The Thing’s We Left Unsaid
Creating a dance through the isolation period of a global pandemic was a complex and interesting project. Using technology to create movement was a huge learning experience. I used this time to challenge myself creatively, creating a pas de deux completely through zoom rehearsals. With social distancing rules in place I began to extend the work. The creation was titled ‘The Things We Left Unsaid.’ Made up of six movements the ballet shows a couple moving through life. I had these questions in my head when I was creating the work, ‘Do we every truely get to tell the person we love all our struggles? Or at the end do we regret the things we didn’t share or wish we said?
Premiere
Performed by dancers of the Royal New Zealand Ballet as part of RNZB’s ‘RAW’. This work was shown to a small intimate audience at the RNZB Dance Centre from the 1st - 4th of July 2020.
Music
Clair de Lune, Claude Debussy Breathe , Jóhann Jóhannsson Timelapse , Uno Helmersson Nocturne No.2 in E Flat Op.9 No.2 , Frédéric Chopin 847 , Christian Badzura Nocturne No. 20 en Do Dièse Mineur, Op. Posth , Frédéric Chopin/ Philippe
Dancers & Length
5 men and 9 women, 19 mins
Video credit: Jeremy Brick
Photo credit: Celia Walmaley
Choreography by Shaun James Kelly