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“why am i still here (dancing school) but it’s not interesting?” DS
“flow as opposed to routine” DS
“what i live becomes my art and what i make become my life” DS
“my resolve may be made of iron but i am not a machine” DS
-“the societal question comes after, and the physical investigation comes first” DS
-“theatre is always words, and words are often questions” DS
Ep 47:
Daisy Sanders is dance artist, performer and writer.
We talk about:
-undertaking surgery and understanding illness
–chronic fatigue syndrome
-life through a lense of corporeality
-the show Status Room with Shuling Wong
-prepared flow
-“realising that my body is way ahead of me”
-the evolution of collaborative process
-her development showing at Northcote Town Hall – “The Human Race is a non-stop Race”
-having the sound designer in the studio
-BPM of dance music increasing over time
-grind on me – youtube link
-“a self soothing mechanism of adulthood” MC
-“the treadmill of life” DS
-“physicality as a communication is so powerful if you can listen to it and do it successfully” DS
-“i make work about societal questions” DS
-“my question is, as people, are we progressing or are we going around in circles?” DS
-“a strong need to physically connect” DS
-a backlash to the distance of ourselves from our bodies
-what does the vocabulary of dance have the potential to say?
-“everybody, every body” DS
-early creative development stage and what they look like
-physical exploration as a foundation that leads to a societal question
-“i figure if i don’t have it, i won’t need it” DS
-struggling with what is private and what is not
-a hunger for information
-“i couldn’t make somebody else do it the way that i do it so i learned a lot” DS
-the importance of specificity when making work
-‘always in development‘ – PACT picnic podcast link
-not knowing where and how
-“where is this performance manifest? what kind of audience might come?” DS
-taking time off post work
-being careful of things that bring happiness or inspiration
-learning ways to meet inspiration before it hurts
songs mentioned:
All the Time (feat. Lil Wayne, N.Mosley) – Jeremih
people mentioned:
–Alex Harrison
–Kate Denborough
–Gerard Van Dyke
–Byron Scullin (sound)
–Julie Renton (costume)
–Shuling Wong
–Rhiannon Newton – previous podcast link
–Eric Harrison of Perth Meditation Centre
–Jo Pollitt
books mentioned:
A Field Guide to Getting Lost – Rebecca Solnit
Wanderlust – Rebecca Solnit
Living Across and Through Skins – Shannon Sullivan
blog:
more info:
Interview about The Human Race Is A Non-Stop Race residency
Interview about Status Room
Review of Status Room
