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Dancers Health, PCOS Last year, after almost ten years my suspicions were finally confirmed when I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (pcos). As the name suggests it is referring to a condition in which cysts grow on the inside of the ovary.... Published Sunday, 5 February, 2012 at 03:30
The Arch of Starch, Croctopus In a previous blog I introduced you to Hollie Miller and Rebecca Walker's performance company, The Arch of Starch, and an extract of their work 'Spork', and I thought I would give you a glimse of the current project, Croctopus.... Published Sunday, 5 February, 2012 at 02:59
San Francisco and the Bay Area. I have been back for almost a month now, and writing up a list of things that may interest dancers who are visiting the Bay Area has been on my to do list since my return. I am just going... Published Thursday, 26 January, 2012 at 03:06
Another Other Inspired by the psychoanalytic setting and the concept of mimetic desire, Another Other is a meditation on the nature of human companionship and the physical subconscious. A choreographic collaboration between Peter Dobey, Hannah Buckley and Jessamin Landamore the piece... Published Thursday, 26 January, 2012 at 03:05
yogadownloads.com For all of you who are like me - strapped for cash but wanting to stay active/connected check out this really useful site my sister told me about (she lives in NYC, hence the Americaness)... yogadownload.com There are a range... Published Sunday, 22 January, 2012 at 10:24
A Conversation: Part1 Originally commissioned to by Peter Lovatt (Dr Dance) of Hertfordshire University as part of the INSPIRED: Psychology Danced performance A Converstation: Part 1 was a response to three psychological studies looking at bystander apathy, obedience and what it is to... Published Tuesday, 10 January, 2012 at 12:37
Shake Rattle and Roll On Sunday I was listening to the Jarvis Cocker show on Radio6, if you have never heard this show click here to find out more, to listen and to enrich your life with the wonderful wisdom of Mr Cocker. It... Published Tuesday, 10 January, 2012 at 12:03
That's The Way I See It, by David Hockney I am currently reading David Hockney's autobiography 'That's The Way I See It, and although what Hockney talks about is in relation to painting or photography I have been surprised how much his biography talks to me about dance/movement/choreography. He... Published Monday, 19 December, 2011 at 12:24
Random Last week I went to see Wayne McGregor's company Random Dance perform at Yeba Beuna Arts Centre in San Francisco. If there's a lot of hype around stuff I usually stay away, hence my never having been to see Random... Published Wednesday, 16 November, 2011 at 10:22
The Arch of Starch I would like to introduce The Arch of Starch, the wonderful creation of Hollie Miller and Rebecca Walker. These ladies rock my world. Spork trailer from The Arch of Starch on Vimeo.... Published Sunday, 13 November, 2011 at 07:03
Some contemporary sense. I am well aware that I am a little slow on the uptake to blog about the whole Beyonce-Stealing-Anne-Teresa-De-Keersmaekers-Moves fisaco, due to lack of internet it wasn't until a friend from England arrived three weeks ago (I am currently in... Published Thursday, 10 November, 2011 at 02:11
SF update Not having access to internet sure messes with my blogging abilities! I am currently making use of the free wifi at ODC, one of San Francisco's dance schools. Although I have been in California over a month I feel it... Published Thursday, 13 October, 2011 at 07:04
SF For various reasons I find myself in San Francisco. I arrived last tuesday and will be here until December. Another continent another dance. Before I arrived in SF I spent 5 days in NYC. I took GAGA and was reminded... Published Tuesday, 13 September, 2011 at 02:07
negotiationofspace I thought I'd introduce you to a project I have with my twin sister Amy, called negotiationfspace. negotiationofspace is the result of a desire to understand the impact of what it is to be a twin upon the self and... Published Monday, 8 August, 2011 at 06:49
Social networking, the real mccoy. One evening last week I spoke with three fellow NSCD 2010 graduates within quick succession. Each conversation was uplifting - with everyone interested and eager to hear what the other had been up to, and share their own stories. I... Published Monday, 25 July, 2011 at 04:22
DIF In January I blogged about a the very beautiful 'Mythic', a solo choreographed and performed by Butoh trained performer Marie-Gabrielle Rotie. In the solo there was a really great film, created with Ian Pon Jewell. I just wanted to share... Published Friday, 17 June, 2011 at 11:24
What do you think... I know I am a bit slow on the uptake for this, but just thought I'd highlight a rather interesting and thought provoking debate/incident that recently happened at the Dave St-Pierre performance of Un Peu de Tendresse, Bordel de Merde!... Published Thursday, 9 June, 2011 at 08:03
The Bubble. Last week I performed a duet I have been working on with Dwayne Antony Simms at Signatures, a platform for emerging choreographers and dancers, as part of Leicester's Let's Dance Festival. Luckily the performance went better than we had anticipated,... Published Tuesday, 17 May, 2011 at 11:35
Dance, dance, other wise we are lost. The title of this blog, the word Pina, or some other Pina Bausch related statement has appeared as many a facebook status over the past few weeks, my own included. This is the reason Wim Wenders film was supposed to... Published Sunday, 15 May, 2011 at 05:51
Fun in the Mansion I love my 'job'. And I wish I got to do it more. Whenever I spend some time doing what I actually trained to do, i.e dance/perform, I find it hard to come back to my other life, meaning the... Published Friday, 29 April, 2011 at 08:40
Doing the maths. This comes a little late, I'm finding it hard to keep up at the moment, and it is merely my humble opinion, which is not particularly informed - I have had little/no dealing with the ACE or any funding body,... Published Tuesday, 12 April, 2011 at 03:53
Makers Phew. I recently left London and moved back to Manchester (well Stockport.. but do you know where that is? Nope, thought not) to live with parents, in an attempt to save money for a trip to (dancing in) San Francisco,... Published Tuesday, 22 March, 2011 at 01:42
