{150} rehearsals have begun and day one and two have comprised of learning the scores devised from the new Patrwm Patagonia - a collaboration between Marc Rees and Melin Tregwynt. It's been great to see the score in action after months of imagining. The rhythm created by the six dancers, not just through their stepping, but through the score itself, is almost meditative, echoing the motion of loom as the weft and warp move through.
The pattern is a combination of the Tehuelche (the native people of Patagonia) and the Welsh approach to symmetry. As the wool moved through the loom in Melin Tregwynt the two cultures were woven together, just as they have been for the past 150 years since the Welsh landed in Patagonia. As we step the score, we become immersed within this hybridity. This vital bond that the Welsh had with the Tehuelche resonates within the structure as our steps build to reveal the motion of the pattern.
The pattern will be glimpsed within other moments of the performance, making it's presence felt and reminding us of the importance of this relationship of the Welsh and Tehuelche that enabled the Welsh to prosper in their new land.
#150patagonia
The pattern is a combination of the Tehuelche (the native people of Patagonia) and the Welsh approach to symmetry. As the wool moved through the loom in Melin Tregwynt the two cultures were woven together, just as they have been for the past 150 years since the Welsh landed in Patagonia. As we step the score, we become immersed within this hybridity. This vital bond that the Welsh had with the Tehuelche resonates within the structure as our steps build to reveal the motion of the pattern.
The pattern will be glimpsed within other moments of the performance, making it's presence felt and reminding us of the importance of this relationship of the Welsh and Tehuelche that enabled the Welsh to prosper in their new land.
#150patagonia
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