Stephanie Schober initiates her own research and she has been invited to join projects, which were directed by other artists or curators. Read about Stephanie Schober's various projects on her blog and follow her current process of creating a new work here.
Examples of past projects:
Blank Canvas 2010 at Firkin Crane in Cork
Stephanie Schober spent a week in the studio with dancer Louise Tanoto. She borrowed structures from American composer Tom Johnson to explore their movement and relationship. Read more about Firkin Crane
on www.firkincrane.ie
Choreosound 2009 in Gothenburg
Swedish choreographer Marika Hedemyr invited choreographers, composers, dancers and musicians to this forum and artistic lab that focuses on the process of composing contemporary dance and music. It was a week designed to explore and develop the collaboration between choreographers and composers/music and dance, and to expand the knowledge and experience on related issues. Read more on www.choreosound.se
Choreodrome at The Place 2009
Writer Donald Hutera invited Stephanie Schober to contribute to his research into 'finger dances'. Collecting materials from many people including members of the Company of Elders at Sadlers Wells, children, dancers, choreographers and artists working in other media, his intention was to explore the possibilities arising from hand movements with a mindset of demystifying dance. Outcomes were presented at Touch Wood at The Place. Read more on www.theplace.webbler.co.uk
Weave at London Metropolitan University 2009
Thomas Kampe invited Stephanie Schober to join a group of choreographers and somatic practitioners to research into links between the Feldenkrais method and the process of creating dance. Each day began with a Feldenkrais session led by Victoria Worsley, Colin Poole, Thomas Kampe and Simonetta Alessandri, then everyone continued to work by themselves on their choreography in the afternoon. The intention was to explore how Feldenkrais can prepare for and support each artist's creative activity, whether it is by opening up the body, focussing the mind, getting in touch with emotions around the process, or in any other ways. Other participants included Rahel Vonmos, Lizzy Lequesne, Karin Fischer-Potsik, Alenka Herman, Adi Lehrer, Katsura Isobe and Simonetta Allessandri. The outcomes were published in an article written by Thomas Kampe for the online journal Perfformio.
Film Project 2009
Stephanie Schober started a collaborating with Margaret Williams, looking at ways of filming her work in locations other than the theatre stage. A short film of "The Accompanists" was created, which was screened on the BBC Screen at Walthamstow Central Station as part of the Pick & Mix Festival. Margaret Williams is an established filmmaker who currently holds a fellowship with South East Dance to focus on her research, for more information about Margaret go to http://mjwproductions.com
Photo Documentary 2008 - 09
Stephanie Schober & Dance Company are collaborating with photographer Nuno Santos to document the performances of "between sound and silence". To see Nuno's pictures go to www.nunosantos.co.uk
French Photographer Norbert Dutranoy is creating a documentary of Liverpool to develop his ongoing investigation into how to capture movement, people, emotions in different landscapes. As part of this project he documented Stephanie Schober & Dance Company, more on www.dutranoynorbert.canalblog.com
Writing on the Body, Writing on the Page 2006-07
- A project for those curious about the process of composition.
In summer 2006 writer Dick McCaw invited a number of playwrights and choreographers to an informal conversation at the Royal Court Theatre. The aim was to discover how they describe their own creative process in their own words and where the conversations establish common ground. In a second stage in autumn 2007 each choreographer paired up with a playwright in a workshop at The Jerwood Space. The intention was to extend the initial meeting points found in the conversation into a practical exploration. Stephanie Schober collaborated with John Donnelly and dancers Elisabetta d'Aloia and Keir Patrick. Dick McCaw documented the process with the intention to share the artist's discoveries with a wider group of people. To read the transcripts of the conversations and practical workshops go to www.bodiesofknowledge.org
Exploratorium 2006
Curated by Dance Northwest in summer 2006, a group of choreographers came to Liverpool to direct their independent research. Stephanie Schober collaborated with dancers Lily Dettmer and Belinda Grantham to explore new ideas for combining life voice and movement. Choreographers Marc Whitlaw, Lois Taylor and Jacqueline Mc Gormick mentored her.
