Hi everyone,

I’m here to plug an event involving a  friend at one of our favourite haunts, so please excuse the obvious advertising factor!

Kinetics of Stone (check out their tour blog for more info…) will be performing on Wednesday this week 5th August at Le Cafe

There will be a $6 door charge. It’s not often we get the opportunity to see modern dance in Marlborough, so come along and check it out..

The New Zealand Tour 2009 of Kinetics of Stone builds on the exploratory private tour accompanied by a documentary film and photography crew of the top of the South Island that occurred in December of 2006, which emphasized improvisational, responsive dance to Timothy’s large marble sculpture park on location at Forrest Estate Winery in Marlborough, a group of his large works at Lochmara Lodge in the Marlborough Sounds, and a debut performance at Le Cafe of Picton with small works.

Outline of NZ tour 2009:

The formal NZ Tour 2009 begins with improvisational dance throughout Christchurch at over 25 public, yet to be disclosed locations on the day of the 1st of August, captured by documentary photography and film, recording audience responses.

The primary focus of the August 1st work will be to share the creative spirit of KOS with the NZ public at a diverse number of locations including public buildings, cafes and landmarks with an emphasis on brief, spontaneous responsive dance to the given inspirational spaces.

August 2nd is the KOS premier indoor performance at Sumner Community Hall, 5-6:30 pm
Adult tickets $8, Students, Seniors, Children, $4, Door Sales Only

The August 2nd Sumner performance will integrate 20 marble sculptures in a central performance space, opening with an interpretation of playwright Athol Fugard’s seminal work “Bloodknot” and featuring responsive dances to Dr. Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech, and an adaptation of Alan Paton’s novel ‘Cry, the Beloved Country’.

On August 4th the group will travel northward and feature a performance at Crossroads Gallery in Cheviot complimenting an exhibition of Alan Brydon Photography and Timothy’s sculpture. Mornings on the tour will be booked with creativity workshops open to community with emphasis on school-aged children.

Locally:

5th August there will be an evening performance at the Waikawa Marae from 6-7pm will be followed by performance at Le Cafe in Picton from 7-8pm.

Forrest Estate Winery will host a unique progressive performance at Timothy’s sculpture park on August 6th from 3:30pm to 4:30 pm involving guest dancers from Marlborough dance schools, performing a five minute choreography accompanied by live music and a food and wine pairing that responds to eight marble sculptures ranging in scale from one to seven tonnes.

and then in Wellington:

Improvisational dance in Wellington at the Botanical Gardens will be documented on film on August 7th, before the group travels to Auckland for a private performance scheduled at the George Street Gallery on the evening of August 8th.

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More Info:

“Kinetics of Stone is an international performance collaborative, embracing creative groups and individuals across the spectrum of fine and performance arts, rewarding a diverse public with uniquely dynamic, inspiring, and enriching community productions.

Co-founders Timothy Mark and Elbert Watson merge their respective disciplines of sculpture and dance into an ever-expanding repertoire, drawing on their diverse backgrounds as international educators and artists, introducing audiences to unique choreographies with content spanning theatre, literature, poetry, music, photography, painting, film and beyond.

To date they have worked in close collaboration principally with Christchurch-based photographer Alan Brydon, in addition to an ever-expanding network of guest artists who work in a broad range of fine and performing art disciplines. Alan Brydon’s work captures the dynamic and compelling History and Heart of the Kinetics of Stone Collaborative in extraordinary limited editions of Black and White photography.

Kinetics of Stone performances are by nature and intent responsive to each unique environment and culture in which they occur, and encourage the participation of emerging and established artists of all ages from local communities across the spectrum of fine and performing arts. Scheduling educational workshops and seminars to complement performance work is a fundamental aspect of the Kinetics of Stone philosophy.

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Anyway I bet it will be awesome, so come along to whichever event you can manage and see for yourselves.

If you are in Picton, do book a table at Le Cafe first and dine prior to the event… great ambiance and food.

Speaking of food, guess I best go and cook tea… dancing on the newly varnished (but dry!) boards…

Tika