Dance, sound, visual art and multimedia( July 18 Meeting)

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From 18 to 25 of July 2019, an interdisciplinary ensemble of artists who shared a vision to create a dance production that an interplay between a dynamic choreography and an audiovisual immersive environment is presented simultaneously, took a 5-day-residency in Amman, Jordan between dance studio, hotel rooms and theatre. The dance production will be presented to audience in Jordan on August, 2019.

• Location: Studio 8, Amman, Jordan
• Artist: Sound Artist François Donato, Visual artist Golnaz Behrouznia, Dance Artist Abd Al Hadi Abunahleh, Dance Artist Anas Nahleh, Visual Artist Ren
• Date: 7/18/2019
• Duration: 120 minutes

Part 1: Watching rehearsal videos together

I like the choreography. I like its simplicity. I wonder whether we can restructure it.

Golnaz Behrouznia

There are a lot of singularity in the choreography. What we have thought about creating contrast. We could accelerate or intensify. We though about explore the element of time. We could create fraction of time, distortion of time.

François Donato

Part 2: Brainstorming together

I noticed that the background music chosen for the rehearsal is very mechanic. Would it be a good idea to add something organic, something unexpected, something with a completely different energy? Have you thought about a-surprise-sound?

François Donato

The rehearsal you have seen is the 1st layer we have designed so far. More layers will be added through out the time.

Abd Al Hadi Abunahleh

Part 3: Going through performance storyboard together

I imagine a black background with abstract white animations.

Golnaz Behrouznia

I imagine a series of animations, each lasts 30 seconds to a minute.

Golnaz Behrouznia

How do you image the light on the stage?

Abd Al Hadi Abunahleh

There will be a projector. There will be a moment of darkness, perhaps silence. There will be a moment of bright light on the performers. There might a moment of stillness, just the sound flowing. There might be a moment of when human presence disappears, only digital arts remain…

Golnaz Behrouznia

Bear in mind that my visual animations only make sense when with sound.

Golnaz Behrouznia

Part 4: What is next?

At the stage, let’s not focus on aligning dance, sound, visual art. Let’s experiment and explore on our own and meet again soon.

François Donato

I can imagine myself being inspired by sound and visual art. I look forward to our next meeting, our experiment of experiencing a sudden sound while dancing in our next rehearsal.

Abd Al Hadi Abunahleh

What do think of the costume?

François Donato

I imagine costume either in black or white.

Abd Al Hadi Abunahleh

We are designing an experience for the performers and the audiences.

Abd Al Hadi Abunahleh