Today I invested time with each dancer individually, working on a new movement task I had set. And this worked out really well! For me it broke down the language barrier, they are beginning to understand how I like to move and have begun to incorporate that into their tasks and improve (the magic of collaborative language!) which is great, because the faster we get through this learning and understanding of each other, the sooner I can get onto developing the game.
This brings me to another point.
I have already received some feedback on my program notes (excellent!) and I now realise that I wasn’t clear enough in my second paragraph. It appeared that I assumed that Theory of Mind is just anticipating other person’s thoughts, but it’s not. It’s also about empathy, or understanding (in theory) the state of mind of another person, including beliefs, desires, emotions, ect.
So as I only have 10 minutes. So my aim is (I think) this:
“My dancers and I have been investigating one aspect of this theory, the ability to anticipate. Just like a game of poker, chess or rock paper scissors, the dancers anticipate each other’s thoughts within a tactical game of movement, by strategizing, calculating, manipulating and manoeuvring themselves to stay one step ahead of the others.”
On a lighter note went for a ride this morning to Chengcing Lake and was invited for tea by John and his very lovely friends out on what I think is called a pontoon?
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| Right Me, John, then i can't say who is who, but the lady with the hat made all the yummy food and the lady with the glasses is a tango dancer. |
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| 2011-IYCP Poster |
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