I don't believe in outer space. There are a handful of choreographers who are on my must see list. Pina Bausch was one, and luckily I saw Bamboo Blues in 2008 at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Twyla Tharp's work I have yet to see, but last... Published Thursday, 24 February, 2011 at 07:15
Thom Yorke. Like. A really impressive performance from Thom Yorke in Radiohead's new video Lotus Flower. Great to see dance, without the usual afflictions, in the mainstream.... Published Sunday, 20 February, 2011 at 10:40
Its not over yet. If you can, I'd recommend getting yourself a copy of today's The Times, going to page thirteen of the T2 suppliment and having a look at Rachel-Campbell-Johston's thought provoking article talking about feminism and the arts. (You have to subscribe... Published Thursday, 17 February, 2011 at 02:40
A little ray of sunshine. Catch it while you can.... One of the great thinsg about living in London is the abundance of inspiring artists - established, emerging, famous, undiscovered, dead and alive, who show work here, and that a large quantity of work can be seen for free, I... Published Thursday, 27 January, 2011 at 08:23
Mythic, Marie Gabriel Rotie. Occasionally when I see a certain performance advertised I get this felling where I know I have to make myself get there. Its a bit like that feeling when you first meet someone you are attracted to and you know... Published Monday, 24 January, 2011 at 07:25
Astaire? A star! Having had a few different jobs (I'm talking part time jobs) over the years most have them have not exactly been my idea of the 'dream job' but I have always been glad to have had to do them as... Published Wednesday, 19 January, 2011 at 06:23
Me and She On Saturday I performed for Jordan Massarella, a fellow NSCD graduate, in the first public outing of his new work 'Mansion', which actually happened to be at a platform hosted by NSCD at the Riley Theatre (the theatre in the... Published Tuesday, 18 January, 2011 at 04:27
The New Year New year blog. Hello and welcome back! I know its pretty cliché but I thought I should start with a look back and a look forward. After graduating from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in July 2010 I moved... Published Saturday, 15 January, 2011 at 10:46
Siobhan Davies' Rotor Last Friday I was lucky enough to see 'Rotar', a work by Siobhan Davies Dance and commissions by nine other artists; Massimo Bartolini, Sam Collins, E V Crowe, Angela de la Cruz, Matteo Fargion, Alexandra Hughes, Alice Oswald, Clare Twomey... Published Wednesday, 15 December, 2010 at 08:22
Food for thought. While I was doing my degree I made my own lunch and dinner every single school day, bar about 3. This was for a number of reasons 1. I enjoy cooking 2. I couldn't afford not to 3. if you... Published Monday, 6 December, 2010 at 07:05
Move to learn. When drawing near to the end of my degree at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance one of my big worries was not doing class everyday. Since graduating I miss doing a daily class, and I also get frustrated that... Published Saturday, 27 November, 2010 at 12:06
Jasmin Vardimon, 7734 Last night I went to see Jasmin Vardimon's new piece '7734', performed at Sadler's Wells. The piece is 'a contemporary view of the legacy of brutality and manipulation of power'. According to the program 'perspective is everything in 7734 ---... Published Friday, 26 November, 2010 at 03:55
Mansion This weekend I was back in Leeds to start a project with Jordan Massarella. It was very odd. Living in Leeds and being a student at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance was such a huge part of my life,... Published Monday, 22 November, 2010 at 07:49
Slashes. You'd have to be living in a cave not realise that something pretty nasty is happening in England right now. And of course, it involves the root cause of most major problems in the world, money. Yes, thats right I... Published Wednesday, 10 November, 2010 at 05:02
A little floor space goes a long way... I am feeling the need for a little more dance in my life. Something I feared would happen in life after graduation. I need to get creative. I can only go for so long before I get a strange niggling... Published Wednesday, 3 November, 2010 at 07:21
Dear Sally Marie Dear Sally Marie, I have only just seen your comment on my blog 'I like to move it move it. I just need the cash so I can', and now its too late to reply because the comments are closed!... Published Tuesday, 26 October, 2010 at 03:40
Spoilt for choice. One of my jobs as library assistant at London Studio Centre is to file away clippings of any dance, musical or art related reviews from the newspapers. This generally means I spend a lot of time kicking myself about the... Published Friday, 22 October, 2010 at 06:51
GAGA love One of the things I love about being graduated from school is the variety of teachers I can go to class with (although I think in training too many different teachers is not good...its a hard balance to find). I... Published Friday, 15 October, 2010 at 07:35
The tube test Six years ago I went to see a performance by the Philadelphia based dance company Rennie Harris' 'Puremovement', which was truly amazing. After the show we (I was with my sister and a friend) hung around the theatre, not something... Published Sunday, 10 October, 2010 at 05:34
Why ever not..... I recently met with a friend of mine Lucy Foster Perkins (yes you guessed it..NSCD degree buddy) and she educated me on the wonder of Gauguin via the current exhibition of his work at The Tate Modern. Her boyfriend Jimmy... Published Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 at 08:23
more London I must apologise for my distinct lack of blogging recently, as they say 'time flies when you are having fun', and my addition is 'even more so when you are looking for a place to live in London'. Last time... Published Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 at 12:49
I like to move it move it. I just need the cash so I can. Well, its ten days since my last blog and I am still pretty much in the same position - jobless and homeless and not dancing. (But by no means as negative as that last line sounds in written form!). I... Published Tuesday, 7 September, 2010 at 08:21
