#motionhouse

[willstafford]

Shooting for the Moon

STARCHITECTS: A Mission to the Moon! Birmingham Hippodrome, Friday 3rd February 2023 Motionhouse’s new production is aimed squarely at a family audience, in particular the youngest members of the family.  Five children, portrayed by grown-up performers, are having a sleepover, although sleep is the farthest thing from their fertile little minds.  With tireless energy, these effervescent…

[room9125]

Using Projection in Performance

Wasteland- Gary Clarke Company

Having recently watched Wasteland at the Lighthouse theatre in Poole after a workshop with some of the performers, I found it very moving to see projections of original footage taken of the miners in their final days of work before they were made redundant due to the closure of the mines. The movement by the performer who was playing an ex-miner was very clearly indicating that he was drunk, as he was carrying a bottle in a brown paper bag and the choreography was all pitched off-centre, falling the complete width of the stage sometimes all the way from standing to the floor. There is a moment of stillness where he stands more stationary, centre stage, and looks up with his back to the audience as he watches the projection of memories. It is a literal representation of looking back to the past but given the context that we had learnt more about in the workshop it was very poignant and didn't feel cliche at all.

I would like to utilise the footage I have taken, and I've begun to edit some of them together into a simple visual, which I think will work well as part of the improvised movement. I am not trying to create an emotional reaction, it is more about the functional shape and form that is created within that space in contrast to what comes when we are always being watched. In the context of my work there is no historic or profound event that is tied to the movement, it is simply every-day observation so I will aim to keep any audio neutral and one that does not hint to moments in popular culture.

Gary Clarke Company (2019). Wasteland Tour - Gary Clarke Company. [online] Wasteland Tour - Gary Clarke Company. Available at: https://wastelandtour.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 May 2023].

Nobody- Motionhouse

When considering the options of either projecting footage or using a TV screen, I have to reference what would be my idea outcome it I had unlimited resources and tech support. When watching Nobody, also at the Lighthouse Theatre, I was mesmerising by the ability to selectively project onto elements of set, particularly the stretchy fabric sleeve that covered the cube scaffold frame.

I would love to have a moving projector that moves around the periphery of the floating structure, which I would choreograph alongside, almost like a ghost dancer.

Motionhouse (n.d.). Nobody. [online] Motionhouse. Available at: https://www.motionhouse.co.uk/production/nobody/ [Accessed 12 May 2023].

[books0977]

Motionhouse in Broken, London, April 2016. © Katja Ogrin.

If the tech didn’t entirely wow then the Motionhouse dancers did so as strong and agile performers. This is dance infused with circus and their clever physicality pleases no end, also the grace of their movement between the bigger set pieces and their sense of timing in making so much of it work.

[adamwittek]

Breathtakingly spectacular Motion in the House! 🌊🏠 What an acrobatic stunner to celebrate the return of live #ContemporaryDance. 🤸🔥 @Motionhouse #Motionhouse #PeacockTheatre #MotionhouseDance #NobodyShow #DanceCircus #CircusDance #AcrobaticDance #DanceTheatre #PhysicalTheatre #MovementCulture (at Peacock Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUSUCQXIT45/?utm_medium=tumblr

[youngcritics-hatfair]

Before individual written reviews start coming in, we all got together to watch the main act this evening, and the team bravely stepped up to share their first impressions to camera! 

Click on the title link to hear what we thought...

[matildashoney]

tiny dancer

coming soon.

a @sweetcreatureinthedark and @hunflowers original story.

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✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　✧･ﾟ

Stella Smalls and Harry Styles, two big names in a small town. Stella Smalls, a principal dancer at Motionhouse Dance Company, is training to compete in the World Dance Movement, an international dance competition with her partner, River Daniels, whom Harry Styles graciously dislikes. Harry Styles, who is training for his second international title, is struggling to find a balance between missing his lucky star and being the best fighter in the world. River is surprisingly confronted by someone Stella knows all too well - a certain someone still waiting for her return - and quits the competition three months before the show. Leaving Harry to be forced with an ultimatum of a lifetime: dance with Stella or leave Stella alone for good.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　✧･ﾟ

“Come on, lovey. One more kiss before you leave me.”

“I’m not leaving you,” she says matter-of-factly, shaking her head and nodding towards where the door is swinging open with men walking in and out. “I’m leaving the room for you to get changed, you stink.”

“Come shower with me,” he whispers, standing on his feet and bringing her into his chest, the clamminess of his skin sticking to her fingertips as she lays her hands against his abdomen. “Not like any of these blokes actually shower here, anyways.”

