Stephan Koplowitz:TaskForce UK 2009 Perf Excerpts:Dartington (site-specific performance)

So so so so beautiful. We watched this for my Site Specific Art class today...

[@StephanKoplowitz]

Thank you for your comment! What school do you attend?

[@alisonswann8593]

Love this 😊

[@Sheppshedder]

Wish you could give more that one like! This is truly stunning. Thanks so much for posting!!

[@StephanKoplowitz]

There was live and recorded music composed by Hugh Nankivell, who composed all of the music for the TaskForce performances in Devon.

[@StephanKoplowitz]

Thank you so much!

[@3113official]

I wish I could be a dancer in this, looks fun to do! rolling down the hills lol

[@skellies100]

Watching Mr. Koplowitz's work brings to mind environmental place as stage. If there is a spectrum of site-specific work (neither being better than the other) where one end is clearly "dance actions in designed places" and the other end is "non-danced action or unconscientious, everyday, pedestrian activity" then I think UK 2009 is more towards the "dance actions" in designed places end. I'm interested in this and also pedestrian activity made hyperconscious or magnified utilizing dancers' facilities.

[@marynorkus9747]

My middle school students have loved seeing your works, especially as we are outdoors dancing in these days of Covid. Is there a video of "Mill Town" from the Bates 30th anniversary event?

[@StephanKoplowitz]

Dear Mary, I am so glad to hear this! If you go to my website, you can see a very short six-minute excerpt: www.stephankoplowitz.com/milltown There is also a short film that edits together much of the site-inspired filmed footage used in the production. I am planning on providing a LONGER excerpt of the entire work,...however, I'm at the moment trying to finish up a book on how to create/produce site-specific performance works (for Oxford Univ. Press)! Will keep you posted!

[@marynorkus9747]

@@StephanKoplowitz Wow! Thanks so much Stephen... and good luck working on your book. I admire how you share and make your work available. It has been especially gratifying in the void of Covid, and out of this has come some really powerful thought and connection.

[@tribalfromthetrapdontrappi3030]

Nice!

[@aidaredza]

was there music played during the performance? I can hear that it is pre-recorded but was it also played during performance - or they were performing to the natural sounds? Great work!