sense fields
2004
An evening of work...
Helen Walkley; photo Chris Randle
and what hearing is and seeing
Composer James B. Maxwell, lighting designer James Proudfoot, and improviser/choreographer Helen Walkley join to collaboratively create and what hearing is and seeing. With the magical secrecy of a strange, secular ritual, sound, light, and gesture are combined—each discipline contributing an essential part in the communication of the whole.
This solo is for my mum, Frances Zera (Strong) Walkley, August 24, 1921–November 25, 2003.
"Walkley’s spellbinding performance ranges from rooted to soaring, from subtle to sensuous. Every move, every arch of hand and foot seems integrally coordinated… her technique of improvisation delves deeply into hidden layers of the subconscious mind where mysterious patterns reside."
Shirley Goldberg, Crimson Coast Dance
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improviser, choreographer Helen Walkley
costume Jen Gilpin
text excerpted from The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci; and Dr. William Harvey’s essay, The Circulation of the Blood
Billy Marchenski, Andrew Olewine; photo Chris Randle
Billy and Andrew
The meeting of two brilliant, funny and whimsical guys, Billy Marchenski and Andrew Olewine. Helen draws their inherent qualities into poignant and playful form.
"Vancouver dance smiths who caught my eye include Helen Walkley for her wry humour." Paula Citron, Globe and Mail
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choreographer Helen Walkley
creative collaborators/performers Andrew Olewine, Billy Marchenski
text excerpted from works by William Shakespeare, Harold Pinter, William Carlos Williams, June Jordan, Peter Handke, Moosewood Dessert Cookbook, Hatti Hart; Billy and Andrew chose the text and song, which I edited
subsequent performers Delia Brett, Andrew Olewine; retitled this is just to say
Simon Schumph, Cara Sui, Jennifer Clarke; photo Chris Randle
Something you leave behind
A meeting of improvised chance and choice directed by Helen Walkley and performed by dancers Jennifer Clarke, KT Shores, Cara Sui, and classical guitarist Simon Schumph.
In Tibetan Buddhism the body is something you leave behind.
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choreographer Helen Walkley
creative collaborators/performers Jennifer Clarke, Simon Schumph, KT Shores, Cara Sui
supported by Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, Artist in Residence at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
