The Creative Process

Jessie Keenan interview, extract 2

Jessie Keenan talks about the origins of the three dance solos that form part of her film ‘So what is surfacing’.

Dance solos, 31 August 2020

These are early versions of dance solos by Lucia Kickham, Marion Cronin, and Sarah Ryan. Each solo was created using some of the listening and responding techniques developed by Jessie Keenan and adapted for Zoom workshops held in April 2020.

“So we silence the tongue and let the whole body speak....” – Brian Friel

The Creative Process

Jessie Keenan notes, 3

In this extract from Jessie Keenan’s project notes, Jessie considers the pros and cons of setting the improvised material that grew into the three dance solos that appear in the first part of her film ‘So what is surfacing’.

The Creative Process

Robbie Blake's blue notebook, 5

In this page from Robbie Blake’s project notebooks, Robbie makes a note of tasks for a Zoom workshop held in April that would ultimately generate the three dance solos that form part of Jessie Keenan’s film ‘So what is surfacing’.