Presence Project process

I was thinking a lot about how I work through a projects theme and process it

Presence process reflection
Created a list of questions about the subject of things I don’t know and problems to solve
Researched the subject directly and indirectly (other fields)
Talked to peers about their perspectives
Worked out what I find interesting in the theme and started to shape what I want to say
Worked on a theory/perspective and its connections
Created concepts and models in my head
Tried them out in the studio in exercises and tasks
Evaluated the results and examined the ideas anew
Kept those ideas that work and threw out those that didn’t
The ideas/concepts that did work I refined and collated
The results I used to structure a piece, as the base inspiration for a choreography
Found connections between the pieces
Explored in a choreographic setting the pieces, giving them meaning and space to breathe and grow

Now comes the moment where the joy of working on the completed choreography starts.
It is a constant process between the end of the first draft and the premiere. Refining, changing, bringing in new perspectives, experimenting each time. Playing, giving it life. In each moment I try to pick out what is important to me and expand these areas.

The choreography itself:

I choose to inspire through my work, engage and provoke thought.
I offer a perspective and a vision that others can experience and evaluate.
I desire to take people on an emotional journey through my creations.
I wish for people to connect - with the work, with each other

It’s physical, it’s emotional, it’s connected.
It’s brings artists together and has them express themselves in one moment.
It’s shares the ideas as a group and soon to an audience.
It is important to reach people with my work.
To be heard.
To be seen.
Visible.