Hayley Izzard

Free Writing: Can't explain the words, but I was trying to write without thinking which was really hard. The colours are how I see these words. Lesson Picked 3 objects, put them together with other objects. Rearranged these objects in groups. Put all objects together, started changing around and manipulating the objects to make them into our massive art piece. Picked an object and explored all if its possibilities, the way it moved, the way it can be manipulated. Feedback At the start I was bored with just rearranging the objects. We found we ended up putting things in similar places and my attention span quickly faded. Although it is interesting to see how objects can look in different ways, and how they have endless possibilities on how to rearrange them. Creating our massive art piece was really interesting, loved it. When we focused on one object I was wrapping it around me, letting it float, even dancing alongside it. It has a million and ...

Task 1: Learning about the Arthrometric model was interesting for me, I tended to notice what movement was coming from my hips and shoulders in the central zone. When running around the room, I was practising articulating my feet (using my metatarsals, hinge joint) and the gliding joints in my feet. I find that knowing the terminology for different parts of your body helps to image them when moving. I didn't fully know what to notice or understand the purpose. Learning about the radial symmetry was informative, ie; elbows and knees are biaxial, cannot alter direction but can offer full range in movement, and the joints from the knees to the ankles are triaxial, as are joints from elbow to hand. It's quite complicated and would take a few physical exercises of exploration, to fully grasp . The Arthrometric Model Source: Andrea Olsen -  Body Stories Task 2: It was interesting to learn about the ribs because I didn't know much about the anatomy of how the rib...

In Improvisation with Amy, I find that I shock myself with how creative I can be with what I write without thinking. Here are a few verses that I've wrote over 2 sessions in my artist journal: "When I am part of a group, I feel the freedom to create what I want, it's a pleasure to work with others. We dance together, it works. We create together, it works. I like to share the spotlight, aswell as to have it." "A constellation of dance can be in all shapes; horizontal, vertical, sideways. Shapes - hearts, stars, squares, triangles, ovals. Patterns in the floor Patterns in the air Group patterns are so effective, working closely together." "Between people there is a natural bond, used through dance and real life. There is a deep connection expressed practically and silently, working in harmony, working as one. Broken bonds are with people who struggle to let go, struggle to breathe, struggle to see."

The most significant difference for me this term is Ballet.  After not having done ballet since I was 14 or 15, I couldn't remember even the basics of discipline for moves and I noticed last term that, particularly, when plieing my lumbar vertebrae near my pelvis would collapse underneath me and I think that was because I was being too forceful in trying to get low to the floor. I appear to have corrected that hopefully. One of my personal goals was to try and learn to pirouette, as I love them :) Because of yoga and pilates, my hips and adductus longus muscles (inner top of leg) are so much more flexible and accessible that I can acheive the turnout that I want, rather than my legs caving in as i spin. I'm so happy with my progression. Video of progression coming up soon :)

Stimulus or Object? For my IPP1 project, I have to create a dance theatre solo based on my personal experiences, feelings, objects that interest me or whatever i want to develop it to be. An object or stimulus for movement,(I'm not quite sure of what its uses will be at the moment) I've been thinking of is a really nice setting that i saw for when i went to see Spring Awakening at the Belgrade Theatre. The main setting were some cut out trees that would show a projected image when each scene went on, for example, for a library scene there would be an image of bookshelves to blend in and at the house a kitchen would show on these trees. A great lighting trick, so clever and abstract. Yesterday when i went shopping, i went into Topshop and found a very similar version of the trees that would show what I'm trying to explain. As I was thinking into this concept, I thought i could use the idea of transformation and explore that somehow, or i could ev...

Learning about the axial skeleton - from the skull down to the coccyx was a pleasurable experience for me, although quite restricting. We had to move with as many different ways that are possible, for the head to meet the pelvis and pelvis to meet the head  At first attempt of it, i found that I moved with alot of contracting and releasing. When standing, I noticed that my head lead quite often, examples of moves were letting the head go, aiming to go down one side of my body then bringing it over and coming up to the other side. Then, we progressed on to constructing our own movement sequence with the score of aiming for the pelvis to meet with the head and the head to meet with the pelvis. Before we did this, we drew our spines as we thought about them now.    BEFORE MOVING: AFTER MOVING: As you can see, after moving with my sequence, my thoughts and feelings of the spine changed dramatically. Instead of just seein...

This page of my journal expresses how i felt during my movement journey in Improvisation. I feel that I really captured my feelings well in displaying pictures in this way. This is a written format of a different movement journey at another time. This focuses more on technical work, rather than expression. This pic displays my progress in ballet. My strengths and weaknesses This is a stimulus from Improv that really interested me in the way of how hidden meanings are contained with art, paintings and stimulus. My progression in Yoga, I really enjoy it and this shows my strengths and weaknesses.