PHOTO DIARY: Latenight at stillness-action-sweat-effort, Movement Research Festival 2012

“A performance experiment where the duet is charged with the exploration of stillness, action, sweat and effort. Participants are chosen based on their choreographic approaches and aesthetic differences that touch these categories. Performances can be rehearsed, improvised, score-driven or otherwise. The collaboration can be collective, competitive, a battle, a fusion, or indeterminate.” (Taken from the Movement Research Festival website)

Date of Performance: May 30, 2012

PARTICIPANTS:
Aretha Aoki
devynn emory
 Niall Jones
Jennifer Monson

All photographs taken for Critical Correspondence by Tara Sheena

Aretha Aoki and devynn emory emerge from the crowd to begin their duet

 

From L to R: Aretha Aoki and devynn emory

 

devynn emory and Aretha Aoki, in a duet imagined and re-imagined again

 

Aoki in the foreground, with emory close behind

 

A moment of remembered synchronicity (from L to R: devynn emory and Aretha Aoki)

 

And, again (from L to R: emory and Aoki)

 

Heads butting, Niall Jones (Left) and Jennifer Monson enter the space

 

Jones and Monson, caught in a tender moment, caught in a deep lunge

 

Released and rejoined (from L to R: Monson and Jones)

 

A balancing act: Monson engulfs a steady Jones

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David Anderson
8:49 am
June 30, 2012

In available light, as these photos were taken, they are excellent.
Do you have any of Dynasty Handbag and the others on that program? Also, there was a Friday night lady (very strong) in black who was very impressive.
Best,
DA

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