
每一次活動後我都有說不完的感觸.

上禮拜提到了現象學主體間際(Phenomenological Intersubjectivity)的概念
在約第四或第五次團體大致成立時我就有感受到
人的互動真的不太喜歡太突然或激烈的活動而且人真的是群體動物
有一度我以為自己會跟大家有不同的節奏 其實我一直很擔心這一點
但是結果都很令我訝異...我的擔心是多餘的...身體會自己跟大家在一起.
但是後來我也發現 要跟大家在一起的身體也是沉重的...需要小心翼翼的配合...
這很奇怪 在完全自由的空間中 其實不是那麼的自由 甚至更不自由
自由的一群人創造了社群 但現在 社群的力量遠遠駕馭了個人
最後 我們必須要在這個社群中重新找回自己 <---這是尚未發生的理論...

參加社群後有一次我在捷運站等人,我開始看著人們下電梯的的樣子,
單身的人 情侶 西裝筆挺的人 穿著隨性的人 他們走路的方式 怎麼繞過身邊的人的
太有趣了 真的很像演戲 人生如戲 我可以看出他們在演什麼 他們想表達什麼

如果有舞蹈的舞蹈團體像是政府統治百姓.人們通常期待好的政府.
那沒有舞蹈的舞蹈社群最終就像是烏托幫的社會.在人類的歷史上尚未實現.

我開始思維後現代...我活著的時候人類有可能走到後現代嗎?
恩...我想太多了....還是努力投身在這場戲劇中吧~

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Eat, Drink, Man, Woman 飲食男女

Hey friends, do you remember this Taiwanese movie - have you seen it?
It's a great movie filmed in Taipei so I thought it was appropriate to mention it considering our experience of all eating and drinking together last Saturday night.
I really enjoyed the opportunity to spend more time with you all and share some wonderful hours not only dancing, moving and laughing but also eating, drinking and talking.
I feel that eating together has created the next level of intimacy in our community and I am so excited to see you all again on Saturday 23rd May and continue our experiment together.
I have been reading more and more about Chinese food culture and how the sharing of tastes and textures in food has so many references to history, art, poetry, philosophy and now for us - DANCE!
It is the food that we eat together that brings us into a shared sensory experience, just like when we move together how we feel and sense eachother in a shared space.
Its all very exciting!

Sending you all a big hug,

Lots of Love Brendt 柏仁

Thursday, May 7, 2009

we move together, we grow (our community) together, then we EAT together.

I'm looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday.
Remember to let SheenRu know what kind of food/drink you're planning to bring for the potluck! =)

---i removed the map. the whole world doesn't need to know where SheenRu lives =P ---

Friday, May 1, 2009

a beautiful community

dear all,

It is so beautiful to be part of this process with you all. Things are really coming together, we are really coming together as a group, and creating something new from our bodies and interactions. This is very meaningful stuff.

It's been a pleasure to be a part of, and witness, our growth, and this experiment. And I look forward to putting more good work together, now that our dance piece was approved, and will definitely be part of SheenRu's show at the end of June! This is, as she says, a huge step for TNUA, and one we should all be proud to be a part of.

I hope you all will feel like sharing your thoughts here on the blog, now that our goal is more clear, and that we've began to shape the dance.

I look forward to continuing to move, to dance, to enjoy each others' physical presence in the next sessions. And it'll be great to have a good potluck dinner with you all.

hugs, from mauro