Friday, December 16, 2016

HighTide /Hoogtij

HighTide or Hoogtij is a solo project which I create during 2 months in the city of Den Helder.
I work in an empty shop , and have first been working on the space, and try to transfer that into a space in which I can create a choreography. 


From the outside people can watch a movie from the process I'm busy with. And especially when it's dark outside its a colorful space. During the daytime light from the outside is coming in, which makes it hard to see the space. But I'm still working on that and have solved that today!! Pictures in January!

Dance material will come in January and I should be ready around the middle of January to show the result of working in an empty space with nothing but one electricity plug to start from. 
The adress: Spoorstraat 60 in Den Helder and the shop is called schoenenreus. Pop in if you want from 7.1 forward. Or just walked by to see read and watch pictures and a video.

I'm writing a blog on the window of the shop (nicely old fashioned by hand) of my whereabouts and actions. 

Here some first impression of the beginning. 
High Tide is about sea, rituals, festivity and me. 

                   rehearsing in our studio in Barker Theater in Finland


Sunday, July 31, 2016

Opening night 26.10.2016 Barker Teatteri

                      Spheres

A collaboration from painting artist Baukje Spaltro from Amsterdam and choreographer Marjan Raar from Turku.





Spheres 


"The question of WHERE we are is more meaningful than ever and more important than the question of WHAT we are. We need to focus on the place that people create to be 
who they are. This place I have given the name ATMOSPHERE. Spheres are space creations that act as an immune system." Peter Sloterdijk.

opening night / ensi-ilta / premiär 
26.10.2016 at 19.00 
next performances
28.10 at 19.00
29.10 at 19.00
30.10 at 15.00

Concept Marjan Raar & Baukje Spaltro
Choreography Marjan Raar
Dance Linda Holmström,Kaisa Koulu, Nina Renvall, Marjan Raar
Painting artist Baukje Spaltro
Lights and staging Arttu Aarnio

About SPHERES:
SPHERES a collaboration between choreographer Marjan Raar and painting artist Baukje Spaltro.

Marjan Raar creates a choreography for dancers Linda Holmström, Kaisa Koulu and herself in different atmospheres, while dancer Nina Renvall adds her own atmosphere and dance to the piece. 

SPHERES is about space creations, battles, identities, expressions and interactions between the dancers,the painter and the light and stage designer on stage.

The choreography has to be danced , the lights have to be designed and the painting has to get painted. Baukje Spaltro´s final paintings of her series City Spheres Turku will get ready during the 4 performances in Barker Teatteri.

SPHERES is supported by: Arts promotion centre Finland , Arts Council of Varsinais- Soumi, Svenska Kulturfonden and Turku City


Barker Teatteri
Raunistulantie 25 
Turku 
www.barkerteatteri.fi
www.marjanraar.com
tickets 15/8 €  per performance
reservation : info@barkerteatteri.fi
tel: 02 2383903
Barker Teatteri´s location: http://barkerteatteri.fi/joomla/index.php/osoite 

                                   a short impression of SPHERES




pictures from the opening night by Cor Jabaaij








                                                   






Spheres in rehearsal pictures by Cor Jabaaij










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                                         the very first rehearsals in Barker studio in june 2016







 

CITY SPHERES by Baukje Spaltro

Dutch Italian artist Baukje Spaltro travels through Europe painting  the Genius Loci ( the spirit of the place) of urban districts in Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Milan and Turku.

During a short stay in every district, Baukje will capture the local energy and identity by colour and paint. Local communities are based on the local spirit and defined by traditions, monuments and buildings.
Especially architecture of past times reflects a special cultural identity an radiates an invisible energy. Spaltro focuses on this energy and the relation between this spirit, the district and the colours.
In one month she will paint several streetviews, monuments, buildings, urban fragments and local knights.
With the works of each district Spaltro will make an unique City Sphere installation. Finally she will exhibit all the City Spheres. City Spheres challenges people to look differently to the (un) known neighbourhood.
This project is a plea for local identity and an ode to authenticity of European cities.


In Turku , Baukje Spaltro will work in B-Galleria during October 2016 on City Sphere Turku. Her exhibition of City Spheres Turku : AURA  is still to be seen until the end of october in B-Galleria in Turku.
More info on:                     
www.bgalleria.net
www.spaltro.nl