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Organization of a Dance Flash Mob: Lessons Learned

foolishoperations — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:38:04 +0000

-Get a local choreographer to set the dance. The simpler it is, the faster it will propagate. Friends will teach it to each other.
-Get people to learn it in community practices, in community centres or other places.
-Publish the video choreography on the web (youtube or other…)
-Partner with schools, community centres and organizations to get more participants.
-Think about the music! Where does it comes from? Is it representative of your local culture? Hire a local DJ to build a mix or to compose something.
-Ask your participants to be aware of what they wear. Big brands on t-shirts is free publicity for corporations. Flash Mobs are photographic events and it will be posted on the web!
-Make sure participants are aware that they might appear on the web! It is an extension of the public space.

Tagged: FLASH MOB

New Flash Mob Workshop on March 6!

foolishoperations — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:14:19 +0000

The next “Host a City Happening” Flash Mob event is on March 6!

We will learn and practice the choreography at Kitsilano Community Centre from 10 am to noon and then perform it twice during the afternoon.

Workshop: 10 am to noon
Performance: between 2 and 6 pm (2 times) 4 minutes in length

ALL AGES WELCOMED, (6yrs+ recommended) LOADS OF FUN!

- 2690 Larch Street, Vancouver. Map

Participants are encouraged to continue being part of the Flash Mob performed on the additional dates below. More information on this will be given at the workshop. Bring a water bottle, comfortable clothing and shoes. Leave your valuables at home.

Please forward to your contacts!

-Additional Dates: Sunday March 21 at Kilarney Community Centre (Workshop on March 14).

Tagged: FLASH MOB

The Sunset Community Centre Dance Flash Mob!

foolishoperations — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:03:05 +0000

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Dance Flash Mobs during the Olympics in Vancouver and Dance Marathon

foolishoperations — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:07:44 +0000

There is a few flash mobs happening in town during the olympics:

-This one, click here to register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NZ55NYK

-This other one called Dancing in the Streets. I could not find out who is producing this one. Click here to learn the dance: http://vimeo.com/8822567

-And the ones by Foolish Operations: http://foolishoperations.com/2010-operation-flash-mob/

Also, this event is not to miss, it is a dance marathon!
http://www.straight.com/article-284427/vancouver/lets-dance-till-we-drop

Tagged: FLASH MOB

Come be part of a flash mob.

foolishoperations — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:07:03 +0000

A COMMUNITY OLYMPIC EVENT AT SUNSET, KITSILANO AND KILARNEY COMMUNITY CENTRES.

A flash mob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, and then quickly disperse. An example is when 200 people flooded the lobby and mezzanine of the Hyatt hotel in synchronized applause for about 15 seconds. Check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq6b9bMBXpg

Artist: Julie Lebel is seeking a group of committed people to create a FLASH MOB to be performed at Sunset Community Centre on Saturday, Feb. 6 during a Community Olympic Event called Host a City Happening.

Time commitment:

Sunday, Jan 31 1:30-4:45 PM workshop

Saturday, Feb. 6 warm up 10:00-12:00PM

Performance 2:00-6:00 PM (two times) 8 minutes (max) in length

ALL AGES WELCOMED, LOADS OF FUN!

Please register at Sunset Community Centre: (FREE) 604-718-6505

Sunset Community Centre 6810 Main Street

Participants are encouraged to continue being part of the Flash Mob performed on the additional dates below. More information on this will be given at the workshop on January 31. Bring a water bottle, comfortable clothing and shoes. Please forward to your contacts!

-Additional Dates: Saturday March 6 2010 at Kitsilano Community Centre and Sunday March 21 at Kilarney Community Centre.

Tagged: FLASH MOB

Mobile Clubbing / Silent Rave Nov 19 2009

foolishoperations — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:58:31 +0000

There is a Mobile Clubbing session/ Silent Rave happening soon!

Date: Thurs: Nov 19 from 12:30 to 1 pm

Place: Capilano University: North Vancouver Campus
Take the 239 bus from the seabus and get off at the final stop on Purcell Way walk down cascade street to Birch Building and dance dance dance!