Busy Town I have been living in London for almost 2 weeks now, getting used to a new city and seeing how the new chapter of my life pans out. On one hand things are going well and and on the other... Published Saturday, 28 August, 2010 at 10:16
Rainy Town. Wow, I don't know what I expected, but the Edinburgh Fringe Festival took me by surprise. I was overwhelmed by the number of people and shows and stuff going on, overwhelmed in the most positive of ways. The atmosphere is... Published Sunday, 15 August, 2010 at 06:40
Northward bound... Today I am traveling North to Edinburgh, to the Fringe Festival, for a few days. And boy am I looking forward to it. I have been in a creative and physical black whole for what seems like an eternity, but... Published Monday, 9 August, 2010 at 09:54
blank spot I'm going through one of those blank spots in life, when something just ended, but nothing has quite begun yet. We graduated three weeks ago today, which, even as I write it seems incomprehensible. NSCD has filled my life for... Published Friday, 30 July, 2010 at 06:34
The final curtain Well, we had our graduation party last week, the grades have been given out and everybody is talking packing up their things. Tonight is the graduation performance. Its finally hitting me that this is the end and my time at... Published Friday, 9 July, 2010 at 08:39
Have I got news for you..... Sometimes as a treat, I watch 'Have I got news for you' on the iplayer so I can watch in bed. I recently watched an episode in which Arlene Phillips was on Paul Merton's team. From the beginning of the... Published Monday, 28 June, 2010 at 10:30
Bark(er)ing mad I'm sure there were many great solos performed by the current NSCD third year in our recent assessment, and it makes me sad that I only got to see four (you only get to see the people who are in... Published Sunday, 13 June, 2010 at 11:18
Next stop..the real world. Last week I did my last formal assessment at NSCD, the 'live solo'. For this you have to produce a two and a half to three minute solo, which is marked more in relation to performance and technique rather than... Published Friday, 11 June, 2010 at 07:41
creativity I wanted to share the following quote with you; 'Creating one thing at a certain point in the river feeds those who come to the river, feeds creatures far downstream, yet others in the deep. Creativity is not a solitary... Published Friday, 28 May, 2010 at 08:54
Once Upon a Time Thursday saw the culmination of one of my last projects at NSCD, the 'collaborative arts' project. It is a group piece intended to allow opportunities for collaboration with artists from other art forms and create less of a dance piece... Published Saturday, 22 May, 2010 at 10:31
A modern dilemma Recently I was met with my mum and a close friend who recently got engaged. She was on her way to meet with her dad so that her fiance could 'officially' ask for her hand in marriage. My mum was... Published Friday, 14 May, 2010 at 04:07
Collaborative arts Wow. I can't believe that only two weeks ago I was returning from New York. As soon as my feet stepped inside NSCD they had to start running to keep up. And my muscles got a bit of a shock!... Published Saturday, 8 May, 2010 at 07:52
vote for dance Put dance on the agenda with your local politicians! send and email to your local politicians by clicking here... Published Tuesday, 27 April, 2010 at 08:50
Yoga to the people Yesterday I took at class at the downtown studio of 'Yoga to the People'. It is a donation based studio, which basically means that you pay what you can afford for the class. the suggested donation is ten dollars, but... Published Tuesday, 20 April, 2010 at 07:55
hearting NYC a little bit longer.. I was meant to be flying home on Friday, to arrive back in the UK in time for class at NSCD which starts again on Monday, but my flight was canceled due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland. The next... Published Sunday, 18 April, 2010 at 03:09
i heart nyc I am currently in NYC, and today I don't heart it at all seeing as it made me ill, but at least it mens I have some time to write, plus the fact its hard to be mad with NYC... Published Thursday, 1 April, 2010 at 02:02
Rehearsal Period I feel like I haven't said much about what its like being a dance student recently, so here it is. We are now in to the fourth week of the rehearsal period, with two more to go, and our choreographer... Published Saturday, 13 March, 2010 at 09:17
Unknowing My final choreography as a student. Enjoy, There will be more to follow from fellow NSCD third years. Unknowing from hannah buckley on Vimeo.">... Published Monday, 8 March, 2010 at 07:31
university challenge After watching Ken Robinson's 'Do schools kill creativity?' video, via Article19's Evil Imp, I sent the link to a lot of people I know as I thought it was a very important speech. Not long after my mum read an... Published Sunday, 28 February, 2010 at 10:01
dance dance dance. Just a warning to all future dance students...it can be very annoying socially. People (generally people you don't know so well, like on Saturday when I joined a friend on his work night out) tend to spend time saying things... Published Sunday, 21 February, 2010 at 10:32
wow. NSCD has a good selection of dance and art dvd's, but with all the hectic schedule its easy to forget to take advantage of it. Recently I said to myself Hannah, you need to watch some more stuff! So I... Published Saturday, 13 February, 2010 at 07:31
dresses Part of the NSCD degree program is to create a short film. This is my, and fellow students Lucy Foster-Perkins and Oliver Mahar's contribution. dresses from hannah buckley on Vimeo.... Published Thursday, 11 February, 2010 at 07:53
get in the know. Yesterday we had a 'refresher' talk from NSCD's specialist osteopath, and lecturer, Pete Dunlevey. Basically, there were concerns that we weren't clear with injuries/treatment of injuries/how to get the most out of osteopaths and physiotherapists etc, so Pete reminded us... Published Friday, 5 February, 2010 at 08:22
a strong core. Recently a friend of my sister's, up and coming fashion designer Nicole Murray, had her MA graduation show from the London College of Fashion. Her collection went down a storm and she got mentions from celebrities and fashionistas alike. I... Published Sunday, 31 January, 2010 at 05:16
