by ffinadmin | Oct 28, 2014 | Blog
Tuesday was photo shoot day with Paul Trask in the Ffin Dance studios so there was an unusual amount of preening going on! Having helpfully been sent YouTube tutorials by Sue, we donned the smoky eye look and then set about creating some sleek up-dos with our hair....
by ffinadmin | Oct 15, 2014 | Blog
After an indulging three weeks off, I begin to gather all my scraps of paper together to start with the lovely ladies of FFIN DANCE on Monday morning. Under a tight ten day creative period, it is of importance to me that I over-prepare, as those of you that are...
by ffinadmin | Sep 26, 2014 | Blog
So today saw us slot together the jigsaw pieces and go for a first run of Fascination, Sue’s latest work for the company. It’s certainly an exciting stage to reach (with the exhilaration augmented by the fire alarm going off mid-way through!) – you get your first...
by ffinadmin | Sep 21, 2014 | Blog
Returning to the valleys for rehearsals this time around has had a really heightened sense of change for me. For a start, it feels like the intervening time from when I was last here in May has been particularly long, on top of that, both Meg and Mike who have been...
by ffinadmin | Sep 19, 2014 | Blog
So that’s the first studio week over creating my new work for the company – Fascination. I’m working with a trio of women, Effie, Catrin and Natasha examining some of Picasso’s paintings and why he used three figures in his work so much. I’ve been astounded at the...
by ffinadmin | Sep 13, 2014 | Blog, News
In less than 2 days time, I will be back in the studio with the dancers making my new piece for the company – Fascination. The work centres around the fascination that the artist Picasso had for painting 3 figures in much of his work. Three musicians, three dancers,...
