Bits of Bobs Life

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73258469532284155102011-04-22T07:08:09.882+02:00Bits of Bobs LifeDiary of the production, also a repository for random thoughts, links and images!Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-76645712446073338332008-04-28T09:32:00.003+02:002008-04-28T09:50:03.996+02:00Kiddofspeed

Got to talking with Peter the other day about Chernobyl remembering a photo account of a girl riding a fast motorcycle through the radioactive wastelands around the area and thought it relates to our theme.Don't miss the fact that story is several pages long (the Next page link is a bit obscure halfway down the page on the right)http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.htmlEspecially this image:http:/

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-42220692686596721812008-04-25T10:01:00.002+02:002008-04-25T10:12:09.698+02:00

Sorry to have left you.This period at Potsdam Fabriek is pretty intense hence no Blog postings for a while. Bits of Bobs Life is really coming together! We will try to take some photos to post tonight. This last week we have been running the piece every day, every day changing, adjusting, replacing, erasing, reconstructing...so amazing how a piece can suddenly take form. Last nights run through

gemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572493575453933535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-64338495437139891442008-04-14T12:13:00.000+02:002008-04-14T12:14:17.703+02:00

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-3575466498458358802008-04-14T12:06:00.001+02:002008-04-14T12:13:04.978+02:00

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-20619363632630666222008-04-06T15:20:00.003+02:002008-04-06T15:32:28.052+02:00Dusseldorf

It has been a while since the last post. Since last the group has moved on to Tanzhaus, Dussldorf www.tanzhaus-nrw.de/ where we are in residency for two weeks with a work in progress showing at the end of the residency (Saturday 12th). Much progress has been made in the last week with the setting of material, always very tedious!, but we're getting there! Blurred memory is looking beautiful!

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-25916100131091130742008-03-24T16:38:00.001+01:002008-03-24T16:44:17.018+01:00Stroke of insight

Fascinating story from the inside of experiencing a stroke:http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/229Peder

gemmanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-48341764687251279752008-03-22T09:33:00.003+01:002008-03-22T09:44:42.279+01:00

These are a couple of rehearsal photos. We have not been in the studio this week, back to the attack on Monday.

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-47753002823057642802008-03-13T08:27:00.004+01:002008-03-15T00:26:05.328+01:00possessed

I found this link on Tim Etchells site http://www.vimeo.com/603058 It is a film by Martin Hampton called Possessed, a film about hoarders and their addiction to their posssions ...I was intregued by the woman (i think it's the third story) who sees her hoarding as a kind of time capsule. It is very touching, very sad and yet so beautiful. G

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-43790835949637758632008-03-13T08:03:00.004+01:002008-03-13T08:26:55.524+01:00now and the wolf

Philippe and I wrote a text for the Present Table...misunderstandings and misinterpretations occuring constantly... there are always problems with the now...based on the now and the fact that by the time you've said it the now has already become the past! now is now but it's heading towards the future....Vinny (Vincent) is the wolf! The wolf is a little homage to my childhood (i had an imaginary

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-12520070512697205842008-03-10T20:24:00.004+01:002008-03-10T20:44:14.712+01:00After the weekend

Super day today...going from the 'Past Bed' to an adaptation of Caroline's tunnel into ...?We've been trying a few different 'transitions' in the last few days...So exiting to start to see all the different elements and 'sections' we've been working on morphing into one another... Thought processes, images and our logic actually starting to take form, so thrilling to see!! 'Superimposed Apartment

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-81790374213310488622008-03-10T07:46:00.006+01:002008-03-10T20:43:49.171+01:00struggles

We have been in residency at Piano Fabriek http://www.depianofabriek.vgc.be in Brussels for the last week now and will be here until 28th March with a weeks break in between. It is always a bit unsettling to keep changing residency venues like this. We had a very good Friday to finish off the week but it had been a tough one! ...Struggles, trying, failing, trying again...tedious... and general

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-83018596594344087532008-03-06T08:20:00.002+01:002008-03-06T08:22:59.246+01:00bits of bobs life

The balance of home is precarious. The search for this place is a process of construction, de-construction and re-construction. Whether rooted or up-rooted our origins remain with us. The up-rooted with clumps of the motherland dangling beneath, finding nourishment here and there along the journey and all the while subconsciously searching for that place to call home again. This place is a

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-47026081502626310082008-03-01T08:11:00.004+01:002008-03-10T08:08:26.417+01:00BUDA-KORTRIJK

We have just finished a very intense week at BUDA in Kortrijk http://www.budakortrijk.be where we have had a new prototype of the set to play with. Nadine Grallinger (costume) also joined us with two big bags of clothes to try out...what fun! Pedar Lindbom (light) was with us for the last three days watching rehearsals too! All aspects moving forward. Vincent and Anuschka working on a wonderful

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-65354849257208916742008-03-01T00:58:00.002+01:002008-03-01T01:00:50.437+01:00Going public!

