Mylan Hoezen

Mylan Hoezen
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Title

Operation

Documentation

Aaa

Close your eyes
Inhale collectively
Release through the voice
Repeat, 10 times

Anchor

Make a circle
Hold each others hands
Lean back
Breathe collectively
Close your eyes

And the forest began to sing

Make a circle
Connect the dorsals of your hands
Gaze to the front
Vocalise
Find harmony with each other

Announcer
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One performer leans forward, standing
Another performer climbs on first performer
Third performer holds a microphone
Second performer starts vocalising
Switch positions every now and then

Balancer

Inhale and exhale, deeply
Find a focus point
Stretch your left leg backwards
Go to a neutral position
Stretch your right leg backwards
Focus on breathing
Repeat action

Body weight

Form a line
First performer steps forward and lies down
Second performer steps forward and lies down on first performer
Third performer steps forward and lies down on second performer
Breathe in and out collectively

Breather

Inhale and exhale, deeply
Close your eyes
Inhale, deeply and raise your arms
Exhale, bend forward
Swing arms to front and back twice
Repeat action

Chaos walker

Walk around in the space
At every turn, inhale and lift your arms up
Exhale, put arms down
Repeat movement
Make sharp turns

Chorus for the sun

Stand together closely
Gaze into the distance
Let your mouths fall open
Find a tone
Harmonize together

Cloud chaser

Step one foot in front of the other
Let your body follow in a concentrated manner
Feel every muscle move in your body
Be aware of each other

力

Close your eyes
Bend your knees
Bring your elbow creases by the ears
Inhale, deeply
Exhale, deeply
Repeat action

Collective clap

Close your eyes
Focus on each other
Clap collectively for 30 times
Finish together
When not reached start over again

Departure

Move closely together
Breathe collectively
Grab each others hands
Find ways to make the circle dysfunctional
Lower to the floor and proceed
Rest in the uncomfortableness

Diving through waves

Stretch your arms to the left
Move your arms to the right in a circular motion
Look at your hands while moving
Find a group rhythm

Elevating

Tilt your head back
Open your mouth
Breathe deeply towards your arms
Inhale, lift your heels
Exhale, put your heels down
End when the weight becomes unbearable

Explorer
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Grab a stick and stand very close to the other performers
Walk slowly with eyes closed and sticks out
Yell when the stick touches a surface
Turn sharply and continue

Ether

Place your hands in front of your face
Move left and right arm up and down separately
Squint your eyes

Facerub

Close your eyes
Place hands on face
Slowly rub your cheeks
Slowly rub your eyes
Slowly rub your nose
Slowly rub your mouth
Slowly rub your ears
Open your eyes
Turn head to right
Stare for 20 seconds
Turn head to left
Stare for 20 seconds
Focus on breathing

Flitter

Inhale and exhale, deeply
Close your eyes
Spread your arms left to right
Stretch your hands
Move your hands up and down
Vary with speed
End when the movement becomes impossible

Gazer

Sit on your knees
Gaze to the front with a straight back
Vocalise

Generator

Walk in the space
Start humming while moving slowly
Pass the microphone to each other
When the (looped) hums become a wave of voices go to next action

Guiding signs

Stretch your arms in different positions
Left or right or up or down or backwards or forwards
Repeat this 10 times

Headturner

Inhale and exhale deeply, three times
Start nodding your head in a steady manner
Slowly move forward and backwards
Walk away from the platform while nodding

Headrub

Slowly walk towards each other and form a line
Put your heads together and move together
Walk towards each point of the platform
Breathe collectively
Performance ends when all points are visited

日暮れ

Inhale and exhale, deeply
Close your eyes
Stretch your arms to the front
Tilt your head back
Inhale and slowly bend backwards
Exhale to come back to a neutral standing pose
Repeat action

Hip shake

Shake your hips in your own rhythm
To the front, back, left and right
Fast or slow
Performance ends when last performer is exhausted

Hissing waters

Make a circle
Close your eyes
Turn heads collectively left to right while hissing
Find a collective moment

Indicator

Form a line and hold each others hand
Close your eyes
Walk a circle in slow motion

Inspector

Jump from left to right foot
Stretch left arm and look at your handpalm
Switch arms and continue

Intermission

Awareness operations on stage parts
Free use of instruments

Judoic
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Inhale and exhale deeply three times
Stand tall
Inhale deeply
Exhale and jump, landing with your knees bent, toes pointed outward, mirror your arms and let out a 'ha' sound
Repeat until next cue

Jump piece

Jump
Performance ends when last performer jumped

The Line

Make a line
Grab each others hands
Performers on the sides start hanging
Close your eyes
Breathe, deeply, together
Performance ends when performer in the middle brings performers back to center

Loosener

Tighten your arms next to your body, point hands down
Start running while freeing your voice
Keep your face rested and try to only open your mouth
Be mindful of your surroundings

Lost translator

Find a word or a sound
Repeat this for yourself until you can reverse it
Slowly start making your sound audible
Try to harmonize with each other
Exercise can be performed in various positions

Lowish
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Interlude for improvised movements

Marcher

Inhale together
Lift your left knee and right arm up
Exhale together
Bring left knee and right arm down
Repeat on other side
Move in the same rhythm