“Girl in a locker room disappears into the showers and Harry Styles is nowhere to be seen,” Stella scoffs, shaking her head adamantly and brushing his hair away from his forehead, the floppy tendrils of his hair falling to his sweaty skin. “Very likely that everyone will know what’s happening.”

“Stella Smalls,” Harry says warningly, clicking his tongue and grabbing her face between his hands, “don’t ever call yourself just a girl, ever again. Hear me? Much more than a girl to me.”

“All right, all right,” she concedes, pecking his lips quickly and walking towards the locker, grabbing all his belongings and shoving the clothes that need to be washed in the tote bag he brings to every match. “Go shower, I’m tired and want to go home.”

“I’ll shower faster if my Lucky Star comes with me,” Harry teases, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively and walking towards the showers in the corner of the locker room. “Come on, Stell. One time.” Stella sighs, looking between the phone, where she is impatiently waiting for a phone call, her belongings, and her sweaty boyfriend standing all too enticingly at the edge of the tile flooring. Stella begrudgingly sets their things in the locker, oblivious to the buzzing that’s vibrating from her phone, and hurries to Harry across the locker room floor, smirking as he says, “That’s my girl. My Stella.”

[hunflowers]

Tiny Dancer Masterlist

Word Count: TBD

Pairing: OC x Harry

Warnings: Explicit Language, Violence, Sex, if any of these bother you, please don’t read

SUMMARY:

Stella Smalls and Harry Styles, two big names in a small town. Stella Smalls, a principal dancer at Motionhouse Dance Company, is training to compete in the World Dance Movement, an international dance competition with her partner, River Daniels, whom Harry Styles graciously dislikes. Harry Styles, who is training for his second international title, is struggling to find a balance between missing his lucky star and being the best fighter in the world. River is surprisingly confronted by someone Stella knows all too well - a certain someone still waiting for her return - and quits the competition three months before the show. Leaving Harry to be forced with an ultimatum of a lifetime: dance with Stella or leave Stella alone for good.

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[stevendaturamcilroy84-blog]

Fantastic new show “Charge” by @motionhouse and was great to see my friend @danielconnor1 perform live. Go see this show if you can! #motionhouse #charge #dance #storyhouse #chester @storyhouselive (at StoryhouseLive)

[willstafford]

Something to Crow About

Something to Crow About

Motionhouse: NOBODY Birmingham Hippodrome, Friday 4th February 2022 This latest piece from dance company Motionhouse seeks to externalise the internal.  Our inner voices, represented here by crows, are what keep us apart from others.  Our inner doubts, fears and concerns prevent us from achieving our potential as individuals and as a society.  The show begins with the performers moving like…

[room9125]

Update on set design

I have been experimenting with different materials, including various fabrics and paper in collaboration with a variety of lamps to see how they throw shadows and whether or not the dancers would be visible behind them. I really liked the idea of using finger lights at some point and when they are in closer range to the material the lights can be seen clearly so I will try to include them within a rehearsal to see if they would be a viable option. Head torches are very easy to put on and do not obstruct movement at all so could be interesting to play with once we have access to the theatre space.

Having met with Izzy again I had some new ideas to put to her. When we last spoke the plan was to create some sort of scaffold to hand paper or fabric on behind the dancers as an open-ended space. However from my own research I am drawn to having a more pliable structure that can form around the dancers. From conversation in my first session with them there was a lot of talk about restriction when we return to our childhood spaces, so I would like to reflect this in the set design. I have also been reflecting on Motionhouse's performance on Nobody, where they used a fabric sheath over a scaffold to project various images and textures. The options they had to fall into the sides and be submerged by the image was so beautiful and something I would love to play around with.

We have drawn up a plan of how the set would be rigged up in the theatre. Our plan is to see if a sketch-up/CAD model exists for Izzy to mock up a design and then take a look at the upper works and spacing of the trusses to see if it would be possible. Although I am very excited to see this concept come to fruition I am aware that having such an interactive set will require a lot of rehearsal time in the space which may limit how many choreographic sections I can tackle. However I will be happy to let some of this be put on standby in order to explore more with the overall design of the work.

