Sense & Dance briefly.
The project has run from February 2010 until January 2013. The project is funded by the Arts Council of Denmark, The Region of Southern Denmark and The Municipality of Odense as well a number of smaller sponsorships.
The project has consisted of a number of ‘research-performances’, audience studies, installations, videos, films and a sculpture.
From the beginning of the project it has been supported by an innovation board consisting of 24 people with some of the highest expertise within the areas.
We’ve visited and collected information and knowledge from a number of national and international art- and cultural institutions.
We’ve held meetings with a great range of capacities within sense research and dance. We’ve read, studied and discussed literature on the subject – primarily recommended by the innovation board.
Selected highlights, events and works in The Sense & Dance Project.
Performances:
Shanghai & Beijing Tour
Magic Move and subsequent tour in Denmark.
Magic Move for Children and subsequent tour in Denmark.
Sensing at Funen Museum of Art
A Journey through The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling and The Match Girl in Guangzhou, China
Test Projects:
Presentation of Sense & Dance as well as the audience talks in Beijing and Shanghai in cooperation with the Danish Cultural Institute in Beijing.
Test Performances - The effect of sensory exposure in dance scenes tested on groups of men, women, children and blind people.
Performances with sensory stimuli and audience interviews.
Ballet Brunch, Fredericia.
The Children’s Meeting with the Sensuous Art, Varde, Kolding and Middelfart.
A total of approximately 400 audience interviews.
The study of audience interaction in Sensing by Valentijn Visch
The costume study in sensing by Sarah Kettley
Installations and sculpture:
El eco del Carlito – premiere on Research Day and the international Day of Dance, subsequent tour to Skanderborg, Copenhagen, Art Museum of Fyn and Augustiana.
Aura Dresses, Premiere at
Art Museum of Fyn.
A Taste of Dance,
Premiere at Ikea.
Sensing at
Art Museum of Fyn.
Installations from
Sensing,
Augustiana, Sønderborg.
Concrete Dansing Feelings.
Events:
4 Innovation Councils
Final symposium
for Sense & Dance.
Publication of:
92 newsletters
and newscasts.
28 short films about the project.
920 images.
2 booklets.
1 report on the children’s meeting with the sensuous dance.
a series of feature articles.
a variety of input to Danish and international sector websites. Television stations and newspapers.
Meetings, collaborations and talks to:
8 Universities and numerous museums, galleries, companies and inspiring people and experts.