Just know A month or so ago I went to see the Coen brothers' film 'A Serious Man'. Its a great film about a man who's life is less than perfect (I won't go in to too much detail, I'd rather let... Published Sunday, 24 January, 2010 at 01:59
I don't know what I thought of the dance.... Whilst making my tea last night my flat mate shouted from her bedroom 'are you watching 'so you think you can dance?' because Rafael Bonachela is choreographing the contemporary dance routine!' Shows such as Pop Idol, Strictly Come Dancing or... Published Sunday, 17 January, 2010 at 05:35
Patient 319 I think sometimes I forget that this blog gets read, a phenomenon of the internet. You feel like its just your self out there, typing on to a screen. I like writing so I keep on typing. This week... Published Sunday, 10 January, 2010 at 04:07
Art and education I have just watched the video of Sir Kenneth Robinson's 2006 speech 'Do schools kill creativity?'. It is posted on Article19, in The Evil Imp's blog. It reminded me of the day that I had to discuss my choice of... Published Sunday, 10 January, 2010 at 03:39
Christmas 2009 First off I would like to wish you all a very merry christmas and a happy new year. The holidays seem to have flown by and I'm not quite sure where they went. I haven't had much inspiration to write... Published Friday, 1 January, 2010 at 10:01
Different points of view. This is merely my point of view, maybe you have another, but for me dance is not a competition. I have experienced a few opposing opinions to this recently and I was quite surprised, especially as it was within the... Published Thursday, 26 November, 2009 at 08:42
Setting the record straight From a few conversations I've had with non dancer friends recently I am beginning to see that normos think its easy for us 'professional dancers'. That it doesn't hurt. So I just want to set the record straight. Of course... Published Saturday, 21 November, 2009 at 11:20
Sound Project When it gets to third year you choose what you want to concentrate on. This can be movement studies (study of movement on your own body), choreography, dance in education or 'ideas in art', which is a written dissertation. I... Published Friday, 20 November, 2009 at 08:51
I'm going to be honest with you Third year is the year where auditions really start to become something to consider (they crop up some times in second year, but they don't have the same 'importance'). In dance terms, and I think ever, my only auditions have... Published Saturday, 14 November, 2009 at 02:54
Too much to see. Whilst in the NSCD library I picked up a leaflet about the Nott09 festival and looked at everything I'd missed, most frustrating being Rachel Krische's 'The swimmer'. I've flicked through the brochure for Dance Umbrella and thought I should go... Published Tuesday, 10 November, 2009 at 07:56
Where are the women? Last month the London based dance festival Dance Umbrella collaborated with Dance UK, the UK's dance lobby group, to bring together a panel to discuss the lack of high profile female choreographers in this country. As a female students about... Published Tuesday, 10 November, 2009 at 07:18
Cirkus Cirkor, the Peacock Theatre. Over half term (last week) I spent a few days in London and on friday I was fortunate enough to catch Swedish circus group Cirkus Cirkor with their performance of 'Inside Out' at the Peacock Theatre (Sadler's Wells sister theatre).... Published Tuesday, 3 November, 2009 at 07:49
Icons Recently me and my sister (negotiationofspace, join our facebook group) took part in the Toni and Guy Break Through Team's 'graduation' show at the academy in London. Fortunately we were introduced to Darren Black and he kindly took some photos... Published Wednesday, 28 October, 2009 at 10:50
Everyday is a school day. Everyday is a school day is a saying of my good friend Ruth. I like it. And recently I have felt lucky to be surrounded by people who bring this saying to life. I recently attended the Vincent Dance Theatre... Published Monday, 26 October, 2009 at 08:35
Mark Morris Last friday I went to see the Mark Morris company perform in Bradford. When I lived in New York Mark Morris was a name I heard, and saw, a lot and I have even attended an audition (not for Mark... Published Tuesday, 20 October, 2009 at 07:53
Art in abundance Last weekend was a busy old weekend, in Leeds, in terms of art. On thursday Charlotte Vincent Dance Theatre performed their piece 'If we go on', at the Carriageworks. I liked the elements that this work comprised of, particularly the... Published Wednesday, 14 October, 2009 at 12:20
Tilted Productions This year has seen the Riley Theater (NSCD 'in house' theater) open its doors to professional companies once again. The last year this happened was when I was on the foundation course in 2005/6, and I am very happy and... Published Sunday, 4 October, 2009 at 11:26
Dancing Ways. Recently, during a class change over, I was watching Jennifer, our release teacher, warm up and Tiia, our second year cunningham teacher, help current second year students. Both are excellent dancers, with masses of experience in their bodies and I... Published Friday, 2 October, 2009 at 01:40
Expo Leeds Last weekend the 'Expo' festival came to town. From friday to sunday there was many experimental music and video installations/performances (perfect timing considering my sound project!). On friday night I went to 'Tower Works', the opening concert for the festival.... Published Thursday, 1 October, 2009 at 08:26
The Creative Habit Twyla Tharp's 'The Creative Habit'. Read it. I have just finished doing so (NSCD students its back in the library) and I think its a very very important book for all of those people on a creative journey/in creative study.... Published Saturday, 26 September, 2009 at 08:27
Hi ho! Hi ho! Its off to work we go.... The end of my first week as a third year student at The Northern School of Contemporary Dance. And we've already had our first 'careers' talk. My time as a student is coming to end. And at twenty four years... Published Saturday, 19 September, 2009 at 11:50
knowledge I'm currently in San Francisco, visiting a friend, and while I've been here I tried to fit in a few classes. On saturday I did a release class with Lizz Roman. It was one of the best classes I've done... Published Monday, 7 September, 2009 at 06:21