[maraleftlung]

Wondrous Stories: #WondrousStories with @Motionhouse and many more is the opening event of @birminghamcg22 in Centenary Square next week. Every eve. 17-20 Mar in Centenary Sq birmingham2022.com/festival/ #B2022 #B2022FESTIVAL #wednesday #skies #afternoon #today #view #march #winter #england #uk #ig #igers #instapic #instagram #instagramers #picoftheday #photooftheday #explore #artistsoninstagram #wanderlust #photography #leftlung #maraleftlung (at Birmingham Central Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca5dtobsuct/?utm_medium=tumblr

[laurenwatsonaerial]

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Adaptive movement in choreography. The cast of The Rising and @circus_corridor had a workshop with the amazing high energy cast of circus show Block @nofit_state_circus & @motionhouse. 🎪 . . . . I was happy to be taught choreography by Rosie, it gave me a chance to explore movement on the floor with peoples who’s bodies are actually very bendy. Granted I would stick out like a sore thumb if I was the only one doing something different amongst a group, but I think I gave it a good shot at exploring the adaptive possibilities. 💪🏻 (at Gold Coast, Queensland)

[zabaione1]

Rasantes Programm Motionhouse / NoFit State „BLOCK“ beim #Sommerkoeln

Rasantes Programm Motionhouse / NoFit State „BLOCK“ beim #Sommerkoeln

“Zwanzig überdimensionale, betongraue Blöcke dienten gestern dem englischen NoFit State und der renommierten Compagnie Motionhouse als Schauplatz für ein akrobatisch-tänzerisches Erlebnis. “

Sie überzeugten mit einer rasanten Show , so dass das Publikum sie gar nicht mehr gehen lassen wollte.

Mit den Blöcken als Medium, schien es manchmal so als könnten sie durch die Luft gehen, bei den…

[matildashoney]

𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 // 𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐒 // 𝐆𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐀'𝐒 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐆

.・゜゜・　　・゜゜・．

Stella Smalls and Harry Styles, two big names in a small town. Stella Smalls, a principal dancer at Motionhouse Dance Company, is training to compete in the World Dance Movement, an international dance competition with her partner, River Daniels, whom Harry Styles graciously dislikes. Harry Styles, who is training for his second international title, is struggling to find a balance between missing his lucky star and being the best fighter in the world. River is surprisingly confronted by someone Stella knows all too well - a certain someone still waiting for her return - and quits the competition three months before the show. Leaving Harry to be forced with an ultimatum of a lifetime: dance with Stella or leave Stella alone for good.

.・゜゜・　　・゜゜・．

𝐨𝐧𝐞 // 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐰𝐨 // 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞

[acluni2ndyear-blog]

02/02/19. The idea for using some projections with shadows came from this dance work that I studied in GCSE Dance called “perfect” by Motionhouse

[dalamjenggala-blog]

#Repost @desainhanya ・・・ Bandung Design Biennale Academia Event . DESAIN HANYA : "A Today Retrospective" Designer Talk Session . "3 Days, 27 Speaker, 6 Tutor, Alumni across Generations and Professions" . In "A Today Retrospective" the alumni will open the boundaries of the wider design space, without the limitation of the work also without excessive tendencies, they will try to share and introduce their gait to the juniors, to the past lecturers who guide them, and not forget to the public who lay with design. . List of Designer Talk Speaker : . - Anto Arief @antoarief - Tina Rosemayanti @tinaarare - M. 'Kentang' Yuliman @muhammad_yuliman - Rio Novtriansyah @rionovtriansyah - Abbyzar Raffi @annuit_terra - Dade Akbar @warteggourmet - Vidi Nurhadi Ranadipura @disease13 - Agung 'Pecunk' Pramudya Wijaya @pecunk_cherbomb - Lucky 'Masluk' Widiantara @lucasandsons - Arifin 'Ipin' Windarman @ipin996 - GS20 Studio Team @gs20studio - M. Zaini Alif @zainialif - Wandi 'Uwa' Krisdian & Mukki M. Iskandar* @wandi_uwa_krisdian @mukkimiskandar - Endy 'Echo' Sutendi @endyecho - Daryl Wilson @darylkumata - Amal Machali @malmaksimal - Sani Sintyawati @sanisintyawati - Motionhouse Indonesia Team @motionhouse.id - Asanka Studio @asankastudio - Mukhlis Harahap @mukhlisharahap - Marina Tasha @makeupbymarinatasha - Mariam 'Kikichan' M. Rizkie @kokochon - M. 'Kampret' Yudiaputra @khamvred - Dalam Jenggala X S.W.U.N @dalamjenggala - Yarsep 'Yosse' Hanedi & Gagaswara @yosseyo @gargus - Aulia 'Besot' Akbar @spacelessmind - Siti Dwiarthyantini 'Thya' Sadiqah @thyagirindra . *tentative, on confirmation . OPEN FOR PUBLIC . Hit @desainhanya for detail info about Speaker, RSVP and Schedule . #desainhanya #fsrditenas #bandungdesignbiennale #academiaevent #designertalk #drivenbydesign