performing the space 2009/10: pre-Easter critique

kathak dance rinaben

That was a long day with a lot of thinking, coming up with ideas, concepts and methodologies.. It was a refreshing and, considering the essay hand-in and other group project work etc., very well delivered set of presentations. I am sure Nancy and Polly will agree 100%. This was great - and exactly what a pre-break crit is all about - getting you to a place from where you can work and develop ideas further, freely, with feedback and new perspectives. A springboard.

Without this, it is a hard task to manage - and anyway - you should be there - taking part, commenting, seeing, hearing, interacting and learning from each other. Every bit of feedback and discussion is going to be relevant in some way, at some stage for every one of you. That is the importance and beauty of the 'dreaded' crit. It is a positive thing - turn it around to become that - what you want it to be - remember, you're in charge of your work, after all - a way of opening new doors and letting some light in. Thanks everyone for being there today - keep going. Get a bit obsessed (get very obsessed), but maybe not to the extent of the student who stayed in the box in the square (ha ha) - those that were there will know - but it's a totally valid reminder of how passionate a project can - and should - become.

Looking forward to seeing mirrored disco suits, smashed plates, forests, balancing acts, reactive walls, gestured messages, navigated interiors, spatial landscapes, trees, roots, playgrounds, cartwheels, morphed cricket games, embedded messages..... and all the rest of it. Just don't stop. yet.

Now, let's go dancing..