Lucy Athorns Advanced Independent Solo Choreography (MU60362O)

 Throughout my process so far, I have been using the methods and processes from numerous amount of practitioners, however, Marco Goecke is the main practitioner who has aided my versatility within my creative process. When investigating Goecks, 'Thin Skin', I was surprised with how much my attitude changed towards my choreography. I was making more intelligent decisions so my piece had justification. I am now studying another one of his works called 'Nijinski' which is a 'full-length ballet dedicated to Vaslav Nijinsky's life',  ("Nijinsky" Ballet by Marco Goecke. Swiss premiere Ballet Zurich, 2019).  Nijinski loved a man and a married woman which corrupted his fame and therefore, this choreography has generated a significant amount of emotional intensity which is usual in his work, however, as an audience member, I can clearly see how much more depth and tenderness there is to each movement. I connect with this piece, as my work is about losing my...

So far, I have made 6 minutes of my choreography and I am satisfied with where it is heading. Despite being busy with other academic work, I am proud of myself for being motivated and proactive with the free studio space that we were given last half term. Reflecting on my last blog, I mentioned that I have a fear of disappointing myself and being anxious about what other people think of my work. This emotion was challenged in the final week of term, where we performed our choreography and received feedback from our peers.  In order to get myself prepared for the showing, I used the Sch ó n reflective cycle to put all my worries and doubts into perspective. During these last few weeks, I felt underwhelmed with what I had achieved. which led to a lack of self-belief and motivation, however, using this theory aided me in readjusting my thoughts and focus.   ( EWSUK, 2020)  I am on target in my choreographic process as I don't want to rush my creativity and become stagna...

WHAT IS YOUR CREATIVE AMBITION? To always feel accomplished in the material I have made and to motivate and inspire others to explore this energizing art form. I want to let my mind wander willingly, expressing my emotions through the use of movement. I want to be more aware of how words can manipulate creativity and that "in order to be creative, you have to prepare to be creative", (Tharp, 2008).    WHAT ARE THE OBSTACLES TO THIS AMBITION? 1)Fear of disappointing myself and thinking it's going to be unsuccessful before it has even begun.  2)Being aware of what other people think. 3)   H aving lots of motivation to having no motivation ,  "The desire to do everything fully, which, in the end, often stops us from doing anything at all", (Burrows, 2010).   Twyla Tharp's, 'The Creative Habit', has allowed me to reflect on my goals and ambitions for my choreography and has aided me in leaving any negative preconceptions of my achievements behind. By rea...

 After half term, I was feeling optimistic and refreshed about my piece and found a new motivation for my work, however, with the deadline looming of demonstrating 5 minutes of my choreography, I became stressed and anxious to perform my piece. Within this process, I always feel guilty when I'm not exploring movement styles or coming up with innovative ways to portray my stimulus. I need to remember that 'knowing when to stop working is just as important as working' (Burrows 2010). There are different ways of being productive and taking a break and reflecting on what I have already achieved is one of them.  By taking a step back and meticulously going through my material, I found that I was confident with what I had produced so far. Due to me not being in the most creative mindset, I went back to the poem that I talked about in my 'Research' blog by Brain E Pardee. I decided to pick out a stanza of the poem and try to incorporate some words into movement. I chose th...