Fractal – The Finished Item

The past 3 weeks have been really astounding, the dancers have worked tirelessly from the wonderful Bach Suite in G Minor score and together we have created Fractal. The dance unfolds in a series of episodes – solos that sometimes morph into duets and a quartet....

Rehearsal hangover…

So it’s the morning after the night before…or that’s what it feels like anyway! I’ve definitely needed this weekend to recover, but as a result of my actions in the studio rather than any other kind of over-indulgence. For the latter part of week 2, we began working...

Fractal 4

The piece is now complete and I’m thrilled with the result of the dancers’ exceptional hard work and dazzling creativity in the studio for the past 2 weeks.  It has exceeded my expectations by a long measure. Following the delightful score by JS Bach, has...

Work Placement with FFIN DANCE

I came to Ffin Dance for work experience because I am interested in the arts and how companies like Ffin are run. For my first day, I was observing the professional dancers session and taking part in some of the warm ups that the professionals would do. I could really...

Solos, photos and a birthday

As I sit here happily munching on a slice of birthday cake (a Percy Pig one which is very nice) and a lovely cup of tea, courtsey of my FFIN family, I now feel that I can begin to reflect upon the last week of our current rehearsal period. This past week, we have been...

Going Solo…

So we’ve just begun week 2 of rehearsals and today has been mostly spent finding a culmination point for Fractal, Sue Lewis’ latest work for the company. While this entailed establishing group unison and duet relationships with generous helpings of canon and...