This was our first workshop in four weeks because of the Easter break. After my painful session after Winter I made sure that I was there on time for the warm up and that I warmed up all of my body as much as i could before doing the exercises. We warmed up with a variety of exercises we have done before, sweeping our legs along the floor from one side of our body to the other, working through the patterns of total body connectivity, stretching the toes whilst jumping as well as a few more. My body felt good throughout and after the warm up.
We then moved through the space, walking in any direction we wanted, and Liz talked us through the six patterns of connectivity and asked us to focus on each whilst we were walking. I found it easy to transition from one of the patterns to another, and felt like more movements really reflected the pattern, rather than doing the same movement for each with a slight variation. I always feel reminded of the ability my body has to move when we go through the patterns in their entirety, starting with a movement that is quite limited (Breath) and working up to the point where all the different parts of my body are moving seperately with freedom (Cross-Lateral).
After this we worked on each of the sections that will be performed in the assessment in two weeks. It was a great opportunity to work on almost everything we have worked on in movement, each stage seems to consist of something different. Sometimes I felt more comfortable in certain sections, such as the contact improvisation with my partner, than I did during the logomotion. I think because I did not take part in the exercise before Easter I was still quite new to the exercise and it was harder to commit to. I know this is an area where I need to focus more of my attention in order to improve it. I feel quite good about the assessment, there are lots of moments where I can show things I have learnt within the movement module.
As an addition to the assessment, Liz asked for six volunteers to read out the short passage before each of the patterns of total body connectivity in Peggy Hackney's book Making Connections. These will be included in the performance as a separate section. The sections will be read out in order, and whilst each is being read out, we are to move in accordance to the pattern, focusing on the breath, or head-tail for example. I find it a lot easier to focus on the movements with the words because they describe how the body and mind should feel whilst in each stage, for example, in the introduction to breath, there is a sentence which states the body feels as though it is filling and emptying in an ongoing cycle. There was more of a visual element to build upon in my opinion.
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