HOPSCOTCH
is an artistic framework.
Hopscotch is
formed by a collective of international
artists, who draw their experience from different backgrounds: dance, drama,
music, photography and visual arts.
Hopscotch was born in order to support
the individual artistic processes of its members, nurturing the processes in
all the stages of creation and production, providing a safe and committed
space.
Hopscotch operates through diverse
projects that enable artistic freedom, artistic excellence, and artistic
flexibility.
Hopscotch believes in the necessity to
organize a mobile network and an accessible space of engagement for artists
inside and outside the collective.
Hopscotch aims to shape a tangible and
empowered artistic community that learns and
develops understanding its diverse artistic pathways and promoting
dialogue and interaction.
WHAT WE DO
HOPSCOTCH’s
programme of work can be divided in three main areas
1. Artistic platforms: 'Trip the Light Fantastic Toe'
2. Performances: Jose
Vidal & Company
3. Artistic Interventions,
Installations, Videos & Documentation
ARTISTIC PLATFORMS
Since 2006 Hopscotch organises the
monthly platform
‘Trip The Light Fantastic Toe’, which
is:
— A TOOL
to network with other artists
— A NIGHT
of improvisation, rough-cuts and short-pieces
— A STRATEGY
to build a strong and tangible artistic community
— An informal OPPORTUNITY
to experiment in a safe environment
and
receive feedback from an audience
— A WAY
to develop an audience
— UNCONVENTIONAL:
it takes place in alternative theatrical spaces
such as warehouses, art galleries, barns, music festivals and clubs
such as warehouses, art galleries, barns, music festivals and clubs
— FUN:
It always involves live music and after-show parties
PERFORMANCES: JOSE VIDAL & COMPANY
Hopscotch has supported the vision of Choreographer Jose Vidal since 2006. Jose Vidal & Company has developed an
idiosyncratic language that uses a specific mutable choreographic system and a
multidisciplinary approach to explore different concepts within the creative
process.
In all the creations, the work has
investigated a particular relationship between movement, bodies
and space, using patterns of movement, images and a cinematic
approach to develop choreographic structures and compositions.
The creative process has enabled Hopscotch to play with different ideas
such as:
— Fragmented
timelines
— Intricate
mathematical pathways
— Spatial
compositions perceived from different points of view
— Mass of bodies
understood as indivisible organisms
— Use of lighting
to cinematically frame the events of the choreography
Some of the work has purposefully been
created in order to be performed
site-specifically in a variety of public spaces such as museums,
art galleries,
warehouses
and public squares.
