Darren wants to sweat

First Day in Portugal


Looking back over the motherland blog and reflecting on thoughts of the past 4 weeks or 20 days of R&D


Something about-
Exposing the chooses we make whilst in the act of the dance/performance

Making my own solo

Making a solo on Alex

Finding the starting point, finding the finishing point

Staying in the pusses

Finding the silence

Being in the performance/ no re-enacting

(Count 25)

The memory of who was here, and who is here now

What is my identity?

Finding inspiration in others

Structure/simplicity

The audience reacts (physically?) to what the dancers body is going though

Logging what’s just happened, like the fragments that are left in your memory after you’ve seen a performance

Capturing the moment









I would like to look at what is the best way of capturing the perfect moment, how would you create that perfect moment. Taking in the surrounding, the space, the dances you know, the aesthetics you like Creating some kind of photo album, some type of story, a kind of documenting, some kind of film, some kind of performance, a piece of music or dance.

I would like to spend some time on devising my own solo. I want to take the time and spend it creating something that said something about me. Who I am.

I want to make a solo on Alex to see if I can create something that will look like I have created it.

I want to make, be part of a process whether it be in the form of dance, editing, assisting the leader,

I want to teach Val how to use her laptop

I want to be inspired by the amazing surroundings

I want to sweat