Day 1 of rehearsals in Studio 10 at Trinity Laban Photos by Andrew Lang
07/04/17 – Forest Revisited – Day 1
Friday 7 April was the first day of rehearsals for the Elixir Ensemble | NYDC production of Robert Cohan’s Forest, to be performed at Sadler’s Wells as part of the 2017 Elixir Festival on 23 and 24 June. Five former…
09/04/17 – Forest Revisited – Day 3
09/04/17 – Forest Revisited – Day 3
So it begins…
Or so it’s begun actually. We are three days in, and the piece is already taking shape. I’ve been watching hours of footage of Forest, from performances at the old Sadler’s Wells in (I think) 1990, to more recent productions…
12/04/17 – Forest Revisited – Day 6
12/04/17 – Forest Revisited – Day 6
A run through the material worked on to date, at the end of the initial 6-day rehearsal period. Afterwards, Robert Cohan gives his response and feedback.
Nothing Mystical
The work has been very quick, and Bob has put together quite a lot of material for the younger company than either he (and certainly I!) anticipated. The dancers have been excellent, nimble of thought and body, and attentive to…
14/05/17 – Forest Revisited – Day 8
14/05/17 – Forest Revisited – Day 8
Audience expectations
In that moment of hush, just before the curtain goes up, or buzz of lighting faders engaging begins, what is it that you expect? Is it the same as when you were on your way to the theatre tonight? Or…
31/05/17 – Forest Revisited – Day 10
Blog launch
At last we are ready to go live with this blog – to open a window onto the life of the studios where the preparations for two of the works that will be presented as part of the Sadler’s Wells…
31/05/17 – Forest Revisited – Day 10
Moving to attention
This weekend saw our final couple of rehearsals before we get on to the main stage on Wednesday. The piece really started to come together, partly because we were able to begin to play with some of the technical elements…
17/06/17 – Forest Revisited – Day 11
18/06/17 – Forest Revisited run – Day 12
Skype interview with Anca Frankenhaeuser and Patrick Harding-Irmer
Chris Bannerman talks to LCDT dancers Anca Frankenhaeuser and Patrick Harding-Irmer in Sydney
21/06/17 – Forest Revisited – Transfer to Stage
23/06/17 – Forest Revisited – NYDC interviews
23/06/17 – Forest Revisited – Performance
Welcome
The blog which follows is now presented chronologically as an archived blog narrative. Professor Christopher Bannerman First posted: April 2017 Update: March 2021 Now the day arrives when we begin to work on Forest Revisited and I admit that this…