Works
When the prince danced with the coachman*
Directed and choreographed by Stephanie Schober this ongoing project is driven by the search for possibilities of emancipation, liveliness and intimacy within performance contexts. It is an invitation to inhabit space and to be present in ways that interrupt everyday experiences. With the complicity of a number of collaborating artists two sketches have been created so far. Drawing together multiple perspectives and contradictions the process produces a patchwork aesthetic.
Directed and choreographed by Stephanie Schober this ongoing project is driven by the search for possibilities of emancipation, liveliness and intimacy within performance contexts. It is an invitation to inhabit space and to be present in ways that interrupt everyday experiences. With the complicity of a number of collaborating artists two sketches have been created so far. Drawing together multiple perspectives and contradictions the process produces a patchwork aesthetic.
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Sketch 2 - Briefly Gorgeous Sublime Glorious* (2019 - watch here) delves into flamboyance in performance, the pleasure found in immersing oneself with the idiosyncratic detail of the body and the joy of temporarily taking ownership of one's image. Created with and performed by by the BA3 dance students at TrinityLaban, this choreography by Stephanie Schober includes artistic contributions by Oluwaseun Olayiwola and Joshua Hubbard.
Sketch 1 (2018 - watch here) Created with and performed by Owen Ridley - DeMonick, Stephen Moynihan and Samuel Baskett. The three performers explore interaction with surfaces and involve the viewer into the subtle and sensual dialogue that takes place between them. (* The titles make reference to texts written Ronald M Schernikau and Ocean Vuong, embracing gender fluidity and free love at different moments of history.) Photo by James Keates. Pictured Gianni Baldi & Lydia Walker. |
Tracing Gestures 1, 2 & 3 (2014 - 2018) / watch here
This cross-art performance project by Stephanie Schober evolved through new collaborations, resulting in a series of works which have been touring internationally.
This cross-art performance project by Stephanie Schober evolved through new collaborations, resulting in a series of works which have been touring internationally.
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In all works the performers navigate and document the choreography on different horizontal and vertical platforms by synthesizing their bodies with visual media including drawing, film and photography. Created for different locations ranging from the black box theatre with to site-specific settings the performances change significantly each time. During the site-specific adaptations the audience moves freely alongside the performers to view it from a close-up perspective, creating an intimate experience. As the performance unfolds another artwork emerges simultaneously and gradually asserts its own aesthetic presence. The marking of the performers in the space generates a visual recording that triggers a second layer of experience. It enlarges the scale of movement and creates a more permanent existence, one in which the audience is able to reflect and appreciate for a longer period of time. The memory of each performance is captured in a unique image that leaves the audience with its own indelible impression.
Tracing Gestures 1. (Studio work premiered at Chisenhale Dance Space in 2014) Created with and performed by multi-media artist Mamoru Iriguchi and dancer Richard Court with design by Sophia Clist. Tracing Gestures 2. (Theatre work premiered at DanceEast in 2016). Created with and performed by dancers Richard Court, Stephen Moynihan and Aaron Markwell with lighting by Jackie Shemesh. Tracing Gestures 3. (Site-specific work premiered at Greenwich Dance in 2017). Created with and performed by visual artist Juan Guerra and dancers Richard Court, Stephen Moynihan, Owen Ridley-Demonick and Jack Sergison with lighting by Jackie Shemesh. |
Supported by the Arts Council England, Agony Art @ Chisenhale Dance Space, Compass Commission / Laban Theatre & Greenwich Dance, DanceEast, Dance 4, The Junction, The Place and Fabrik Heeder in Krefeld.
Review by Miles Hedley Greenwich Visitor March 2017
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TRAFFIC (2011) / watch here
Created by Stephanie Schober with accordionist Camilla Barratt-Due, performers Keir Patrick and Lise Manavit and lighting designer Jackie Shemesh. In this minimalist work the three performers explore mathematical rules as a way to create and share one common composition. New patterns emerge and repeat, in which sounds and movements are interwoven in surprising and unpredictable ways. |
Newly (2007) / watch here
Created by Stephanie Schober with
performers Elisabetta d'Aloia and Juraj Korec.
The Accompanists (2007)
Created by Stephanie Schober with
performers Elisabetta d'Aloia and Juraj Korec,
with composer Matteo Fargion and
lighting designer Estelle Rickelton.
In these two short works the performers use their voices
to accompany their own and each other's movements.
Rigorous repetitive patterns create a choreographic framework,
one in which the the dancers explore rawness, humor and exhaustion.
Created by Stephanie Schober with
performers Elisabetta d'Aloia and Juraj Korec.
The Accompanists (2007)
Created by Stephanie Schober with
performers Elisabetta d'Aloia and Juraj Korec,
with composer Matteo Fargion and
lighting designer Estelle Rickelton.
In these two short works the performers use their voices
to accompany their own and each other's movements.
Rigorous repetitive patterns create a choreographic framework,
one in which the the dancers explore rawness, humor and exhaustion.
Catch (2005)
Created by Stephanie Schober with performer Katsura Isobe,
composer John Marc Gowans and lighting designer Suzy Hardy.
Katsura Isobe and Stephanie Schober create self-portraits, in which
the expressive potential of personal gesture and movement are explored.
As their individuality gains presence on stage the quiet and intimate relationship
between the two women becomes tangible.
A recording of their voices gradually mutates.
It highlights subtle nuances within the distinctive tone of a human voice,
It creates a sound-scape that invites the viewer closer into the detail
of the performers' physical interactions.
Photo by Gigi Giannella
Created by Stephanie Schober with performer Katsura Isobe,
composer John Marc Gowans and lighting designer Suzy Hardy.
Katsura Isobe and Stephanie Schober create self-portraits, in which
the expressive potential of personal gesture and movement are explored.
As their individuality gains presence on stage the quiet and intimate relationship
between the two women becomes tangible.
A recording of their voices gradually mutates.
It highlights subtle nuances within the distinctive tone of a human voice,
It creates a sound-scape that invites the viewer closer into the detail
of the performers' physical interactions.
Photo by Gigi Giannella
Change (2004)
Created by Stephanie Schober with performers Katsura Isobe, Laura Anderson and Bonita Chan and with composer John - Marc Gowans. Photo by Trang Le. |
Inside Us (2003)
Created by Stephanie Schober with performers Ruth Voon, Katsura Isobe and Laura Anderson (McGill) and lighting designer Estelle Rickelton. Made Elsewhere (2002) Created by Stephanie Schober with performer Katsura Isobe. |
