Spaceman
….”Dudendance- Paul Rous and Clea Wallis- are based in Huntly (NE Scotland). Rous’s riveting work-in-progress SPACEMAN, makes you wish they were here more often. Taken as a piece of physical theatre his slow and meticulously detailed morphing from one inhabited “skin” – a dainty female to upright male, prowling animal to robotic machine- are thrillingly well done with incredible clarity and precision maintained throughout. Add in his own voiced over text about a space mission gone awry- and you gain a sense of how movement defines us and how an alien shape-shifting intelligence might seek to communicate through appearances….”
Mary Brennan
Arts Review The Herald 29/09/08
SPACEMAN presents the performer within an imagined physical framework. The unidentified place represents an isolating structure and remains ambiguous. It feels at times like a prison cell, a spacecraft, an animal cage, an interrogation chamber or even a place inside the subjects own head/ imagination. Inspiration comes from scientific texts, manga animations, 50’s kitsch Sci-Fi and NASA footage.
Further research and touring:
SPACEMAN is available for touring from autumn 2009.
The piece is technically very simple and adaptable for site-specific places. Dudendance are keen to incorporate showings of the piece with residencies for venues, festivals, universities, colleges, galleries which could be combined with a physical theatre workshop / discussion programme around the themes of the show. A non-theatrical space would require three walls and a door. For traditional venues Dudendance have a wall “set” which could be transported or built. Ideally Dudendance would need a minimum 3 day get -in. Paul Rous undertook extensive research to build the movement language for Spaceman including scientific and NASA texts. Dudendance would be very interested to connect to science related institutions to engage in a dialogue on how non-verbal expression could be inspired by scientific principles. Performances, workshops and discussions could be built around a tailor-made residency programme that could also result in devised new material. For up to date touring schedule:
www.dudendance.wordpress.com
Mary Brennan
Arts Review The Herald 29/09/08
SPACEMAN presents the performer within an imagined physical framework. The unidentified place represents an isolating structure and remains ambiguous. It feels at times like a prison cell, a spacecraft, an animal cage, an interrogation chamber or even a place inside the subjects own head/ imagination. Inspiration comes from scientific texts, manga animations, 50’s kitsch Sci-Fi and NASA footage.
Further research and touring:
SPACEMAN is available for touring from autumn 2009.
The piece is technically very simple and adaptable for site-specific places. Dudendance are keen to incorporate showings of the piece with residencies for venues, festivals, universities, colleges, galleries which could be combined with a physical theatre workshop / discussion programme around the themes of the show. A non-theatrical space would require three walls and a door. For traditional venues Dudendance have a wall “set” which could be transported or built. Ideally Dudendance would need a minimum 3 day get -in. Paul Rous undertook extensive research to build the movement language for Spaceman including scientific and NASA texts. Dudendance would be very interested to connect to science related institutions to engage in a dialogue on how non-verbal expression could be inspired by scientific principles. Performances, workshops and discussions could be built around a tailor-made residency programme that could also result in devised new material. For up to date touring schedule:
www.dudendance.wordpress.com