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(2009)
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last comment posted on Thu, 16 Apr 2009, 12:00am PDT
Contributor: various
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different ways to walk - different walking activities - feel free to contribute
Keywords: movement, dance, walking
Score / Notes
feel free to add your own walking activities to this page... trying to compile many different ways and ideas to walk...
(you can login using moveitbuddy, then edit this field, and add your idea to the bottom)
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Logarithmic Walking
walk around the room at normal speed.
at a certain point, begin walking half-speed.
then, at another point, begin walking at half of this speed.
and then again, at half the current speed.
do this several times over until you come to the brink of stillness,
but never quite reaching stillness, and always (even if barely) remaining in motion.
- ao
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Signs / Sounding
while walking, observe the signs you pass that have text.
as you pass these signs, vocalize them (read aloud, sung, or sounded).
use the size of the text on each sign to indicate the loudness, or general manner, of your sounding (for example, very small might mean a whisper; gigantic lettering might mean a scream or loud tone).
disregard the font-style of the text - just stick to dynamics.
feel free to stretch the words, break them into syllables, etc.
- ao
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Walking / Reading
while walking, read aloud, or recite from memory, (at a consistent pace) a text or conversation or some other verbal set of phrases. change the direction of your walking with the end of each phrase. each turn should be less than or equal to (but more than) 90-degrees.
- ao
the result of experiences while performing related activities with, and under the direction of, Hana van der Kolk
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landmark walk
walk in the direction of various sounds, scents, movement, etc.
for example: take a tour of the barking dogs in your neighborhood - wait to move until you hear one yapping, and change direction as soon as you hear another... or take a tour of your neighborhood scents - hamburgers grilled, laundry, flowers/foliage, etc, turning in the direction of each new scent.
and so forth.
feel free to mix and match; to pause; to do it quickly; for 10 minutes, or several hours; alone, or with a partner, or with a group.
-ao
the result of experiences while performing a related dérive with, and under the direction of, Lailye Weidman
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grow a garden
grow a garden from the clippings you gather while walking around a/your neighborhood
-ao
the result of experiences while performing a related dérive with, and under the direction of, Lailye Weidman
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step on every crack
- ao
the result of experiences while performing a related dérive with, and under the direction of, Lailye Weidman
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walk around silently locating and observing plants and objects that look kind of like animals
-ao
the result of experiences while performing a related dérive with, and under the direction of, Lailye Weidman
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step on every shadow
variant: while moving, only step on shadows
-ao
the result of experiences while performing a related dérive with, and under the direction of, Lailye Weidman
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shadow tracing
while in the shadows of some large object, move towards the edge of the shadow, where the light begins, and use parts of your body to trace these edges. explore the zone where your body begins to cross this threshold, casting its own shadows along this edge, but then retreating.
-ao
the result of experiences while performing a related dérive with, and under the direction of, Lailye Weidman
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blocked views
with a partner: one partner walks or moves about, aimlessly, perhaps performing a dérive. the other partner meanwhile moves so that there is always some minor object (a tree, a post, another person) blocking their view of their partner.
-ao
the result of experiences while performing a related dérive with, and under the direction of, Lailye Weidman
. . .
color walk
with every step
state the color of the surface you're currently stepping on
-ao
the result of experiences while performing a related dérive with, and under the direction of, Lailye Weidman
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portals
a walk led by locating nearby "portals" – thresholds you're capable of crossing and passing through
-ao
the result of experiences while performing a related dérive with, and under the direction of, Lailye Weidman
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respectfully make yourself at home
-lailye, jimi, kim & ao
the result of experiences while performing a related dérive with, and under the direction of, Lailye Weidman
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while on a group walk
excuse yourself from the group
-ao
the result of experiences while performing a related dérive with, and under the direction of, Lailye Weidman
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move where there's stillness
-ao
the result of experiences while performing a related dérive with, and under the direction of, Lailye Weidman
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take a picture [from where he's standing] of what he's taking.
take a picture [from where she's standing] of what she's taking.
repeat.
–ao
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some walking scores from this site:
. Three Films About Walking, G Douglas Barrett
. Alternative Piece (Belfast 2008), Francesco Gagliardi
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