Tagged: Mobile Clubbing in Vancouver

DanceDemoCamp Application Kit: October 18 2009

foolishoperations — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:37:12 +0000

The next edition of DanceDemoCamp happens on October 18th, 2009, at the Dance Centre in Vancouver. Participant artists need to be available from 12pm(noon) to 4:45 pm.
Deadline for applications: Tues., October 13th, 4pm.
Honorarium: $50 will be paid to chosen participants.
Please note: We are also looking for volunteers to witness, document, set up and take down.
Please download application kit here in .doc or .pdf:
www.ensembleindependant.org/dancedemocamp/DDC_Application_Kit_Oct09.doc
www.ensembleindependant.org/dancedemocamp/DDC_Application_Kit_Oct09.pdf

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DanceDemoCamp Sept. 19, 2009 Application Kit!

foolishoperations — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:09:48 +0000

The next DanceDemoCamp is scheduled to happen on September 19 2009 from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm at the Scotia Bank Dance Centre.
Download the application kit here in word or pdf format.

FOOLISH OPERATIONS seeks dance artists to act as consultants as well as participants in the development of the DanceDemoCamp project. Participant artists need to be available from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm on September 19, 2009, at the Dance Centre in Vancouver
Deadline for applications: Wednesday, September 9th, 4pm
Honorarium: $50 will be paid to chosen participants.
Please note: We are also looking for volunteers to witness, document, set up and take down. The public is invited to witness the work in progress from 1:30 to 2:00 pm at the Scotia Bank Dance Centre.

Application Kit in PDF

Application Kit in Word

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DanceDemoCamp Video

foolishoperations — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:07:16 +0000

A record of the frist DanceDemoCamp, a peer led dance un-conference.

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2009 International Dance Day and DanceDemoCamp comments by Freya!

foolishoperations — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:52:14 +0000

Hi Julie Lebel,

Je m’excuse du retard; j’espere que ce sera toujours utile.

We were able to catch a glimpse of Karen Jamieson choreographing an intense piece with three dancers. Two moved mechanically, intent on their jagged, artificial, routine movements through life, without any sense of their own feelings or those around them. A third moved through their indifference, exploding with the need to feel and communicate that the others deny him.

Then the Dance Demo Camp of Julie Lebel and Miriam Calvin really gave us an insight into the dance community, and an exciting sense of the possibilities there for our own participation as an audience. Both pieces seemed to benefit from the fact that only two hours had been spent in preparation, as there was a fresh sense of communication between the dancers, which invited the audience to approach the pieces actively, not passively, as part of the work in progress. The first piece wove several threads together:

brief verbal interchange which was casual and friendly in character; precise, repetitive gestures which were mimicked between the dancers; and the choreography of movement which introduced a natural rhythm of coming and going into the scenes. During question period the audience admitted having felt (and succumbed!) to the urge to mimic the infectious gestures, shrugging a shoulder here, scraping a foot there, drawn into the mood of intimacy which evokes such mirroring gestures. The second piece was composed of stark, imposing body lines, body-sculptures which did not seem to lay claim to any emotion, and consequently broke any story-line one might attempt to construe. We learned in question period that this was a barely choreographed sequence of poses mirroring photos of dance which had been selected for this purpose. The photos elected for the dance were a result of both deliberate choice and arbitrary selection. The choreographer’s intention was to introduce further scope into this selection process by creating a kind of chain-mail of dance photos, which would be taken up by the next set of dancers across Canada.

Julie, a bientot, j’espere bien!

Freya

Then the Dance Demo Camp of Julie Lebel and Miriam Colvin really gave us an insight into the dance community, and an exciting sense of the possibilities there for our own participation as an audience. Both pieces seemed to benefit from the fact that only two hours had been spent in preparation, as there was a fresh sense of communication between the dancers, which invited the audience to approach the pieces actively, not passively, as part of the work in progress. The first piece wove several threads together: brief verbal interchange which was casual and friendly in character; precise, repetitive gestures which were mimicked between the dancers; and the choreography of movement which introduced a natural rhythm of coming and going into the scenes. During question period the audience admitted having felt (and succumbed!) to the urge to mimic the infectious gestures, shrugging a shoulder here, scraping a foot there, drawn into the mood of intimacy which evokes such mirroring gestures. The second piece was composed of stark, imposing body lines, body-sculptures which did not seem to lay claim to any emotion, and consequently broke any story-line one might attempt to construe. We learned in question period that this was a barely choreographed sequence of poses mirroring photos of dance which had been selected for this purpose. The photos elected for the dance were a result of both deliberate choice and arbitrary selection. The choreographer’s intention was to introduce further scope into this selection process by creating a kind of chain-mail of dance photos, which would be taken up by the next set of dancers across Canada.

Tagged: DanceDemoCamp