Research question(s):

How can I translate personal experiences with labels into the body?

How can I translate other peoples experiences with labels into their bodies?

How can I translate the impact of labels into the body?

How can I translate the impact of personal conflict into the body?

How can I translate the impact of global conflict into the body? 

Process:


Suzan Tunca's sessions

  • 1st week
Researching broken bodies methods on myself
Researching broken bodies methods on others
Trying out entering routines to acces an emotional state
Open explorations starting from emptiness
Talking about what Sunzan saw in my practice
Creating research questions
 
  • 2nd week
Researching broken bodies methods on myself
Digging deeper into the impact labels has on the body, how to physicalize this
Open explorations starting from emptiness
Open explorations starting from being stuck
Open explorations starting from exaguration
Sharing findings with everyone
Developing new research questions

John Wisman sessions
During the week with John Wisman, I remember I could dig deeper into the topic conflict. Starting by my own inner conflicts, translating these into the body. I was then inspired by the war movie 'All quiet on the western front', and I used the music scores from that film to explore. The music goes through different stages, which helped me to explore openly different emotional states. I also did research together with Olga and Ella, I explored some scoring methods that were connected to their experiences with labels and conflict. We shared the scores to the others and it was very nice to explore, because I could take the time to see what worked for the graduation piece perhaps. I received an important feedforward, or a thought from John Wisman about timing. That I indeed with scores have to guide my performers into a state where they can find an inner timing that works for the work. I took that with me for the graduation piece, since I find it very important that the timing of the overall structure works. 

Aukje sessions
During Aukje sessions, I could write a lot down and mindmap about the aspects of the broken bodies. I had a big moment where I could invision parts of my graduation piece, by mindmapping certain words that emerged from the research. I also remembered that we showed some stuff to each other, and I could sense that I again could very much explore what I felt was beneficial for the development of my graduation piece. Therefore, also when I received feedforwards, I could very much select what could help me. Like Aukje made a comment, or a question on my music choices and how I relate to it. And this for sure is very important within my practices, that's why I wanted to also go deeper into that direction for the piece. 

Personal sessions
I have been researching since July 2023, Broken Bodies research. I have developed certain methods, have been exploring different intentions and the impact of labels on the body. I firstly did a lot of open explorations, what came out of this were broken forms. These broken forms originate from the impact of labels, my own experiences with labels. I established certain methods, to enter an emotional state and the movement language. The movement language is a mixture of both physical and theatrical elements that are connected to the broken forms. Entering and exciting broken forms, in different ways, is the big base for the language and research. I created also some works, like the solo's '(Un)familiar' and 'Shapeshifter', for and on myself to explore and deepen the research.  

Sessions with other people
I have been researching since July 2023, Broken Bodies research. I went into the studio to see what works and doesnt work on other bodies. I have created several works, went to different creative processes with many performers. I used and started from similar explorations that I did with myself. I also tried to see what the performers needed in the moment to enter the research. I created several different works, went through a lot of processes with performers, which all allowed me to go deeper into the research. All of these processes are connected to the end conclusion, which will be my graduation piece. In the creative process, before creating the graduation performance, I came in contact with the word conflict. This word in combination with my interest in war movies, was a clear startingpoint for the further research. 

PRELIMINARY RESEARCH

Result of research and conclusion(s):

Since I did a lot of research, I could very much zoom into different layers and different creative needs. I could see and also sense that the research from the beginning, by going through different processes and doing many explorations, that there was a lot to discover. Therefore it's/will be an ongoing research, that I want to continue to explore in life. I think what was very helfpul is to have a long, ongoing process in which I had the possibility to dive into different aspects of the general research. It was also very furfilling to work with many people, it supported the creative process to gain new perspectives on the work I aim t create and the research I do. I could see in all of the sessions, that things emerged from having a base and at the same time allowing things to come. The time I could take to allow to explore depth supported and will support the further research for the graduation piece. I also think that certain feedforwards during the sessions with other people came in the right moments, to actually add onto the research and the process. It was very helpful for me to for example have Suzan there twice. She helped me very much in directing a sense of interest, also helping me into choosing the right research questions. I noticed because of these sessions that I could again freely explore, but also come to new and clear perspectives for the further research. 

 

What of the research is usefull to develop and why?

  • Working on scores development, finding a balance between freedom and directing because I find it important to establish a clear base and then give room for the authenticity of the performers.
  • Intentions behind the movement language because I figured when doing it myself, that the intentions are important and also very helpful for the execution of the work. It can also support the process by understanding the specific intentions, allowing these to unleash.
  • Relation between music and content because I want to specify why I use certain musics, in connection to the sphere I aim to create. I think the music in my artistic practice has a very big impact on the structure, story line and atmospheres. 
  • Inner-timing, timing of the structure. I want to zoom into this more, since the timing will be an important element in the structure because of the unpredictability that I would like to create. It's somehow crucial to have a focus on the timing because it has an effect on the audience and the experience of the performers. 
  • Working more from the experiences of other people, more zooming into the experiences of the other and translating these into a bodily event. I find it immensely important that I work from the performer, directing the path and allowing them to express themselves in an authentic matter. The role of the performer is very important. 
  • Working in depth on the conflict, would be interesting to take with me for the graduation piece because it came to me through the time and space I had to explore.