Dance Lines at the Royal Opera House 2006
Dance Lines is a two week long lab to create new opportunities for dancers and choreographers to work together. In 2006 Choreographers Saju Hari, Mickaela Polley, Frederik Opuku and Stephanie Schober collaborated with a group of 15 dancers to produce a short choreographic sketch that investigates their responses to contemporary classical music. The project is directed by choreographer Kim Brandstrup.
Choreodrome at The Place 2005 - 01
Choreodrome is a regular initiative by The Place to support choreographers in directing their independent research. In 2005, Stephanie Schober worked with dancer Katsura Isobe and composer John-Marc Gowans, exploring new ideas for their collaboration between music and choreography. She also participated as a dancer in Jonathan Burrows' and Matteo Fargion's research. Her past Choreodrome projects (2001 -2003) included dancers Laura Anderson, Claire Godsmark, Katsura Isobe, Mayumi Miyaki, Hiroko Nakagawa, Patricia Okenwa, Kira Riiikonen, Ruth Voon and Patricia Woltmann, composer Nick Parkin and lighting designer Estelle Rickelton.
Royal Designers for Industry Summer School 2004
In 2004 this yearly project was directed by designer Julian Brown, who brought together 31 young designers specializing in product design, industrial design, architecture, graphic design, theatre design and fashion design, 8 established designers who are part of the faculty of Royal Designers for Industry, and 6 artists who work in the different media of dance, music and science to discuss ideas and possible meeting points.
Inter-Practice Lab at Laban 2004
This project was curated by Scott de Lahunta , who invited a group of dance artists to join this intensive research in choreographing relations between bodies, spaces, and electronic and digital media materials. A non-specialist approach to the media tools was key to the aims. This workshop began from the simple use of live video camera, performer and video monitor and evolved to integrate projectors, real time and pre-recorded media content, multiple images on stage and the software tools Isadora and Eyesweb. The lab was facilitated by New York/ Amsterdam based choreographer Susan Rethorst, New York based dance and media artists Dawn Stoppiello and Mark Coniglio (Troikaranch) and artist/ engineer Zachary Lieberman.
Chisenhale Artist Project - Shifting View 2004
Stephanie Schober collaborated with dancers David Minchin and Hallvord Steen in her studio based and site specific research. In the studio material was drawn from observing ordinary unselfconscious movements and developed through the dancers' individual interpretations. These fragments were then performed and filmed in a variety of public spaces. The aim of the research was to layer the devised material with the spontaneous happenings, to capture the combination of these contrasting elements through the camera and to create new meaning. Trang Le documented the project on video, which was presented as an installation at Chisenhale Dance Space.
Choreographer/ Composer Exchange at the Royal Festival Hall 2003
Directed by Lisa Torun and Derek Nisbett in 2003, a group of choreographers and composers come together in this intensive project for practical work and discussion with the aim to nurture new ideas and partnerships.
Chisenhale Artist Project - Collaborations 2002
In 2002 Stephanie Schober collaborated with sculptor Anne Wieselgren, the video-artist/ photographer Melanie Rozencwajg and dancers Bonita Chan and Ruth Voon in this week-long research project. The artists were looking at the body in different locations. They chose Home as a place for inspiration to collect images of the body in motion. The cross-art exhibition at Chisenhale Dance Space presented some of the outcome of the project.
Hothouse at The Place 2001
Choreographers Hanna Gillgren, Robert Hylton and Stephanie Schober took part in Hothouse in 2001. The workshop was a chance to examine their creative process under the mentorship of Jonathan Burrows. The project involved dancers Katsura Isobe, Pia Nordin, and Ruth Voon.
For all enquiries about research and development work email info@stephanieschober.co.uk