Marshaller

Create a line by laying on the platforms
Performer in front of the line starts chanting ’ha’
The other performers follow
Lift your arms up to the sky and bring them down
Repeat action

Melter

Inhale and exhale, deeply
Bend your knees
Move your left arm to the right side
Straighten your knees, lift your left your arm up
Switch to the right side
Repeat

Metronomic variations

One performer snaps their fingers and makes a movement
The others follow
Be very focused

Mill

Rotate your left arm while standing
Rotate your right arm
Rotate both arms
Rotate left arm in a different direction
Rotate to the right arm
Rotate both arms
Rotate left arm forwards
Rotate right arm backwards
Gaze to the front

Networker

Lift arms by pointing at each other
Turn arms down again and locate others
Keep movement firm and straight
Try to move as little as possible, turn body around instead

Neutral position

Make a line
Rest your arms next to your body
Relax your shoulders
Slowly close your eyes
Focus on deep breathing

忍耐

Inhale and exhale, deeply
Close your eyes
Inhale, deeply and raise your arms
Exhale, bend forward with arms pointing backwards
Stay in this position

Nurturer

Inhale and exhale deeply
Put your hands on your ears
Bend your knees
Tilt your head backwards
Close your eyes

Observer

Connect your hands
Gaze
Find a hymn together that can be repeated

Operatica

A collaboration between the audience, who were instructed to enact a singing choir, and the performer who vocally improvised in search of harmony with the audience.

Grab a stick
Hold the stick behind your back with both hands
Lift your chest
Stretch arms down
Slowly move shoulders up and down

Planker

Inhale and exhale deeply, three times
Lay down on your side, motionless
Count to 100 in silence

Pointer

Inhale and exhale, deeply
Find a focus point
Raise left leg and right arm, inhale
Return to neutral, exhale
Raise right leg and left arm, inhale
Repeat action

Grab a stick
Make a circle
Lift sticks with both hands
Inhale while bending backwards and exhale while bending forwards

Rainbow

Performer 1 lays on floor, with back down, knees up, feet pressing into the floor and arms stretched out.
Performer 2 places back on knees and hands of performer 1 and proceeds in stretching arms.
Performers 3 + 4 follow suit.
Performer 5 stands in the middle and is the divider.
Performers 6 to 8 stand in a line slowly bending forward.
Performer 9 sits on knees bending forwards slowly
Breathe collectively.
This exercise must be executed with great care and patience.

Raising side

Find a focus point
Raise left leg
Raise left arm
Breathe
End when feeling out of balance

Reacher

Inhale and exhale, deeply
Bend your knees
Bend upper body forward, stretch arms backwards
Jump with arms stretched out
Repeat action
End when exhausted

Reaching clouds

Look up
Open up your mouth
Raise your arms
Lift up your heels
Ends when last performer puts heels down

Stand in a circle with backs facing each other
Place your hands on the temples of your head
Close your eyes
Slowly move hands in a circular motion

Saga

Inhale and exhale, deeply
Centralise yourself into the moment
In a period of three hours, transition to the floor
Execute this motion in a slow pace
Breathe through the resistance
Allow pain to be present
When you reach the floor slowly let yourself melt into it

Visit the moonrock
Point stick to the surface
Rest your head against the stick
Start humming softly

Senser

Inhale and exhale, deeply
Stretch your arms forwards
Bend your knees
Tilt your head backwards
Exhale
Return to a neutral position
Repeat action

Shifter

Inhale and exhale, deeply
Bend your upper body forwards
Start swinging your arms backwards and forwards
Lift your upper body up while swinging
Repeat this action in a steady rhythm until exhaustion

Signaler

Inhale and exhale deeply, three times
Stretch your left arm to the front, inhale
Stretch your left arm to the left side, exhale
Switch to the right side
Turn head to the direction of the active arm
Repeat and vary with speed

Termination

Move closely together
Close your eyes
In and exhale collectively for a long period of time

Let the stick rest on shoulders
Move to left and right like a pendulum
Dig deeper on each side on every turn

Traffic

Make a circle
Lift both arms up in a V shape
Inhale collectively
Exhale and point your right arm and head to the right
Keep your left arm up
Inhale and lift your right arm up and head back to center
Repeat for the left side

Transformer

Make a horizontal line
Make an S shaped curve by moving slowly and mindful
Close your eyes and breathe together
Move closer towards each other with each exhale
Lift your chin up slowly

Translocater

Move your center left to right
Make a L form of both arms and start lifting them up and down separately
Use your right leg to make a sharp turn to another side
Repeat for an infinite amount of time

Bring heads together
Lift and stretch your left arm to left side of your head
Vocalise (Freeform)

Wander wonder
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Make a line and slowly raise your arms together
Slowly bounce to the sound
Move in the space
Keep arms up until the song ends

Waver

Inhale and exhale, deeply
Lift your arms upwards, inhale
Exhale and move to the right
Inhale and move to the left
Repeat action

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Empty a can of paint on the surface
Inhale and exhale, deeply
Slowly lay your whole body into the paint
Rest for 3 hours

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Empty three cans of paint on the surface
Inhale and exhale, deeply
Slowly lay your whole body into the paint
Rest for 3 hours

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