PETEC and Echo Echo Dance Theatre’s prestigious innovative contemporary dance project comes to Flowerfield this August
Tue, July 30, 2024
The team at Flowerfield Arts Centre is delighted to host workshops and a performance as part of an exciting and prestigious international contemporary dance project between Romania and Northern Ireland.
PETEC, in partnership with Echo Echo Dance Theatre and Flowerfield Arts Centre, present Moving forward? - intention released into movement, and the project poses the question:
“What if we could understand dance without the support of music or words - if we could feel and define it as an expression in its own right, a unique language, self-sufficient and at the same time accessible to the viewer?”
The team behind this exciting new performance formed an international team in search of an answer to these questions, based on the Poetic Movement methodology and philosophy formulated by the Irish choreographer Steve Batts in the project Moving forward? - intention released into movement.
The project consists of four phases - a series of workshops for young people entitled Intention released into movement, a dance performance in the Flowerfield Arts Centre space entitled All in Good Time, a round table in the Derry arts community, and a series of movement workshops for people aged over 50 entitled Body Wisdom.
The work of the team of artists from Romania (Virginia Negru, Cătălin Diaconu), Moldova (Alexandra Soshnicova, Serghey Golovnea), and Northern Ireland (Steve Batts) is based on long theoretical research, which starts from the premise that movement is never by chance, or just for the sake of movement, nor does it rely on music, text, or theatrical dramaturgy to justify its existence.
There will be 2 days of workshops at Flowerfield on 30th and 31st July, for 8-12 year olds from 3-5pm and for adults from 7-9pm. The workshops will invite attendees to explore and learn new dance techniques, starting by using your own movements inspired by memories and imagination, and then transform them into expressive dance. By focusing on intention and creativity, movements will be given deeper meaning and artistic flair.
The international artistic team will perform All in Good Time at the Flowerfield Arts Centre in Portstewart, Northern Ireland, on August 2, 2024, at 7:30 pm. This captivating performance explores how dance can transform both the performers and the audience. Every movement and pause is filled with meaning, much like the pauses in a powerful speech. The show delves into deep questions about time and space, blending philosophy and art in a truly unique experience.
The series of events within the project Moving forward? - intention released into movement, organized by the Association for Theatre and Books and supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute through the Cantemir Programme*, offers platforms of expression between the dance scenes of Romania and Northern Ireland.
For more information visit www.flowerfield.org