Non dancing Its week three of the holidays and I haven't danced yet. I don't like it. It scares me. Am I going to go back into third year totally behind and unable to do anything?! I had planned to go to... Published Friday, 31 July, 2009 at 04:57
Boogie Baby. My baby (age five, so not much of a baby, but the first baby in the family since me and my sister were born, so now forever cursed with the title 'baby') cousin loves to dance. I mean looooves it.... Published Friday, 31 July, 2009 at 04:42
The Rose Garden On wednesday 15th of July negotiationofspace took part in a magical evening of performance at The Rose Garden, at the Bradford Playhouse. The Rose Garden was a quite fantastic installation, that ran from the 9th-17th of july, transforming a black... Published Wednesday, 22 July, 2009 at 09:17
All grown up. Last weekend was the graduation show at NSCD. It was the year I should have been graduating with, if I had got straight on to the degree after I did the foundation course. So friday was interesting for me to... Published Thursday, 16 July, 2009 at 09:20
Butoh part two As I blogged after the easter holidays I recently saw my first Butoh performance in Berlin, during the holiday. Lots of my friends love it and it seems much more present/popular out there (maybe this is just my impression as... Published Sunday, 5 July, 2009 at 10:16
Laban At the weekend I watched the Laban graduation 'show', which was in fact a whole afternoon of work - I pretty much saw stuff non stop from 2.30 until 7.30, so I got a rough idea of what our teachers... Published Tuesday, 30 June, 2009 at 06:54
Practically a third year... Well, thats it. My last assessment as a second year is over. Last friday was the 'Live Solo' assessment. Which, is basically that - a solo. The focus of this assessment is on performance and technicality, and is something you... Published Wednesday, 24 June, 2009 at 11:55
Variation is the key Last night I went to watch Edge, London Contemporary Dance School's graduate company, perform at the Riley Theatre in NSCD. I have to say that I was a little disappointed, and as a whole didn't really enjoy the evening. Now,... Published Sunday, 14 June, 2009 at 01:52
Rolfing My back and psoas muscle have long been giving me jip..but not enough to stop me doing stuff..more just a constant annoyance and stiffness..and this week I decided I really shouldnt leave it unhelped any longer..it wouldnt do me any... Published Saturday, 13 June, 2009 at 11:06
School Time Yesterday my (twin) sister got accepted in to two top Universities in NYC, to do photography. I was really really excited for her. Because she will get to do what she loves everyday. She will have time to develop her... Published Thursday, 11 June, 2009 at 01:28
request... I have a bit of a strange request if any of your readers out there know any twins in NYC please send them along to Governors Island between June 12-14, for the Figment festival. Its an interactive festival and me... Published Sunday, 7 June, 2009 at 11:10
and it goes on.... This term is never ending. It seems to be assessment after assessment after assessment. We had choreography assessments on Thursday and Friday (apparently I burp very well on stage. Oh the skills I have). Next week we have to perform... Published Sunday, 7 June, 2009 at 10:48
truly..... Amazing. I know I said to be careful about that word and its usage, but I would put money on it that the majority of the people sitting in Manchester's Green Room theatre on friday night thought/have since used that... Published Sunday, 31 May, 2009 at 10:36
Wacky world of dance Evil Imp talked of the Article19 bloggers give numerous insights in to the wacky world of dance... Here's a little insight for you..in a fellow NSCD students choreography I sit on stage and burp. Yes. We belch. Nice.... Published Friday, 29 May, 2009 at 12:10
Amazing schmazing A couple of weeks ago I took my mother to see Wendy Houston perform her 'cult classic' (that's the promoters choice of words) in Sheffield. The night before loads of NSCD students had gone to see the same performance. Quite... Published Thursday, 28 May, 2009 at 11:54
just as much On friday my release teacher, Jennifer, spent about an hour helping me to try and release the tension at the back of my neck...or at least put some awareness in this area, to start the letting go process! On sunday... Published Monday, 18 May, 2009 at 09:26
Surprise I originally started writing this blog to give readers an insight into what its like to be studying at a dance school. And I think today was one of those days that defines being a dance student. This time of... Published Wednesday, 13 May, 2009 at 04:15
Audition? Me? It seems that most of the school (well, second and third year) have gone to London this weekend. For the Jasmin Vardimon open audition. 'Are you going?' People ask me. No. I'm not going. I know I should. But I... Published Saturday, 9 May, 2009 at 07:02
........ So, I've been thinking about how to write this for a while. If I should even write it. How to go about it. Its a tricky subject. Dance and disability. I couldn't even decide on a title for this blog.... Published Monday, 4 May, 2009 at 12:12
one big choreography part2 2 things that made me think of my previous entry 'one big choreography'... 1. on a flight from Berlin I was sitting in the very front row, so I watched the air hostess giving the safety demonstration, while being right... Published Sunday, 3 May, 2009 at 10:47
The Butoh experience I went to my first 'Butoh' performance last weekend, at Dock 11 in Berlin. According to wikipedia (which we all know is God's truth) Butoh (舞踏 butō?) is the collective name for a diverse range of activities, techniques and motivations... Published Saturday, 18 April, 2009 at 04:12
it aint easy I've come to the conclusion that all movement is hard in some way. Even the easy stuff. For example, as I said I have been training with Grupo Oito while I am here in Berlin, and helping out with the... Published Thursday, 16 April, 2009 at 06:25
one big choreography I have come to the conclusion that I see life as one big piece of choreography. I find it impossible to not notice movement and be effected by it, and sometimes the randomly accompanying sound. here are a few examples;... Published Sunday, 12 April, 2009 at 12:48