Just came back from three intensive and fun days! It's great to meet everyone and see a little of the work. Really inspiring!Just want to let everyone know that the blog has now gone public!Welcome world!Peder

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-87779568632681239062008-02-21T11:38:00.002+01:002008-02-21T11:39:19.300+01:00moving/living bed

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-2563893449634272482008-02-21T10:58:00.000+01:002008-02-21T11:37:22.827+01:00

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-9472450041299544872008-02-20T15:55:00.004+01:002008-02-20T16:07:10.498+01:00time machine

Here is an images of the set. There are many possibilities from it being an abstract landscape to shelters, dens, abstract 'organic' forms, furniture, beds, floors, walls, ceilings, roofs... This is a time machine! Working on past present & future. I belonged-I belong- I will belong...I was- I am- I will be... I remembered-I remember-I will remember!

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-79209365408540641052008-02-19T23:52:00.002+01:002008-02-19T23:53:51.949+01:00

working on getting images of the set to you...tomorrow for sure. Also hoping to get somw moving images posted within the next couple of days.Gemma x

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-58700751296806188212008-02-16T11:59:00.002+01:002008-02-16T12:04:54.758+01:00Tree Hugger

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/casulo_an_entir.phpPeder

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-50531940506678567022008-02-12T01:09:00.000+01:002008-02-12T01:14:11.624+01:00Just letting you know!

Gemma!It's great for me to be able to follow along like this! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and inspirations! Looking forward to seeing more from the day to day stuff -how the set is coming along and how you work the space.Peder

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-61407059634643409152008-02-08T19:13:00.001+01:002008-03-01T08:43:20.452+01:00tree mania!

Check out this for trees too!...beautiful, what an idea!:http://everyoneforever.com/content/2007-09-12/tree/...and this is absolutly insane!!! can you believe it!: http://everyoneforever.com/content/2006-11-13/prada_firewood/G x

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-76200742030464246272008-02-08T19:02:00.000+01:002008-02-08T19:04:46.186+01:00being a tree continued...

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-5785328261336726102008-02-08T18:56:00.000+01:002008-02-08T19:02:22.678+01:00Being a tree

Here are the pics guys...think about it over the weekend.G x

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-3676330859666974082008-02-08T18:49:00.000+01:002008-02-08T18:56:09.372+01:002 down

That's 2 weeks down already! it's going so fast. Today we have been working with home as an extension of the body..using some of these images for inspirationG x

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-12246991057921949132008-02-06T15:36:00.000+01:002008-02-06T15:43:42.930+01:00brick, body, branch, bed, border

Have been working on the tongue twisting "brick, body, branch, bed, border"...some wonderful ideas and images coming out provoking thoughs on BALANCE and THE HOME AS AN EXTENSION OF THE BODY. We'll try to get some more images posted soon!Gem x

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-45084039636266131942008-02-04T21:07:00.000+01:002008-02-04T21:24:01.973+01:00

Hi All,After a wonderful weekend in the English countryside visiting my friend Barny (see pics!) and my folks with Caroline, Vincent & Anuschka...we are back in Newcastle in the theatre space. We have spent today playing with possibilities with our new prototype set instillation! ...Imporos on PAst,Present,Future...portrait, caption, perfection (so creating perspective time tunnel with the wooden

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-58089955654951583942008-02-04T20:40:00.001+01:002008-02-04T20:44:23.831+01:00Dance city Newcastle

Pictures of the theater in Dance city Newcastle.Philippe

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-23955503522789698632008-02-04T20:03:00.000+01:002008-02-04T20:28:51.564+01:00Second Monday in Newcastle

Dear AllWe began our second week where we finally received the prototype of the installation. We took pictures don't below today and tried different ideas to create dens. It is good to also have Tracy with us as well.

Philippenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-54021147982997441302008-02-01T18:54:00.000+01:002008-02-01T19:04:05.742+01:00After the first week

Dear allFirst week in Newcastle was rich on information concerning the performers. good to finally have started and see where we are. We have tried a lot of ideas but we still don't have some of the prototype of the installation but we are expecting it on Monday. We will move to the theater space on Monday as well and we are expecting Tracy (Our last performer) to arrive on that day.We will send

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-89662028049817462352008-01-31T23:20:00.000+01:002008-01-31T23:22:07.588+01:00Off Topic...

