Videos of Ono, Beuys, and Abramovic

Ono

The Cut was much more provocative
Why do we need to conceal the body?
What happens when we allow others to cut this privacy away?
Yoko almost looked vulnerable after her bra straps were cut
Yoko vulnerable
I think not
even without clothing
in the cutting away
who we are remains
we can't cover that up
just the body

Fly- like nails of sound on the chalk board with a fly buzz buzzing on and on the toes and body


Beuys
Shaman
He is a very strange and foolishly brave man
He seeks to recapture an essential relationship
to a wild animal, coyote
trickster
Creator
Joseph is making a leap into the spirit of performance
he does not want to be an art object
he is not the performer

Abramovic

The early work RestEnergy is the most intense
the drawn bow, the tension between two bodies, never resting
like having your heart pierced
through a great love
Was it Ulay?

http://vimeo.com/28814605

Here is the vimeo link for Lab 2 then Lab 1

Personal History

Experiential:
I danced with a water bottle, in a quiet yoga studio after a long vinyasa class
I felt clean and empty
desiring a space free of my past personal history
that is impossible

Yoga is a primary language I have had a relation with since 1993
I am certified, the state I enter is one I need weekly
it anchors me physically
this came through my body and the space

Water is cleansing and healing
Regeneration
seeking blank space
quiet

The water is contained
the healing we need is often very internal
balanced in the hidden spaces

Process Outcome:
I balanced the water bottle on my head in the video, I was seeking balance
stillness amid the flow
Dancing in a yoga studio after class feels like a marathon
water kept me able to continue
I want to know how much can I minimize my contextual references while still holding firm to my intention?

Please have a look at the vimeo fro Lab1  and Lab 2

Move Pure

Experiential:
approaching a pure state
burning off the ennui
movement activation
candle lit
in me

The feeling is like approaching a room of a house that has not been opened in years
airing out and letting movement bring in flickering lights

phrases poured out and repeated
my body very much wants this dance

Process Outcome:
Can dance be approached like a casual everyday mystery?
Poetry is what takes shape from playtime in an open space
I would like to share this free space in rehearsal rather than dictate all of the movements
Can we use dance as a means of communicating our inner state,
instead of having everyone hop to the same beat?
Why do we value uniformity in dance?
I know I am more open to idiosyncrasy in the state of moving pure.