time flies when your having fun... This time last week was I had done my last performance of Hagit Bar's piece in the NSCD showcase. Two performances really wasn't enough! after four weeks or creation and rehearsal I wanted to dance it the full four nights.... Published Wednesday, 1 April, 2009 at 09:55
Experimental? On Wednesday me and Issie (a third year NSCD, as well as my friend an flat mate) went to the launch of 'Live Art' magazine, a guide to live art in Yorkshire. To be honest the launch its self wasn't... Published Saturday, 21 March, 2009 at 02:41
Playing in the city. Take 2. Last Saturday me and Dani played in Leeds, and again I had lots of fun! To warm up we started with the steps to Leeds City Museum (which recently housed a performance of Ballet Lorent's 'Designer Bodies'). We had been... Published Monday, 9 March, 2009 at 10:51
Aping about, hopefully for a long time! Last night I went to see Gary Stevens' 'Ape' at the Leeds Met Studio Gallery. The Artsadmin website (Gary Stevens is part of Artsadmin) says the following about the piece; 'Playfully testing the limits of the rule through skilful and... Published Thursday, 5 March, 2009 at 09:13
Playing in the city. At the weekend I was back in Manchester. On saturday I joined a friend of mine, Dani Abulhawa, in doing some research for her latest project. Dani is a performance artist, and lectures in performance at Chester University. She is... Published Monday, 2 March, 2009 at 07:33
Clappy Happy So the first week of the rehearsal period is over. It's a funny time, the rehearsal period, it goes both incredibly fast and yet slow. It's the four week period that results in the yearly 'showcase'. Each year is split... Published Saturday, 28 February, 2009 at 10:01
Another World. Saturday was the premier of Verve, NSCD's postgraduate company. (See the video here on article19!) The technicians were a bit short staffed, so instead of working front of house I ended up stage managing, basically meaning that I was the... Published Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 at 08:42
More than a body. Every week our contemporary teacher Tiia gives us feedback. Today she started mine by asking me if i was ok, was I tired? I haven't had my usual energy. (I have had a friend from San Francisco visiting for two... Published Friday, 13 February, 2009 at 09:12
NSCD Choreography Before Christmas we had our choreography assessments and I decided that it would be a good chance to show some of our work to you all. Here are the three dances I performed in, and also my choreography. Please... Published Wednesday, 11 February, 2009 at 09:16
The normo's do it once again. Last night was an evening of 'Dance Made In Yorkshire' at the Riley Theatre at NSCD. It featured a solo from Riccardo Meneghini and a work choreographed on the Mad Dog's Dance Theatre by Douglas Thorpe. Riccardo's solo, 'Spun' 'examines... Published Sunday, 1 February, 2009 at 04:01
Lefty Dance is about balance. And I realised my left side really isn't as co ordinated as my right. So I decided to become a lefty as much as I can. Eating my cereal with my left hand feels weird. And... Published Wednesday, 21 January, 2009 at 10:21
Treading water 2. As I walked back to school with my house mate yesterday I was telling her about the whole low wage discussion I'd over heard in the third year careers session. And she made a good point. Why do we accept... Published Saturday, 17 January, 2009 at 07:53
Treading water Yesterday the library was closed for a third year careers session. I still had to come in to work for the last hour of this. While I was sitting there labeling envelopes, and such like, I was of course listening... Published Friday, 16 January, 2009 at 01:34
its all about the music Music is my weakness. Meaning I know nothing about it. And I am certainly not pro-active enough to change my inexcusable ignorance. Recently, when giving general feedback to the class about the choreography assessments our music teacher asked how it... Published Sunday, 11 January, 2009 at 09:02
more than just moves Normos think dancing is easy. You just wack out a few moves and thats that. What they don't know is it can be terrifyingly exposing. That you have to consider yourself - what motivates you, what stops you and who... Published Thursday, 8 January, 2009 at 09:54
Here we go... Last night I was rather excited. Because today was our first day back after the christmas holidays. The christmas period left me sugar high (or low...) and feeling a little disconnected from my body. The desire to move again was... Published Monday, 5 January, 2009 at 04:07
See it. Reading article19's feature 'Live on the Internet?' I could have kicked myself. I am on the media arts and dance uk mailing list, and I received an email about Misnomer's live web broadcast at the Joyce Theatre. It was on... Published Tuesday, 30 December, 2008 at 07:59
Body wonders Two days ago I went for a run and it absolutely killed me. I felt so bad, worse than I normally feel. What really did me in though was when a spritely fifty year old sprinted past me and my... Published Sunday, 28 December, 2008 at 01:17
Tales from the Big Apple I only landed in Manchester yesterday, and already my time in NYC seems distant. I hate how that happens. I was hoping to have some exciting tales to tell you but unfortunately my plans to help out at Trisha Brown's... Published Monday, 22 December, 2008 at 11:52
Give me a break.... Well, its that time already - christmas holidays. The term is over, and what it a term it was. I have never in my whole dance school career counting down to the holidays like I did this term. Thats not... Published Monday, 8 December, 2008 at 06:19
The Real World For my 'ideas in arts' presentation I decided to look at the representation of masculinity withing DV8 and I have just been doing some research. I was reading on article and something really stood out to me, and I wanted... Published Saturday, 29 November, 2008 at 01:05
Olympic Choreography A while back I was having a conversation with Peter Dunlevey, osteopath supreme and physical awareness lecturer at NSCD, about the opening of the olympic games and its awe inspiring choreography. I didn't see it myself but Pete was telling... Published Saturday, 22 November, 2008 at 06:41