...as the title says. An amazing tool to browse the web for pictures. Seems to work better on Firefox than Safari on my Mac.http://www.piclens.com/site/firefox/tutorial_pl_ff_16.php#Peder

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-17584554018002814022008-01-24T12:36:00.000+01:002008-01-24T12:38:34.524+01:00Todays morning paper

Found this in the morning paper:Peder

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-91556261835975813782008-01-22T23:35:00.001+01:002008-01-22T23:39:15.269+01:00Shaker inspiration

Shaker homes with their typical functionalistic peg rails for storing chairs and other stuff.More pictures at:http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=shaker+architecture

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-52265861123336513592008-01-22T00:40:00.000+01:002008-01-22T00:42:54.749+01:00Norrlandsoperan Technical drawings

Can be downloaded from here in various formats:http://www.scenrum.nu/frm_lokal_info.asp?niva=lokal&lanid=24&lannamn=V%E4sterbottensl%E4n&kommunid=80&Kommunnamn=Ume%E5&spelplats=Ume%E5&lokalid=2480110&lokalnamn=Norrlandsoperan,%20Black%20Box&valt=RitnPeder

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-84120751102510660452008-01-22T00:39:00.000+01:002008-01-22T00:40:42.029+01:00Potsdam Technical info

Can be downloaded from here:http://www.fabrikpotsdam.de/downloads/fabrik_equipment.pdfhttp://www.fabrikpotsdam.de/downloads/fabrik_stage_top.pdfhttp://www.fabrikpotsdam.de/downloads/fabrik_stage_side.pdfPeder

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-47131637477347875662008-01-22T00:32:00.001+01:002008-01-22T00:38:30.653+01:00Images from Potsdam

And some images from Potsdam. Looks like the walls are white, no?Peder

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-6654020833268028022008-01-22T00:13:00.000+01:002008-01-22T00:19:11.756+01:00Pictures from Norrlandsoperan

Here are some pictures of the stage at Norrlandsoperan:Peder

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-42535542591428369982008-01-20T15:22:00.000+01:002008-01-20T15:36:51.873+01:00now i got there

yeah the thank you was from me before...seemed to go through Pedar's account..ummm, 1st time blogging! Gem x

gemmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-77479642706583945842008-01-20T14:39:00.000+01:002008-01-20T14:36:16.858+01:00Thank you all!

A huge thank you to all for the meeting this weekend. A fantastic couple of days. A great bunch of people, a great bunch of minds, a super atmosphere for creation...here's to that it may continue.Gx

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-78976894794930641532008-01-20T11:01:00.000+01:002008-01-20T11:05:41.279+01:00production reminder

Also here a short reminder that the schedule of the rehearsal period can be found online on www.campai.be/ftp/schedulebits.xls.In the left top corner opf the pages you find the date it was updated.In the tabs with the names of the venue or places you find the flights schedules.In any case, you will receive a complete touring plan by email always roughly a week before departure.Any doubs you can

Brunohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11508263132332270589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-31445828193466520702008-01-20T09:16:00.000+01:002008-01-22T07:49:24.058+01:00Artspiration

During the meetings I came to think of a pair of video artists - Teresa Hubbard & Alexander Birchler - I saw in the "Sammlung Goetz" in Munich that inspired me. I think their work relates to our theme, no?The pieces consist of video loops. I especially liked:http://www.hubbardbirchler.net/works/singlewide/and also this one:http://www.hubbardbirchler.net/works/eight/#Click the videolink to see an

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-25544899551477625602008-01-20T01:07:00.000+01:002008-01-21T00:00:43.051+01:00Seen and not seen

Something that came to mind thinking about the body as home. The video is by some unknown person but the song is by Talking Heads, from the record Remain in light.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhC5ddARcEoPeder

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-8617524406049851192008-01-20T00:14:00.000+01:002008-01-20T01:29:05.683+01:00Posting to the blog!

If you want you can post to this blog by sending a mail to:topdowg.bitsofbob@blogger.comThe subject of the mail will be the title of the post. You can even include attached images that will appear in the blogpost!Peder

Pederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05303736378178732404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-22421551299747383642008-01-20T00:05:00.001+01:002008-01-20T00:12:33.461+01:00

something about home i thought of when gemma mentioned pajama's.. not this particular clip, but saturday night used to run this skit regularly, big little girl at home. this is the only one i can find so far! cheers to you all! youtube.com/watch?v=qiHyYEcMlH4

Peter!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05681668375051921516noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325846953228415510.post-32320654210145965462008-01-19T23:46:00.000+01:002008-01-19T23:48:18.793+01:00Welcome!

Hello World!This blog is intended for the private use of the production.Peder

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