Annie French Creative Practice BA

Photo shoot collaboration with defeye creative Studio lights bring work to life. A great opportunity to have my work photographed by this fantastic professional team.

Northern Ballet Casanova The Northern Ballet's production of Casanova is awe inspiring. As I continue my research into the world of dance, I'm beginning to understand that Creative Practice runs through all the Arts. This performance stimulates all your senses from the classical lines that the dancers create through to the brilliant live music performed by the Northern Ballet Sinfonia. Choreographer Kenneth Tindall, took inspiration from the 18th century and added a modern twist. In an interview for the production programme, Tindall explains why he choose Casanova. "On the surface Casanova is all sexual adventure, theatrics and lavish lifestyle but digging deeper and peeling back the layers of this complex man you understand him as someone looking to experience the pleasures of life through cultivating his senses and his unquenchable thirst for knowledge". As my own work has developed through research in archives, I totally understand Tindall's comm...

Trinity Laban Collaboration

Trinity Laban Conservatoire. London Yanaelle Thiran Yanaelle Thiran and Catherine Burfield As part of my final assessment and collaboration, I organised a photo shoot at the trinity Laban dance conservatoire in London. As my research started in the archive within the library at the school, I felt that it would be appropriate to photograph my large 3D structure in front of the iconic Laban dance school. Permission was granted by the event manager Sylvia Ferreira. I discussed my proposal with her and the outcomes that I was hoping to achieve, she kindly published my call out for dancers on their student notice board. Within days I had 16 enthusiastic dancers wanting to take part in the project. With limited time and little experience collaborating with performing artist, I narrowed it down to two dancers who were passionate about Laban’s work and were available on the dates that...

Annie French: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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