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

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’.

Video

The body and the archive

Friel scholar Zosia Kuczyńska explores some of performance scholar Diana Taylor’s ideas around the body and the archive and their relevance to the project.

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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.

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Jessie Keenan notes, 4

Jessie prepares for rehearsals with dancers Marion Cronin, Lucia Kickham, and Sarah Ryan.

The Creative Process

Jessie Keenan notes, 5

In this extract from Jessie Keenan’s project notes, Jessie maps out a version of how she visualises the different stages of collaboration in the life of a live performance work.