Author: TheMattmosphere

Matt Cornell is based in the Asia-Pacific region and grew up in Darwin, on Larrakia land. He works through dance, choreography, sound, photography, and discussion to question the arbitrary configuration of systems, and is passionate about overcoming cognitive bias... to ask better questions… to dissolve malignant social narratives.

Eilit Marom (part 1)

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“if i get a bit longer eye contact, it’s such a powerful tool, it changes the dynamic of the room” – EM

Eilit Marom is a dancer, choreographer and teacher.

we cover:

  • people who cannot hide
  • experimenting with social norms
  • ones moving affecting the people one is talking to
  • sharing vulnerability to get connected
  • abuse to power of the stage
  • liquids of the body
  • performances being good in the same way
  • a tendency to get either depressed or anxious
  • living in israel vs netherlands
  • knowing what you don’t want but not knowing what you do want
  • strategy
  • fascination starts when you notice
  • thomas metzinger
  • “i guess it’s like choreography but more powerful” EM

 

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Nerida Ross

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“being a producer, the two most important things are feeding people and telling them what time it is” – Neridah Ross

“stuff leads to stuff” – Nerida Ross

Nerida Ross gets excited about things and making them happen. She also dances excellently at events like after pARTY (co-founded with Anna Kirk) and spreads the good word for FBi Culture guide.

we cover:

  • knowing your capacity
  • not faffing
  • valuing peoples time
  • “doing things with other people is way more fun”
  • Lewis McKirdy (of JJJ) todo list tattoo
  • games theory = giving scaffold
  • top down resources meeting the grass roots resources
  • a systemic lack of trust
  • science funding
  • no strings attached money = experimentation
  • doing is like walking – steps to take
  • competence to fuel confidence
  • “giving yourself the permission to work” – matt cornell
  • “knowing what to be stressed about” – Neridah Ross
  • attending to the sick and attending to the well
  • “i want nice people to win in this game” – Neridah Ross
  • stability vs creativity
  • “dance more, be content with where you are” – Neridah Ross

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Cobie Orger

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Cobie Orger is a dance & video artist merging her diverse skills to produce a range of video and performance work for corporate, education and artistic purposes.

 

we cover:

  • turning music into dancing
  • the choreographic and compositional process – mutual influencing
  • the loss of newness
  • keeping interested
  • the point of diminishing returns
  • surfing and learning the drums
  • chasing tail vs following nose
  • the utility of dogmas in rigorous process
  • “I rely on being interested” – Matt Cornell
  • “the journey is the way and the outcome”
  • partnering with the unknowns

 

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