Feedback:

"It is a little bit difficult for me to write this feedback as I wish I didn't have to leave so quickly. After my first stay at Subbody school during the summer 2010, I felt the strong desire to come back as a one-year student as I found in Subbody a place where I could be truly myself without being bound by society. I was given the opportunity to come as a one-year student this semester after I had to leave Japan and my university due to the nuclear risk. If I was happy to come back to Subbody, I have to say I wished it was under other circumstances. Indeed, during the first weeks, it was really difficult for me to dance while talking over the Internet with my friends in Japan worrying for their family and friends living near Sendai. I sometimes had the feeling that I was dancing on their graves. However, Subbody's method and Lee's and the other students' help helped me to overcome the difficulties I was facing. I really enjoyed the conditionings and to be given the opportunity to sink into so many interesting universes. I would like to thank everybody I met this semester.

After a few weeks at Subbody, I started to be able to share a little of my universe with the other students although it was really hard for me to guide the conditioning. As I was uneasy with the feeling I was having at the time, I didn't want to share these qualias with the others. I might not be a great midwife... But not being able to guide the conditionings helped me to value the great work other students did!

The Friday performances were also a great moment for me. Being given the opportunity to perform is a great gift and I learned so much from performing and watching the other students perform. A few weeks after I arrived at Subbody, I met a very strong qualia, which slowly turned into my piece “Fukushima, mon amour”. Rather than exploring different pieces, I decided to explore this piece many times. As a consequence, “Fukushima, mon amour”, evolved over the weeks. From a 5-minutes almost solo piece, it became a longer piece with many cobodies. I am really grateful to all my cobodies. The duets with Ikuko and Jonathan were really interesting for me and the moment when everybody came on stage in the end was also quite intense.

With “Fukushima, mon amour”, I had the feeling I found my necessary dance, even if it was sometimes painful. I wish we could have performed it at least one more time!

I don't really know how to end my feedback as things are still confused in my head when I have to think about the end of my stay. Let's just say it is hard to be the one arriving late and leaving early but that even in a short time, I had the opportunity to meet wonderful people and learn a lot from them. Of course, it is always a great pleasure to learn from Lee! More than a teacher, you are a wonderful midwife and a friend. Even if it was short, I don't regret the time I spent at Subbody!

I also would like to congratulate everybody for the festival: I watched every photos and you were all great!

I don't know whether or not I will be able to come back to Subbody in October but you are all in my heart and there is not a single day I am not thinking about you and checking Subbody's website. As for now, I am in France, taking time to rest and get better. I am attending a corset making school but even from there, I resonate: as you can guess, “Fukushima, mon amour”, will have handmade costumes :) !" 

 

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