Sunday, December 12, 2010

Elephant Walk_High Tide Festival 2010

Rob, Kylie, Bern doing "Kuku"
Jess, Jaq
Nathan, Bern, Rob, Jess, Jaq, Sabiena, Judy, Fee, Manny, Gordon
Jess, Jaq, Fee, Pete, Manny
Bern, Jess, Gordon, Fee, Sabiena
Sabiena, Oliver and new Wildmover

Wild Moves at Elephant Walk

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Street parade_High Tide festival 2010

Wild Moves Crew & Andy....Thanks for the use of your big truck!!















The annual Street Parade, where more locals are in it rather than watching it!!
This year's theme was "Hidden Depths"
Well Wild Moves is not exactly hidden in the community but our Full Moon Gatherings at Cosy Corner every month became out inspiration. 
We had made Moon headresses and pendants from recycled broken talking drum skins and found objects from the beach. 
Put it together with Kpanlogo street rhythms from Ghana, West Africa along with our own dancing girls and drummers and we have a Surf Coast fusion of cross cultural Wildness!!


 

Jessica Padula: "The parade was a lot of fun with onlookers joining us in dance and cheering and waving at us."
If anyone else has got more photos of the street parade please email them to me to put on the blogspot.

For other great photos go to:
http://www.petermarshallphotography.com/0-HighTiDeFestival-20101204/index.html

Monday, December 6, 2010

Circles on Waves_High Tide Festival 2010

Photo by Peter Marshall for Surf Coast Times























"Circles on Waves"
A community drum and dance performance for "Hidden Depths" 2010, High Tide Festival, Torquay, Australia

Our inspiration came from our Full Moon gatherings each month at Cosy Corner, observing the Moon as she dances, making circles, on the waves on the shore.

Winter Full Moon gatherings at Cosy Corner
























Chele creating her magic























This song was first taught to me by Santha Press in the middle of Kakum National Park, Ghana, while we were on our Wild Moves' tour.
I then taught it to the Surf Coast community and reworked it to suit our beach environment.

Jacqui Dreessens: director for "Circles on Waves"




















I composed a repetitive trance like drum rhythm that the dancers could then improvise around the words of moon, circles, waves, shore adding circular arm movements within a continuous circular clockwise orbit and developed it into a theatrical piece that included the specific site of Cosy Corner.

The Moon, she dances, like the waves on the shore

















Demir held the space with his moon shaped daf drum connecting his sound with the Wildmovers holding the space under the moonahs with the djembe drum.

Wild Moves under the moonahs

 
Moon Goddesses: Kylie, Chele, Jessica
Photo by Peter Marshall for Surf Coast Times
















Jacqui's Moon Headress. Photo by Lyndy Jeffery










































Our feature was the recycled talking drum skins that were reshaped to reflect Cosy Corner's found objects that were reworked into a Moon headdress or pendant for the dancers or drummers.
The art work was first presented at WearArtrageous in Sept, 2010
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/09/wearartrageouswild-moves11-september.html

Jessica, Demir, Fee
Photo by Peter Marshall for Surf Coast Times























Dancers and drummers also wore black and white to reflect the light and dark side of the Moon.

Lyndy, Jacqui, Jill, Michele


















Thank you to our wonderful Wildmovers who were also roped in from Ocean Grove, Singing for Fun: Michele Barnes who kept our chant going and our magnificent diva Wendy Grouse who sang out loud in the audience.
All our singers made arm gestures in unison that reflected the pathway of the Moon dancing on the shore at Cosy Corner.

Kylie, Annalies, Oliver, Bruce, Rob


















There are beautiful photos at Peter Marshall's web site of our Moon Goddess dancers
http://www.petermarshallphotography.com/0-HighTiDeFestival-20101204/index_5.html

I love how we all collaboratively wildly wove everything together on the one day. Just like the Moon magically links everything together as it rises over Cosy Corner, Torquay on the Surf Coast.
What a magical evening. What a great place to live.

Honouring our beautiful Hidden Depths: "Circles on Waves"


Part of the Hidden Depths theme was the Greek dancing.
Infinite Inferno

December News























December
Wholefoods Food of the World Festival  

Wednesday 3 December (FREE)
6 - 9pm. Great nite of music, dance and yummy food.
2 Baylie Pl. Geelong
Wild Moves will be performing for a 45 minute set. The idea is to get people up and dancing, so lots of street music rhythms: Kpanlogo, Calypso, Rhumba. Please give your name to Jacqui if you would like to perform. Wear a Wild Moves Tshirt. Or just come along and be there enjoying the night.
 