Now is the time. Just wanted to share something I was pondering the other day. Not long before we broke up for the summer our ballet teacher showed us some foot exercise with the theraband (thin, wide rubber band used to give resistance for... Published Thursday, 20 November, 2008 at 05:47
Beginnings We have choreography assessments at the end of the month and this means that we dance in each others. Its starting to get hetic and complicated to arrange rehearsal times. It goes something like this can you do a rehearsal... Published Wednesday, 12 November, 2008 at 08:41
Puremovement I was watching dance videos on on YouTube (I'm sorry Neil (it's ok, don't make a habit of it though! ;o) Ed!)) and I searched an American choreographer, called Rennie Harris, and his company Puremovement. I was lucky to enough... Published Thursday, 6 November, 2008 at 08:27
Magic Formula. Through out life as a dance student you will at some point come up of against the topic of marking creative work - how should it be marked? how CAN it be marked? Its a matter of taste..its a matter... Published Saturday, 1 November, 2008 at 09:45
blankty blank I was trying to write something for this week, and normally ideas come quite easily to me.....this week nothing. Its the first time thats ever happened. I was going to waffle on about the fact that its half term..already?? still... Published Sunday, 26 October, 2008 at 11:31
the truth be told I didn't quite know how to begin this blog but then I remembered the topic in hand....truth. So I'm going to tell it how it is. I was working on a phrase for movement studies, as were a few other... Published Thursday, 16 October, 2008 at 09:07
a dancers day out. Today we went to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, as part of our 'ideas in art' module. There was a an exhibition of Isamu Noguchi's work, who to quote the Parks brochure was; 'one of the greatest artists of the 20th... Published Wednesday, 8 October, 2008 at 08:09
just do it On thing I've learnt through my dance training, and through my friends who are already well established in the dance world, is that you can't wait for opportunities. You got to make them. As in with this blog. I had... Published Wednesday, 8 October, 2008 at 07:52
diversion I know that the reason for article19 giving me this little corner of their cyber world was to give the wonderous readers an insight into the life of a dance student, and I am aware that recently I have been... Published Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 02:51
divided thoughts. Monday and tuesday was a change from the usual, the timetable was put on hold for a trip to London for a Steve Reich evening with Rosas dance company, at Sadler's Wells. The trip was pretty exhausting I must say,... Published Wednesday, 1 October, 2008 at 09:05
film fun Today we had a very enjoyable, and informative, film showing session with Darshan Sing Buller. I never knew he'd made such a varied array of film. And I was inspired to share my badly shot, badly edited (when I have... Published Saturday, 27 September, 2008 at 12:59
Thanks dad When I started writing this blog I only told a few close friends at college. My reasoning for doing this was because I would 'rather people find it themselves than look for it.' Last week a couple of people started... Published Thursday, 25 September, 2008 at 01:49
gloriously normo. Today I hung out with my Hungarian friend and we were talking about dance. She used to do ballroom, and has only seen 'contemporary' dance a couple of times. But she said to me 'it seems in contemporary dance it... Published Sunday, 21 September, 2008 at 10:10
Go Go Go The first week is over - and I feel like a month has gone by already. I think this is due to the fact of getting used to the long days. I always have this feeling after holidays, because so... Published Saturday, 20 September, 2008 at 07:23
here we go... So tomorrow is the first day back. Second year. I'm not really nervous - I know what to expect. I'm just wondering how my body is going to be feeling, if anything will of changed over the summer. I feel... Published Sunday, 14 September, 2008 at 06:01
about that time.. On sunday I was sitting in a gondola on the Grand Canal in Venice. (The gondolier was the father of my friend - one of NSCD's international students) It was the Historical Regatta and the buildings were licked gold buy... Published Tuesday, 9 September, 2008 at 10:42
Aunt Trish Last thursday I went to see Trisha Brown Dance Company perform a retrospect of her work, as part of the international 'Tanz in August' dance festival here in Berlin. The pieces performed included Accumulation (1971), Geometry of Quiet (2002), Spanish... Published Tuesday, 2 September, 2008 at 10:00
extra ordinary Today I was at a showing of videos to celebrate twenty years of the Berlin international dance festival 'Tanz in August'. The general public had the opportunity to vote for their favourite works from the past twenty years and they... Published Sunday, 24 August, 2008 at 07:46
Danke schon Last wednesday I did class at the school I used to go to here. Whenever I'm in Berlin I try to go back, they have some really great teachers. One, a Miss Jessy Tuddeman is very important to me. I... Published Monday, 18 August, 2008 at 10:19
zero I read Article19's feature 'hero vs zero', and totally agree about the photographers. But lets not forget camera men (I guess I should say camera peoples..but whatever, you know what i mean..someone with a video camera). Last night, before the... Published Saturday, 16 August, 2008 at 01:31
tanz tanz tanz Tanz in August (dance in august) is (roughly) a month long international dance festival here in Berlin. Last night Akram Khan's work Bahok opened the festival. I didn't go to the performance, but I did go to the party after.... Published Saturday, 16 August, 2008 at 10:35
a whole new ball game I played beach volleyball for the first time in my life last week. I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected. And this week I also played badminton and football. This was in fact with the five year old... Published Sunday, 10 August, 2008 at 07:14
Berlin When I am here in Berlin I train/work with a company called Grupo Oito, under the artistic direction of Ricardo de Paula (when in England I do what I can to be present in the group). For the past week... Published Friday, 8 August, 2008 at 09:04
