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Journeying (Unbreakable)
Year
2018
Choreographer
Daryl Brandwood
Music
Yann Tiersen - Yuzin, Comptine d’un Autre Ete, I Saw Daddy Today | Ennio Morricone - Chai Mai | Richard Galliano - A French Touch | George Harrison - Here Comes the Sun
Musicians
Music played live by Gillian Catlow and Charles Hoernemann
Dancers
Barbara Adler, Catherine Antulov, Liz Cornish, Julie Doyle, Kim Gibson, Denise Hall, Jess Hall, Lisa Hinton, Mike Makossa, Toni Mason, Michelle Stanley (injured), Claire Sullivan, Ronnie van den Bergh, Cherylyn Vickery
This poignant and quirky work used memories from childhood to adulthood to inspire Daryl’s luxuriant, lyrical movement.
In Daryl’s words 'I thought about this group of mature dancers. I based the work on little episodes of their lives – one section around childhood memories, one section around adolescent memories, a section on losing someone… a mother, a father figure in your life.
Another section is about a passionate relationship in your life, something you wish you could go back to, something you dream about. I also thought about the way birds migrate over huge distances and they all go together… I saw that as a metaphor for us, flying together on a journey.
“I used live musicians in this piece too - a violin/guitar duo Four on Six. They provided half of the music, and the rest was recordings. It’s been so lovely working with the musicians and a new challenge for the dancers, because they got to work with live music and it’s so different than dancing to a recording.'
Now the dead past seems vividly alive,
And in this shining moment I can trace,
Down through the vista of the vanished years,
Your faun-like form, your fond elusive face.
(Claude McKay)
