Rise week 2

The Dance of qualities - as people arrive they start to work immediately, no need to wait for everyone, the space is there. Physical exploration led by Tree on cello. This is a warm up dance, so its many things, a letting go of where we have been and a coming into where we are. Here we are changing time, time we give to things, and what we give time to. Time changes by what we give it to. We have the ability to give time. Here we are changing the space, our relationship to space, both inner and outer. We extend ourselves into both. The time to do this work is now. If you have heard what i am saying let it go and find it for yourself. It takes time and space.

The dance of the eyes-  Move into your eyes. Your eyes are innocent. Receiving information. We work with our hands finding the boundaries and the periphery of our vision. We move taking our eyes on a visual adventure through space. Sometimes focusing directly on our hands and letting the information from the rest of the space spill in, sometimes letting our hands be our of focus but in continuous attention.We practice seeing, being and doing simultaneously.

The Open Score - here we are introduced to the open score. The only limitation in the open score is the limitation of time and space. We give 15 minutes, people can witness from the walls, the whole space is used. We do this three times. Each time i offer limitations or guides to tune in the score to each other. Many things happen. There is a general respect by everyone for everyone in the space which i am happy about. Introducing the Open Score is somehow a risk, because here i am saying, here is a time and space within which you can choose the boundaries within which you can operate. Its also a great way to learn and find out about how we think and make choices. Bring them into time and space and see.  

Discussion. Many points of view on what happened.

Rest. A good session.