In the frame of Body Dialogues, Anneleen worked with interdisciplinary artist and choreographer Mar* Szydlowska, who documented the creation process of Blue Moon Spring at different times between February and October 2023. By means of video, photography, interviews, transcriptions of conversations, and drawing, Mar* followed moments of the creation, linking them like dots that can form constellations. The documentation doesn’t focus on the thematics of the piece itself, but on the creative process, the roles of the collaborators, the spaces they work in, and other peripheral elements. The creation of Blue Moon Spring and the documentation in relation to the piece were independent, parallel projects that kept intersecting and nourishing each other. Mar* and Anneleen now continue dialoguing about ways in which this kind of documentation can be shared; documentation that is not concerned with preservation or education, but rather reveals the complexity of a process, the values and practices of its temporary community, and the impact of the work that goes beyond the finished performance.
Credits
Dialogue partners Anneleen Keppens and Mar* Szydlowska
With the support of the Flemish Government