Silvie Kudelová: Detached Gestures
We asked dancer and choreographer Silvie Kudelová (CZ) to tell us a bit more about her research, current questions, doubts, and working process during her Cluster Residency in the Castle. Here is what she shares with us.
Six questions for ART KLASTRY/Clusters Resident Silvie Kudelová:
Zuzana Žabková: What was the main topic of the research or the creation during your residency?
Silvie Kudelová: During the residency, I was focusing my research on movement vocabulary for the upcoming solo. I created a set of movements and gestures as a reflection on the topic of detachment and estrangement, which we encounter as individuals in our society.
Zuzana Žabková: What method have you chosen for your research or your creation?
Silvie Kudelová: In the course of the residency, I was following the research I had started beforehand, which was concentrated on the creation of the movement material for the solo. This material was then later analysed in detail. The discovered material served as a basis for my later improvisations during the residency, from which I was again picking up the material for later work on the solo.
Zuzana Žabková: What kind of body have you chosen? Were you working on the solo or a group study or piece? In which context? Are you interested in interdisciplinary collaboration?
Silvie Kudelová: As I have already mentioned, I was working on my solo performance. My task was to develop and grasp the choreographic method and the concept itself.
Zuzana Žabková: In which phase of the process did you enter this residency?
Silvie Kudelová: During the residency, I was working on the pre-final phase of my project. All the other components were already established, and the topic was clearly developed within the movement material. The main focus was put on choreography and the method I would work on in detail.
Zuzana Žabková: How did you like working in the castle? Was the place inspiring for you?
Silvie Kudelová: I really appreciated the working conditions in the castle. It was not my first artistic project in this place, and exactly for this reason – that the environment of the castle was familiar to me – I could spend these days fully focused and concentrated on my work.
Zuzana Žabková: Was the frame of the ART KLASTRY/Clusters Residency interesting from the networking perspective for you?
Silvie Kudelová: I was very happy to share the space for rehearsals and accommodation with my friends, who were chosen for this Cluster Residency. I also found it important to confront my work with the audience during the work-in-progress showing in the castle, and I was thankful for the fruitful discussion about our creations and working process afterwards. The feedback I got was very inspiring for my following work.
