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Josh Martin; photo Chris Randle

blocking

2024

With serendipity, rigour and ingenuity, dance artist Josh Martin performs a solo together with 250 small cedar blocks. Moments emerge and transform: whimsical, primal, risky, futile and tender. Balance is fragile, tested, and there are no mistakes. Composer James B. Maxwell and lighting designer James Proudfoot frame and hold Josh with their sound and light, expanding and condensing his world. Developed through a collaboration with Josh that has spanned four years, blocking reveals the body, breath and stillness.


choreographer Helen Walkley
creative collaborator/performer Josh Martin
composer James B. Maxwell
lighting designer James Proudfoot
construction of the blocks Chris Nicols
rehearsal assistant Kelly McInnes
supported by SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs, SFU School for the Contemporary Arts, Link Dance Foundation, The Dance Centre (Isadora Award, Lola Award, Special Projects and Partnerships), BC Arts Council, private donation

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thought from Josh Martin [pdf]