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"15 minutes of fame shared with 100 others...that's democracy" Such a great project. The filming, in front of a live audience, was a performance in itself. Australia's Back To Back Theatre took just a few days to produce this celebratory film, featuring some 100 artists. The entire piece can now be viewed online (left). Have a look - it's intriguing. Our contribution begins at 4'44".
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Spontaneity in 2012: 
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MOVEMENT MEDITATION for actors & dancers... "A new system I'm developing combining guided imagery - e.g. imagining moving through water: resistance, buoyancy, fluidity - with forms similar to Yoga asanas. Though its core lies in contemporary dance, I am calling this "movement meditation". I have now been resident at Saint Stephens for one year and I continue to hold movement workshops in this inspiring and evolving space in the heart of Bristol". Please contact me to find out more: judith@gyroscopic.org
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BERLIN: FAMILY DANCE 2010 "I made this piece in Berlin - the choreography is simple and the easy movement seems to be particularly good for the shoulders. I think anyone can learn this so please come and join us! I will be running sessions in Bristol, UK, for small groups. If you're interested in finding out more please contact familydance@gyroscopic.org."
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'INSIGHT' 2009 - a work in progress Kathleen Downie, stilt artist, joins David Stevens and Gregory Champion for 'INSIGHT' , a new performance piece by Judith Jarvis. David, Greg and Kathleen discover the 'The Bates Method', aka 'Better Eyesight Without Glasses' and, after playing with this for a while, enter into a fascinating world of contact-dance and acro-stilt performance. Against a musical setting of operatic Vocalise the result is a tumbling mass of humanity combined with gentle humour. This piece was first shown at 'Summer Arts Encounter' at Saint Stephens, Bristol . We were then asked to perform INSIGHT at 'Practice - Made in Somerset', a national conference, sponsored by the Arts Council England, held in September at the Merlin Theatre, Frome. For more information please contact judith@gyroscopic.org |
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DAVID, GREG AND SADLERS WELLS Timelines: With David Stevens and Gregory Champion, choreographed by Judith Jarvis. A hybrid of physical theatre, contemporary dance, performance art...This piece was commissioned for the 2008 annual UNESCO day to commemorate the abolition of the slave trade. It was premiered at Saint Stephens, Bristol UK. Looking at how events can bring 'chaos' and disorder to the timeline of history as well as to our personal timelines we came to the conclusion that chaos can be a crucible for change... With thanks to Bristol Dance Centre.
Judith adds in 2009: A shortened version of this video was entered into the 2009 Sadlers Wells Global Dance Contest - a truly global event. Our video entry made it into the final thirty! |
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AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2008: UNESCO DAY AND BRISTOL DOORS OPEN DAY Fresh from performing at the Bristol Harbour Festival, alongside the principal dancers of the Martha Graham Dance Company, New York, Greg and David make their mark in the historic atmosphere of Saint Stephens, Bristol, UK. Their stark, post-modern performance of "TIMELINES", cuts a striking contrast against the backdrop of ecclesiastical paraphernalia. This piece, by Judith Jarvis, was commissioned for the UNESCO Abolition of Slavery Day, 23 August 2008. It was performed again, throughout the Bristol Doors Open Day, on 13 September 2008..
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SUMMER 2008: ST STEPHENS PROJECT We're in the process of developing dance and physical theatre at Saint Stephens in the centre of Bristol, UK. Our view is to continue using this space for both workshops and performance. For further information please contact judith@gyroscopic.org. (Updated August 2008) |
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SPRING 2008:"KONTRASTE" Judith has posted some further fragments of choreography onto YouTube (see left). "I find it useful to document sections of choreography using video. Like a visual diary it logs thoughts and details that would otherwise be forgotten. Video also allows me to see where I'm going wrong - it's really not very forgiving." This material was used in a performance in December 2007, Bristol UK, with Jackie Haynes and Richard Jones. "Nichtigkeit" means voidness, nullity, inanity. "Ewigkeit" means eternity. More about Judith Jarvis and her work with gyroscopic here |
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SOUNDTRACKS for Theatre and Dance
"The wind blows where it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going..." We've begun to experiment with putting our own soundtracks together. This short piece is section II of gyroscopic's "Wind Blows" project: purpose-built musical soundtracks for contemporary dance and physical theatre. I first used this piece in a youth-dance workshop at Herrnhut, near the German/Czech border. To hear the deep sub-bass on this track you'll need a good sound system! More about Judith Jarvis and her work with gyroscopic here. |
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SUMMER 2007: Work in Progress, Berlin Judith introduces a small section of a study based on the wisdom and paradoxes of Ecclesiastes 3, upon which she based a recent dance workshop at Hofkirche, Köpenick, Berlin. DANCE IN BERLIN. People have asked me about open professional classes in Berlin: The 4 places I am familiar with are Dock 11 - for Ballet and Contemporary training, also with its own theatre; Marameo - which has a sizeable studio which doubles as a performance space for work in progress; Tanzfabrik - a hothouse for innovative dance which offers an intensive training programme over several months, as well as daily professional Contemporary dance classes; also Studio LaborGras for daily classes, regular productions and research projects. I updated the above information on 28.06.2010. All the above studios have sites giving further information.
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KONTRASTE FLYER We designed this flyer to publicise our workshops and our recent performance in Bristol, UK. It features a building in Sophie-Gips-Höfe, in the Mitte district of Berlin. Along one wall runs a long list of antonyms - words of contrast.
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