High Tide Festival  
Saturday, 4 December (FREE) 
– all classes are geared towards.... 
Street Parade @ 11am. Meet at Point Danger car park. 
10.00am to assemble and practice/learn rhythms and grooves and decorate truck.
The drumming rhythm will be Calypso.
Wear Hidden depths T-shirt. Please collect from Julie Dyer or the Surf Coast Shire or give your size and name to Jacqui one week before the parade. 
Anyone can drum as long as you call/text me before 9am. If you are dancing behind the truck, please wear runners. 
Great photos at the below site http://www.petermarshallphotography.com/0-HighTiDeFestival-20101204/index.html 
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/12/street-paradehigh-tide-festivalsaturday.html

Wild Moves interactive performance on the Saturday 1.00 – 2.00pm. The Esplanade. Torquay. Please wear any of your Hidden Depths Tshirts and anything else you care to adorn yourself with!! Tell your friends and family to come and watch or join in.Drums available.
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/12/elephant-walkhigh-tide-festival-2010.html

Saturday nite 8.00pm will be our Circles on Waves - a remake from WearArtrageous for down on the Front Beach. All dancers wear white (light side of the Moon) and singers/drummers wear black (dark side of the Moon) Wear your Moon headdress/pendant or ask Jacqui how to make one 
Great photos and blogs at:
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/12/circles-on-waveshigh-tide-festival-2010.html
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/09/wearartrageouswild-moves11-september.html

Cowrie market Sunday 19 December (Free) 
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. 
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt

Summer Solstice 22 December (Free)
8.30pm Cosy Corner. End of Bell and Esplanade. 

Join us to celebrate the end of the year and the middle of Summer. 
Bring your wishes for the following year and any homegrown flowers to place on our wreath that will be taken out to the Ocean. BYO instruments, rugs, chairs, picnic wear white if you want to. Come at 6.30pm for a byo BBQ picnic. Check out last years beautiful evening.
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2009/12/summer-soltice-2009.html

Wild Moves at Point Danger 26 December 2010 – 7 January 2011. 7.30pm onwards.
Drum and Dance Circle on the beach near Drainos, follow the concrete path down to the beach. End of the Esplanade behind the last round about. . BYO drum or book before 7pm on the nite for a hire drum $5.
Donation to Trokosi Project for homeless women in Ghana.


2011
January
Night Jar Market every Thursday nite, Spring Creek Common, Torquay. Just before the bridge on the Great Ocean Rd.
Wild Moves will be performing on 20 Jan during the Full Moon when it is rising, so we will run our show, include some audience participation and then run our Full Moon ritual including fire twirlers. So dancers and drummers please bring wear your White Wild Moves Tshirt, or plain white costume, headress or pendant.
If you want to perform in the African repertoire please come to classes on Tuesday nites and/or our Wild Moves at Point Danger to rehearse.

Universal Grooves 8 January, 7.30 - 9.30pm Bellbrae Hall, 90 School Rd. Bellbrae
Vikingo de Jerez Spanish Flamenco dance and music with local support act The Sirens  and The Sailors
Not to be missed. An interactive performance with drumming, beatbox, Oud and Flamenco dance
Bookings - Jacqui 0409 025 062
http://www.myspace.com/vikingodejerez

Wild Moves workshops
Classes commenced again 
Tuesday 11 January
Dance: 6.00 - 7.30pm
Drumming: 7.30 - 9.00pm $15/17 or grab a Wild Moves card 5 casual classes @ $70

Cowrie market Sunday 16 January (Free) 
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.

Rhythm of Africa. Werribee Zoo details to follow.....
 
February
Pako Fest Saturday 26 February (Free)

12noon Street Parade. 
Assemble at 11.00am. Details to follow.......
http://www.pakofesta.com.au/

Full Moon Gathering Friday 18 February (Free)
7.30pm onwards. See details below
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-moon-gathering22-november.html
Cowrie market Sunday 20 February (Free) 
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. 
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt
March
Aries Open Mic Festival
18, 19, 20 March
Email jacqui@wildmoves.com   if you want to participate. Details to follow.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SL_0xPWvPo
http://www.aireysinlet.com.au/music/
Cowrie market Sunday 20 March
(Free) 
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.
April
Apollo Bay Music Festival
for busking – 8, 9, 10  April.
Email jacqui@wildmoves.com   if you want to participate. 

