Re-Play/Re-Move: developed by Carolien Hermans
The third phase of my artistic research consists of the development of the ‘Re-Move/Re-Play Toolkit’, an educational toolkit for children in the age of 4 -10 years old. The ‘Re-Move/Re-Play Toolkit’ is made up of two elements: a creative card deck and three workshop sessions.
The card deck consists of over 100 cards that can be used as a creative source for movement exploration. The card deck is (loosely) based on the three elements of dance (space, time, force) and the participatory sense-making model (with categories such as rhythm, collaboration/coordination, patterns etc.).
In addition to the card deck, three workshops have been developed. Re-enactment is once again used as a tool for creative movement exploration. However, this time the process is reversed. Where initially professional dancers would re-enact the physical play events of my children, the children themselves are now going to re-enact existing art works within the field of fine arts, performance art and dance. Three creative workshops have been developed. Each workshop has a different theme: one is dedicated to objects/materials, the other to creative movement exploration and the third one to touch. The goal of the workshops is not to copy or imitate the dance or art work, but to use it as a creative source for movement exploration.
