Dance inspired by film Film inspired by dance I create imaginative dance films and choreography in which visual imagery takes precedence. The subject that engages me most deeply is the space within us and between us.
Hi. My name is Kevin Doyle. I work as a playwright and director. Sometimes I teach. In my spare time, I “kind of run” a small experimental theatre company called Sponsored By Nobody. I know it’s not a very smart name, especially for an American company; but when The New York Times reviews…
Hi. My name is Kevin Doyle. I work as a playwright and director. Sometimes I teach. In my spare time, I “kind of run” a small experimental theatre company called Sponsored By Nobody. I know it’s not a very smart name, especially for an American company; but when The New York Times reviews…
This past Monday was my 4th session with SFCD dancers. We’ve finally found something of a work rhythm.
There have been so many open-ended questions, or questions that have been open-ended forever in this process. As long as she has been around, there has been movement, but none of it has ever felt right. I kept searching through this vocabulary and that, and it always seemed inorganic. On Monday, I got an answer.
I started blocking a scene (inspired by a funny thing Rachel did last week) with the whole group. Then, with two pairs of doppelgängers (Chelsea & Madison, Amelia & Jane) I gave them separate tasks; these tasks would serve as contrast etc. to the main action of the scene. Chelsea & Madison worked to create something in total unison. Amelia & Jane worked to match their state, and have their connection be internal. I don’t even have to tell you which idea rang true, do I?
Once I hit upon this idea, I once again sat there, fought with myself about it being right because whether it was dance or not dance, had a couple of students look at it, and there was just no argument in the end, it was truth.
