The Monk’s Park team worked on Neptune’s hill with their dance and choregraphy teacher Lea Hurd, tweaking their routines before the show, and finalising signals and timings with Nathan Hughes and Dark Spark. The show ran slightly late due to trouble on the M4, a bigger than expected audience (approx 350-400), and deer [...]
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Show-time! 26.10.2007
Posted in Monks Park Group on December 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
1 day to go – 25.10.07
Posted in Monks Park Group on October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
With one day to go before the show, the Monks Park team arrived to find Dyrham Park buzzing with preparations for the show. They met the other contributing artists’ and worked through a show-plan with Dark Spark and the Lead Artist. They rehearsed their routine and devised new elements with Mr Butcher.
The Monks Park team [...]
2nd visit to Dyrham Park – 10.10.07
Posted in Monks Park Group on October 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The team tries out their routine on Neptune’s hill. There were some (Lead Artist included), who thought the slope might be too steep and slippery (by October 26th), for controlled rolls and movement, but under Lee’s patient direction, and with lots of giggles, the routine takes shape.
Confusion with the shopping list – “I meant stakes [...]
First site visit to Dyrham Park – 26.09.2007
Posted in Monks Park Group on September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After several after school sessions spent researching the lost east gardens at Dyrham Park, the Monks Park crew make their first site visit. They have decided to embody the famous water cascade of over 220 steps through a choreographed routine developed with Lee Hurd. As with many who visit the site for the first time, [...]
3rd after school session – 19.09.07
Posted in Monks Park Group on September 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The experiments continue and more research is undertaken in preparation for the groups first visit to Dyrham Park the following week. The idea currently involves shinning blue light and projecting water-patterns onto performers wearing white boiler suits. These were made of paper, so Nathan is asked to find more durable cotton versions for safety and [...]
Early ideas – 12.09.07
Posted in Monks Park Group on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Project Neptune Lead Artist Nathan Hughes visited Monks Park School to introduce the project and explain that the aim was to recreate the lost east gardens at Dyrham Park. He emphasised that Heritage Lottery Funds Young Roots projects were led by the ideas of the young people involved. After researching the history of Dyrham Parks’ [...]
