Sharing Space (Momentum Unveiled)

How does your ideal day begin? Mine is slow and quiet and without the pressure of time. But how often is this actually possible? And how much does this shift when you share the space with others? Their presence alters the way you navigate your morning, sometimes delightfully so, though often changing your plans dramatically. I find this notion translates also to the studio space, our creative space, and I wanted to wander through this idea with the dancers of Momentum.
When I was invited into the process, I knew the dancers were keen to learn to move in the manner of the choreographers they invited into the studio - to be challenged by new pathways and styles. So here we began, sharing movement that felt good in my body and seeing how that translated in the bodies and minds and hearts of the dancers I was sharing space with. We followed the paths that presented themselves.
We found lightness and fun, but were also challenged by our attempts to ‘try on’ each other’s movements and to make them feel and look as we thought they should. How we navigate this sharing of time and space is a negotiation we undertake every day, both in and out of the studio - sometimes embracing playfulness and sometimes learning to sit in the discomfort, but ultimately continuing to move through it together.