Samantha van Wissen
Rosas Repertory - Rosas danst Rosas
© yakoone
Adv+
Week 1, 16.7.–20.7.2007
12:15–15:15
B
Rosas Repertory - Rosas danst Rosas
“In this workshop I will take you back as early as 1983, the premiere of “Rosas Danst Rosas”. This piece has been toured throughout the world staying successful over time. There was an intensive world-tour in 1992, and this is when I joined in.
It has become one of my strongest experiences as a performer and as a person in general. The challenge of the minimal repetitive movement, interpretation, dancing complex structures with four people together, are interesting topics to me - and most of all a pleasure to dance! "Listening and breathing together, feeling each others energy…”
The actual material sits at the heart of the movement work of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. The simplicity of the basic material, the exciting dynamic range and the complextity of the structures make it very suited to learn and teach.
“Rosas Danst Rosas” consists of four parts each representing a moment in a day: sleeping/waking up, working, afternoon and evening/nightlife. The movements are drawn from everyday observations, the hand through the hair, letting the head fall, looking to the side. It is an interaction between formal elements and a language full with emotion that gives the movements its intensity. We'll work on the first three parts:
1 floor material (a slow and a quick phrase)
2 on chairs (a challenging complex structure)
3 in space (unison with variations).
As the piece is made and danced by women the material is quite feminine. I do think the material is also interesting and meaningful to men. Some adjustments in movement may be required though.
You will need flat comfortable shoes, basket shoes, Reebok dance shoes, or just a street shoe with a flat and flexible sole. The workshop doesn't include a warming up, so prepare yourself before!”
Samantha van Wissen