Hoff'in' beautiful. First of all I must apologise for breaking one of the blogging rules...it has definately been over a week since my last blog. I put this down to a change of routine and being here in Berlin, without Keith (thats... Published Monday, 4 August, 2008 at 01:22
NSCD Rudi Cole, a a former foundation student with me at NSCD, and now a talented second year student (don't tell him I said that) likes to mess around with cameras in his spare time. So I thought it'd be nice... Published Monday, 21 July, 2008 at 11:36
no wrong or right. A while back I was randomly selected to take part in a discussion about the entry process into Northern, organised by the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. It comprises of eight schools and devises policies intended to maintain a standard... Published Thursday, 17 July, 2008 at 01:43
we're all going on a summer holiday... On wednesday was Verve's (NSCD's postgraduate company) last performance of their full show which has been touring internationally. They performed in the Riley Theatre, which is NSCD magical theatre. It was fully sold out. I haven't seen them perform yet.... Published Friday, 11 July, 2008 at 03:55
Disappointed I'm a little disappointed. Last night there was a showing of the short films made by third years as one of their assignments. There were four of us watching. Three first years and a second year. Ok. So it was... Published Saturday, 5 July, 2008 at 11:12
change is as good as a rest. We're back in the bubble for two more weeks. Odd you might think. I did, why have a holiday for a week then come back for only two weeks until the summer holidays? Well, technically the holiday wasn't a holiday... Published Wednesday, 2 July, 2008 at 08:13
world change. Today I watched my nana have the wax sucked form her ears. My mother was working so couldn't take her to the hearing aid clinic. Yesterday I sat in a room with six under five year olds and made balloon... Published Monday, 23 June, 2008 at 03:31
collaborative wonders Last week was the culmination of the third years collabrotive arts project that meant everyday I got to see some live art. The project is pretty new to the curriculum, and was guided by Luis Lara Malcavaris, a choreographer, dancer... Published Sunday, 15 June, 2008 at 07:44
DVgreat On saturday night I started my English company knowledge catch up. I saw DV8's new work 'To Be Straight With You'. Another company I know about, and have seen on film, but never live. (It sounds like I haven't seen... Published Monday, 9 June, 2008 at 08:45
know it. Last night, while I was eating my tea, I watched the video of Hofesh Shechter's 'Uprising' on Article19. Of course, I know of Hofesh, when I was studying on the foundation course he choreographed the third year graduation piece. I... Published Saturday, 7 June, 2008 at 05:02
mark of approval Thursday was our choreography assessments. The task was to create a two to two and a half minute 'study' (can't really be defined as a 'piece' with that length of time), on 1-3 people. The subject matter was up to... Published Sunday, 1 June, 2008 at 11:03
i just need a minute. As a dance student I have on a numerous occasions been asked 'what do you all do all day?' People find it hard to comprehend what we 'do' - the common misconception being that a dance degree is a pretty... Published Sunday, 25 May, 2008 at 03:09
body language For students at NSCD there is a great system that subsidies physiotherapy treatments, meaning we get very cheap treatment - a rarity, pyhsio is an expensive business. I went on saturday as I have been experiencing some stiffness in my... Published Sunday, 18 May, 2008 at 10:01
the full fat truth. Do you have to watch what you eat? Is there loads of pressure to be thin? Is everybody really skinny? All questions which people generally end up asking when they find out I train at a dance school. Dancers and... Published Thursday, 15 May, 2008 at 10:29
grrrrrrrrrrrrr. I remember the first week I was on the foundation course I saw about three degree students crying in the changing room and, I'll be honest, I laughed a little (inwardly of course) because I found it a slightly Fame... Published Tuesday, 13 May, 2008 at 06:44
Them dancer folk. Traveling alone on a long hall flight recently I got lucky and ended up with a plane buddy. In our chat he asked me what dancers are like. I thought for a second and answered weird. He looked a bit... Published Saturday, 10 May, 2008 at 07:50
High notes. I realised another great thing about dance school (well, I've always enjoyed it but after a particularly good class today I made a mental note to 'blog it'). Its the live musicians. With each class there is either a drummer... Published Thursday, 8 May, 2008 at 12:05
Good foundations. One of the best things about studying on the foundation course were the friends, and future collaborative partners, I made. Hels and Alex now studying at Laban. Jessamin studying at The Place, Issie here at NSCD and Franzi at Balance1... Published Monday, 5 May, 2008 at 10:21
Persistence is key. Yesterday there was an open day at college for prospective students. They get to take class, watch class, meet teachers etc. Myself and another student were asked to do the 'questions and answer' session. This is the second time I've... Published Thursday, 1 May, 2008 at 05:07
words of wisdom The great thing about being at NSCD (and the other dance schools available) is the quality of teachers who share their knowledge with us. We are currently in the process of getting back technique grades. This is a cause of... Published Tuesday, 29 April, 2008 at 11:08
Network network. And network some more. I returned home to Manchester at the weekend and managed to catch the end of the 'Move08' movement on screen festival. Part of the festival was an 'industry brunch'. (A free event. Yes. I did say free.) The organizations Sound... Published Monday, 28 April, 2008 at 10:56
Hello and welcome. I thought I should start with a quick introduction, and a bit of background to this blog. My name is Hannah Buckley and I am currently in the 1st year of my degree at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance,... Published Monday, 28 April, 2008 at 10:17