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
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
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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
