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Maps of broken Bodies
by Pat Toh
Further exploration
MOVEMENT:
Working from breath, tension and twitch all at the same time. Where does
one information start and another begin? How to manoeuvre into and
within a knot of information?
Looking at the micro movements in the form of thoughts and actions when
at the edge of consciousness.
AbouT PAT TOH
FORM AND SHAPE
Try measuring within formalised language and codes of movement such as
a sport, a dance form or a skill.
THEMES:
What can you say with a solo body? What can I say with a group of bodies?
How does each part inform to the greater idea of power and control?
PERFORMER AND AUDIENCE RELATIONSHIP:
Where is the performer’s attention, how does that direct or shape her gaze?
What about performing with an inward gaze?
What does the presence of viewers mean to the act of mapping?
Pat Toh is a performer and performance maker. A
Shell-NAC Arts Scholarship recipient, she trained at
National Institute of Dramatic Arts (Australia) and
graduated with a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts (Acting). Her
artistic interest lies in working on, with and about the
tactile body. She looks to the everyday and walks as a
practice of inquiry into human movement, physically and
socially. Pat is concerned with the corporeal sensibilities
of the contemporary body and seeks to develop a
choreographic practice that sensitises one to physical
lived experiences. Following her Dance Nucleus
residency, she will be presenting her work at the
Indonesian Dance Festival Showcase in November
2019.
www.pattoh.com
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