Details to follow......
http://apollobaymusicfestival.com/index1.php
Universal Grooves one Saturday in April with DEMIR ALIU. Details to follow.......
Cowrie market Sunday 17 April

2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.  
May
Bellbrae Mayfair – Sunday May. Details to follow.....
June
 
Awakening Wild Moves cultural drum and dance experience in Ghana
Living Memory cultural drum and dance experience to Ethiopia
July 

African Diaspora song, drum and dance Camp, Eumerella, Anglesea
Special African guest artists from Guinea
August
September

WearArtrageous
Anglesea Music Festival
Cowrie Market
October
Aireys Fair
Cowrie Market
Universal Grooves - Thula Sana from South Africa
November
Return of the Sacred Kingfisher Festival
Cowrie Market
December  
High Tide festival
Cowrie Market
Summer Solstice 
Yours in Rhythm and Movement....Jacqui xxx
 
Wild Moves International
Rooted to the Earth and connected to the Universe…

Director: Jacqui Esi Tweba Dreessens
Mobile: +61 4 09025062
Email: jacqui@wildmoves.com
Web site: www.wildmoves.com
http://www.wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Full Moon Gathering_22 November
















Date: Monday, 22 November
Time: 7.30pm  
BYO: drums, guitars, instruments, fire twirling, seat or rug, picnic
Place: Cosy Corner on the Front beach at Torquay, look for the seaweed circle. Park in bottom car park on corner of Esplanade and Bell St or top car park at Point Danger and walk down the cliff. We are under the Moonahs
Bookings: only if you need a drum, otherwise just rock up 
 jacqui@wildmoves.com Mobile: 0409 025 062






















The Moon, she dances
Like the Waves, like the Waves
On the Shore

Making Circles, making Cirlces
Like the Waves, Like the Waves
On the Shore



















"Circles on Waves" 
This will also be our time to rehearse for the High Tide festival. So please bring your headressess and full costume.
Even though we are in Spring with unpredictable weather, Cosy Corner has been beautifully sheltered and crisp. 

 













Turn up around 7.00pm and help make the seaweed circle with found natural objects on the beach that the Sea has sent to us. Some people like to bring a picnic and just watch, listen and still be a part of it and absorb the beautiful surrounds. Other people like to join in the drumming circle using a variety of instruments; some like to just dance and move. Everyone brings a wish for the future. 














Around Sunset we stop drumming, dancing and start our ritual by placing our wishes in Mother Earth and bath ourselves in a beautiful sound scape using our voices. 












This is facilitated by Jacqui or one of the Wildmovers. We ground our wishes in the Earth and then send them off to manifest. Followed by whatever unfolds on the night......sometimes it is wild drumming, fire twirling, acrobatics (mostly by the children) or sometimes it is peaceful, serene and only voices.











It can finish quickly or go on until after midnight. It is different every month and never the same.

Call Jacqui if you would like to lead us in song, poetry, music, movement or dance
Thanks Lyndelle Jefferys and Lloydi-Lloyd for your beautiful photographs

BYO: drums, guitars, instruments, fire twirling, seat or rug, picnic
Place: Cosy Corner on the Front beach at Torquay, look for the seaweed circle. Park in bottom car park on corner of Esplanade and Bell St or top car park at Point Danger and walk down the cliff. We are under the Moonahs
Bookings: only if you need a drum, otherwise just rock up 
 Email: jacqui@wildmoves.com Mobile: 0409 025 062




 

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Kingfisher Festival_CERES_20 November
















Then leading into a colourful ritual celebrating our symbol of HOPE (the Kingfisher bird) returning to its stamping ground at the inner city sanctuary of CERES Merri Creek.
Come dressed in blue, white or black.
A glorious blue sky day to welcome the Mother Kingfisher back to CERES, her Stamping Ground. So nice to also see the return of past Wild Movers. There will always be a Kingfisher for you.




Sunday, November 7, 2010

November News























Hi Wild Movers

November
Workshops at Bellbrae Hall, 90 School Rd, Bellbrae
Classes now on Tuesdays and Thursdays up until 21 December. 
New prices. Blocks of 5 @ $70 or 10 @ $110 or stay casual $15/17
 
I will be in New Zealand 15 – 19 November, presenting Children of the Blue Light at University of Waikato so Immanuel will be taking the classes ie: drumming for the dancers to rehearse for High Tide (same repertoire as Aireys Fair) $5.00. 
Drum workshop - will be going over all the support rhythms. $5.00. 
Please write your name in my book when you arrive.

