“Three pigs in a box” play and seminar “Exercise book for dance and movement” in Mediterranean Dance Centre, Svetvinčenat, 30 September i 1 October, 2017.
„Three pigs in a box“ play is using well known children stories in exploration of well known patterns of behaviour of individual. It also examinates their influence on dynamics of performing group. This show is highlighting the importance of collectiveness and beauty of creation but at the same time it questions the ways of achieving all that. This show is therefore offering a possible model within which the negative and destructive features can assemble into amazing creative mechanism: without judgement or mocking. Story about piggies can route the children’ attention from imaginary world to real world, communicating very easily with well known problems and qualities: from laziness, destruction, clumsiness and non-discipline forward to acceptance, unity and creativity. Language used in play is easy, understandable and even to the smallest kids in kindergarten, mostly it is based on movement and non verbal communication, but also includes variety of other possibilities of story telling – speech and dialogue, music, and easily described elements based on research of the box as the basic equipment used in the show.
EXERCISE BOOK for movement and dance was created by a group of theatre and dance artists and is intended to be used in different educational institutions by educators and proffesionals who work with children between the ages of 3 and 6. who have no prior knowledge of contemporary contemporary dance.
The content of the Exercise book is basic and accessible. It could be used as a source of inspiration for everyday work and play with children. Through it we want to introduce the body in a form of a medium to the educators, to inform them and educate about the movement and dance, to sensitize them for new experiences, different forms of communication and expression. The intention is to offer them a new approach to dance and movement so they could use and show those new approaches to children, and to encourage children’s creative development and interest in the art of dance.