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Welcome to gyroscopic dance and art forum, where you will find work by Judith Jarvis, choreographer and artist, as well as work by others. For paintings and animations please go to the gyroscopic gallery
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.
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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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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. (Last updated August 2008) |
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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 Bristol UK, by herself and two others, back in December 2007 "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. 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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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 3 main places I am familiar with are Dock 11 - for Ballet and Contemporary training, also with a decent theatre; Marameo - which has a sizeable studio which doubles as a performance space for work in progress; and Tanzfabrik - a hothouse for innovative dance which also offers a 5 month training programme, as well as daily professional Contemporary dance classes. |
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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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