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Mary O‘Donnell Fukerson Holandsko/Netherlands
23.máj, 20:00 A4 - Nultý priestor
Mary O’Donnell Fulkerson (1946) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
USA. Her early education was with Marion Yahr, a co-worker
of Mary Wigman. Thus she grew up with a dance education combining
ballet, modern expressionist dance and later, through James
Payton and Ruth Currier, the Limón technique. At the age of
18 Mary attended the University of Illinois, studying the
Cunningham technique with Jan Stockman, improvisation and
composition with Bill Ward and modern technique with Beverly
Bolssom. During her studies, Joan Skinner taught at the University
of Illinois, developing the basis for the Skinner release
technique and John Cage worked in the music department.
On graduation from college Mary taught at University of Rochester
in New York, forming the Tropical Fruit Company. Then she
moved to Europe with her husband John Fulkerson and together
they developed many solo and duo programs. Mary’s solo work
took her to 18 different countries, performing and teaching
within widely differing circumstances – from smallscale venues
to national galleries and city theatres.
Mary has published an e-book called Release, Seven Zones of
Comprehension, Coming from the Practice of Dance.
Mary has served as director of dance for these schools: University
of Rochester, New York; Darlington College of Arts, Totnes,
Devon, England; SNDO, Amsterdam, NL; EDDC, Arnhem (dance);
and is currently teaching full time at The Dance Academy,
Arnhem, NL.
Čas hľadania jeho mena/A Time Seeking It's Name
Koncept a Choreografia
/Concept and Choreography: Mary O'Donnell Fulkerson
Dizajn/Design: HIRO
Tanec/Dance: Mary O'Donnell Fulkerson
Lecture combined with performance presents choreographic
examples from different aesthetic time periods. The delicacy
of the romantics is visible through a video example based
on the lives of Clara and Robert Schumann. Their shared tenderness
and Robert's growing instability during his later years are
the narrative background for a beautiful glimpse of neo-romantic
work. The qualities of Modernism are in evidence in one example
of work called "Anno Salutas," a short solo by Mary
re-created from 1966. Here adagio themes are repeated to create
a reverent moment of comtemplation. The extended vocabulary
of the Late Modernists is exemplified by a short solo fragment
using voice as well as dance movement, this example from 1976.
The Post-modern period is represented by video examples that
show complexity, multiplicity of forms and the exhibition
of emotions. Through the use of video examples dance, costume
and installation, an aesthetic portrait of the last century
is revealed, culminating in a suggested name for this present
time.
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