Workshop 3
What are the technical differences between jazz and release technique and how can they integrate?
Date of workshop: 26/11/19Aims
- Research further into release and underline the different types of release (create a mind map).
- Create a short release based phrase - leave room for adaptation.
Planning and research
- Workshop Schedule
11:15am - 11:45am (30 minutes)- Main focus on researching into release and watching videos involving the style in order to gather a clear understanding of the technical elements as well as the stylistic qualitites.
11:45am - 12:15pm (30 minutes)- Short phrase based on release, focusing on releasing my energy away from me and never fully relaxing my body.
Quote/s
Quote/s
- 'Mary Fulkerson defined release technique as "a body/mind integrative technique through which engagement with imaginary enhances and inspires imaginative responses and bodily movement".' (Theys. N: 2018)
- 'It's beneficial for dancers to study a number of release techniques and experience how the information interacts. "These techniques expand possibilities, letting you investigate how your body exists in space," Popkin says.' (Theys. N: 2018)
Academic sources I have looked at:
Theys. M. [Online]: 2018. A Newbie's Guide to Release Technique. Available at: <https://www.dancespirit.com/understanding-release-technique-2581194689.html> [Accessed: 26/11/19]
Zak, V. [Online Video]: 2016. Floorwork Technique.Available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFE5EjSBYt0> [Accessed: 26/11/19]
- Reflection
Firstly, after 30 minutes of research, workshop 3 began with a 5 minute improvisation in order to get my body warm and my mind focused. Due to my planning I decided to create a phrase which travelled from one side to another as I thought the sense of my energy being released would be easier to convey whilst travelling. However from watching my workshop videos, I also portray the idea that my energy is being pulled downwards, for example; the beginning of the phrase begins with a sudden head tilt downwards leading into a shoulder roll.
Referring back to workshop 2, this workshop was more successful overall because the structure of the session ran smoothly and by the end of the workshop I was confident in the phrases I had produced and the creativity involved. This was due to not rushing ahead of the process and focusing on one sub question at a time. At this precise moment in the creative process, I needed to focus on the pure movement instead of the dynamics which is why this was a productive hour. Furthermore I was pleased that I managed to adapt another phrase from my original phrase whilst managing my time to fit my schedule. The second video shows my development of my first phrase in which I think I achieved successfully. Within this phrase, I added a sudden release of my arm at the beginning, adding more effect to the original phrase. Furthermore whilst I was researching, I discovered an online video, which is listed in my academic sources that inspired me to step outside my comfort zone and to extend my phrase where I perform a small cartwheel into a roll on the floor. From reflecting on my videos, it is clear I still need to use more breath because my movement looks rushed at points. However with more practise it will become more natural and I can begin to show dynamics that help express feeling of release. For example, there is a moment in which I shift across the space and I could performance with more power and as if I am slicing through the air.
Referring back to workshop 2, this workshop was more successful overall because the structure of the session ran smoothly and by the end of the workshop I was confident in the phrases I had produced and the creativity involved. This was due to not rushing ahead of the process and focusing on one sub question at a time. At this precise moment in the creative process, I needed to focus on the pure movement instead of the dynamics which is why this was a productive hour. Furthermore I was pleased that I managed to adapt another phrase from my original phrase whilst managing my time to fit my schedule. The second video shows my development of my first phrase in which I think I achieved successfully. Within this phrase, I added a sudden release of my arm at the beginning, adding more effect to the original phrase. Furthermore whilst I was researching, I discovered an online video, which is listed in my academic sources that inspired me to step outside my comfort zone and to extend my phrase where I perform a small cartwheel into a roll on the floor. From reflecting on my videos, it is clear I still need to use more breath because my movement looks rushed at points. However with more practise it will become more natural and I can begin to show dynamics that help express feeling of release. For example, there is a moment in which I shift across the space and I could performance with more power and as if I am slicing through the air.
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