I know i’m waaay behind on here but i’ve got a few things to share now and a few things coming up! Okay so back in April I worked for Solène Guichard of Thaliiâ Films on a music video for a French DJ. However that didn’t come about in the end (thats the way of the industry) a…
Author: Abbie Madden
Glowing in the dark
Today I got to rock out in another music video. This time for a French DJ (I don’t know anymore yet, we didn’t have the song to dance to today) Filmed by Thaliiâ. Behind Thaliiâ is the talented and ever professional Solène Guichard. We were holed up in the dark at the Spectrum Centre North Belfast…
Making shapes and shadows
To kick off the blog, here is the first of many awesome things i’ve done this year. Waaay back in January (which already seems like ages ago. Scary) myself and fellow dancer Neil Hainsworth were asked to dance for newly formed band Beauty Sleep in their new song The Dark.It was such a fun collaboration. A laid back…
Research & Development week
Its Time! SIAP time is finally here! I’m terrified, not going to lie. Next week I get to spend a week in the studio learning, creating, tasking and working with a bunch of wonderful dancers. My SIAP is looking at how your vision affects you when dancing. I’ll hopefully be working with dancers who have are…
Blindful gets the funding
I’ve recently received a SIAP from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland to begin developing blindful. Blindful is a concept involving dance without sight. How does the able bodied dancer move when faced with the idea they’ve never seen whats around them? How does the removal of the vital sense of sight impair or enhance…