(Nightrunning happened from 6pm on Friday 14th November 2014, Hackney Marshes, East London with twenty participants – led by myself and James Cross. It was inspired by Gardzienice’s actor-training practice which focuses on communal breath and rhythmic practice.) Inspired by the night, I wrote the following poem the next day as if the earth misted it up into reality.
Kristin Fredricksson of Beady Eye and I have been working together on a project which remains in development. The initial idea sprang from stories from older people, before migrating to a preoccupation with archiving movement. Once invited to scratch a performance at Margate’s Theatre Royal, Kristin and I decided we would concentrate on using older…
Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn’t know anything about scene, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about.
Sand and Vision – a series of four solo pieces by Agostina D’alessandro, Billie Hanne, Anna Heuer Hansen and Robert Vesty. Directed by Julyen Hamilton. Brussels, April 2016 – Sand and Vision directed by Julyen Hamilton
