tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041136759998706182.comments2017-02-07T03:22:17.215-04:00Noted and ContemplatedSara Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869263329667280937noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041136759998706182.post-84914734531457135732016-01-11T08:35:03.799-04:002016-01-11T08:35:03.799-04:00Thank you Jeana, what kind words and insight. I en...Thank you Jeana, what kind words and insight. I enjoy being the brave goat and mindful dragon combo with you! :) Sara Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08869263329667280937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041136759998706182.post-71923427018555341892016-01-10T23:52:01.658-04:002016-01-10T23:52:01.658-04:00I don't know if you've already seen this, ...I don't know if you've already seen this, but I wrote this right after you shared your dance with us at contact class last year.. http://mindfuldragon.com/2015/02/a-beautiful-consequence/ <br />I knew no one would understand the goat picture, but I wanted to put it there anyway :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797288630286423670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041136759998706182.post-5676574838904139372016-01-10T22:48:47.945-04:002016-01-10T22:48:47.945-04:00Both times I saw you perform this it moved me to t...Both times I saw you perform this it moved me to tears. It was so raw and inspiring it took my breath away. Reading this now it still takes my breath away. I hope this was an empowering process for you, because it sure stimulates such empowerment and courage in others who hear your words and see your performance. I wish I was a goat too, but you have inspired me to act as one even when I'm not. Thank you <3 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797288630286423670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041136759998706182.post-22574770350214239622012-11-26T07:09:14.771-04:002012-11-26T07:09:14.771-04:00Hi Nick,
The section of the work that I presented...Hi Nick,<br /><br />The section of the work that I presented was actually originally a solo I created on Jacinte Armstrong for my full length work "Taking your experience for Mine" presented in April 2011 in Vancouver. I made the solo on another body because i needed to see exactly that- the body in reference to the technology. I relearned the material to perform myself at the Kinetic presentation. I wanted to share my work but didn't have the budget to rehearse the original dancer :(, so this is why I stepped in. <br /><br />The section is at time 8:30 in this video.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xajTszG7uUE Sara Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901672754990957709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041136759998706182.post-30376694001105841562011-11-10T14:54:38.383-04:002011-11-10T14:54:38.383-04:00There's lots here to bite into - I really wish...There's lots here to bite into - I really wish I could've seen the show. Is there an archival video Sara?<br /><br />There's a media theorist/programmer named Douglas Rushkoff who waxes eloquent on the need for people to understand programming. "Program or be programmed" is his turn of phrase, and he makes compelling arguments (targeting artists specifically, if I recall) to ensure that we engage with the technology that has quickly become so ubiquitous in order to prevent it from dictating to us how we should communicate/act. <br /><br />His theories hinge on the idea of master/slave but maybe there's a way for us to embrace technology as an extension of us - a symbiotic relationship - but things change so rapidly it's hard to understand how to facilitate that relationship growing in a 'healthy' way. <br /><br />All the more reason to bring into this kind of cultural discourse. <br /><br />Again, I really wish I could've seen it! Get at me if there's a way to check it out.<br /><br />Nick BottomleyNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05094074037112590205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041136759998706182.post-37517715729456871242011-11-07T13:33:08.099-04:002011-11-07T13:33:08.099-04:00Yes but as mentioned, my artistic vision and resea...Yes but as mentioned, my artistic vision and research in this milieu is not sacrificed but in fact augmented. In the context of the kinetic performance I presented my point of reference, as an offer (in the embodied theatrical version) to the current state of the body's relationship to technology. And it is through technology and my collaborative dialogue, that my research and initial points of interest are able to come to life.<br /><br />Through the work of Jacinte Armstrong, she used technology to present a fragmented story because of her interest in the use of layers and playing with memory. Technology is the way of the world, also because it is cheap and accessible, (speaking of the have-based society we know). Who knew a viewtron from the 70’s would provide the framework as it did for exploring fragmentation and tiny bits of information to create a larger poetic and expressive picture. In this sense Armstrong was successful in creating the live version of a mosaic masterpiece 3.0 through technology. <br /><br />My intention in bringing this message to the table is also a reaction of my disappointment in the original Arts East blog posting. To state the three dance artists fused technology with movement and end the point there. Is like saying the painter moved to mixed-media, so what? Everyone is allowed to research in the means that supports one's ideas, just as we are each entitled to our own point of reference and opinion. Where arts east failed is presenting only one side of the conversation…. And consequently where I step in, and use the medium for the message.Sara Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901672754990957709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041136759998706182.post-92191473695992449102011-11-07T12:50:08.207-04:002011-11-07T12:50:08.207-04:00Hi Sara,
I can easily understand the cautious appr...Hi Sara,<br />I can easily understand the cautious approach to dance & other media collaborations, having seen far too many works where dance has taken a back seat to other forms. However, I really felt that you were in full control of the medium and that the piece did exactly what you set out to do, as described by the title of the work. I found myself continually drawn to the projected version of the dancer although the real dancer was present. In this way, I think that, ironically, you and Sheilagh are on one level, saying the same thing.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572393296207959690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041136759998706182.post-72342437237905519712011-11-07T10:09:53.762-04:002011-11-07T10:09:53.762-04:00Yes and Yes! Thanks for bringing the message to th...Yes and Yes! Thanks for bringing the message to the table Sara.Paul Caskeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746882337273475402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041136759998706182.post-37581561711877971592011-04-22T17:26:33.625-03:002011-04-22T17:26:33.625-03:00When the professional help arrived, all was calm i...When the professional help arrived, all was calm in the studio. Phew!Sara Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901672754990957709noreply@blogger.com