Return of the Sacred Kingfisher Festival 20 November
CERES Environment Park, 8 Lee St. Brunswick
11am Kingfisher Boogie workshop with Jacqui Dreessens. 
Then leading into a colourful ritual celebrating our symbol of HOPE (the Kingfisher bird) returning to its stamping ground at the inner city sanctuary of CERES Merri Creek. 
Come dressed in blue, white or black.
http://www.ceres.org.au/node/168

Cowrie market Sunday 21 November
(Free)
2.00 – 3.00pm. End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. 
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance. Wear your Wild Moves Tshirt

Full Moon Gathering. Monday 22 November
(Free)  
7.30pm onwards, Cosy Corner, Front Beach, Torquay.
BYO chair, instruments, picnic. 
We will also rehearse Circles on Waves for the High Tide Festival. Bring headdresses and pendants.

Singing for Fun 26th November ($10
)
 
6-8pm Bellbrae hall, 90 School Rd Bellbrae
Jacqui will be teaching the song for the Circles on Waves for all singers to come and join us at the High Tide Festival.You also get yummy soup and crusty bread. 
 
December
Wholefoods Food of the World Festival  

Wednesday 3 December (FREE)
6 - 9pm. Great nite of music, dance and yummy food.
2 Baylie Pl. Geelong
Wild Moves will be performing for a 45 minute set. The idea is to get people up and dancing, so lots of street music rhythms: Kpanlogo, Calypso, Rhumba. Please give your name to Jacqui if you would like to perform. Wear a Wild Moves Tshirt. Or just come along and be there enjoying the night.
 
High Tide Festival  
Saturday, 4 December (FREE) 
– all classes are geared towards.... 
Street Parade @ 11am. Meet at Point Danger car park. 
10.00am to assemble and practice/learn rhythms and grooves and decorate truck.
The drumming rhythm will be Calypso.
Wear Hidden depths T-shirt. Please collect from Julie Dyer or the Surf Coast Shire or give your size and name to Jacqui one week before the parade. 
Anyone can drum as long as you call/text me before 9am. If you are dancing behind the truck, please wear runners. 

Wild Moves interactive performance on the Saturday 1.00 – 2.00pm. The Esplanade. Torquay. Please wear any of your Hidden Depths Tshirts and anything else you care to adorn yourself with!! Tell your friends and family to come and watch or join in.Drums available.

Saturday nite 8.00pm will be our Circles on Waves - a remake from WearArtrageous for down on the Front Beach. All dancers wear white (light side of the Moon) and singers/drummers wear black (dark side of the Moon) Wear your Moon headdress/pendant or ask Jacqui how to make one 
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2010/09/wearartrageouswild-moves11-september.html

Cowrie market Sunday 19 December (Free) 
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. 
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.

Summer Solstice 22 December (Free)
8.30pm Cosy Corner. End of Bell and Esplanade. 

Join us to celebrate the end of the year and the middle of Summer. 
Bring your wishes for the following year and any homegrown flowers to place on our reath that will be taken out to the Ocean. BYO instruments, rugs, chairs, picnic wear white if you want to. Come at 6.30pm for a byo BBQ. Check out last years beautiful evening.
http://wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/2009/12/summer-soltice-2009.html


2011
January
Wild Moves at Point Danger 26 December 2010 – 8 January 2011.
Drumming workshops on the beach near Drainos, follow the concrete path down to the beach. End of the Esplanade behind the last round about. 7.30 – 8.30pm. $8.00. BYO drum or with drum hire with booking $10.00.
Followed by Drum and Dance Circle (Donation to Trokosi Project).
   

Universal Grooves 8 January, 7.30 - 9.30pm Bellbrae Hall, 90 School Rd. Bellbrae
Vikingo de Jerez with local support act 
Not to be missed. An interactive performance with drumming, beatbox, Oud and Flamenco dance
Bookings - Jacqui 0409 025 062
http://www.myspace.com/vikingodejerez

Cowrie market Sunday 19 December (Free) 
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. 
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.

Rhythm of Africa. Werribee Zoo details to follow.....
 
February
Pako Fest Saturday 26 February (Free)

12noon Street Parade. 
Assemble at 11.00am. Details to follow.......
http://www.pakofesta.com.au/
Rhythm of Africa. Werribee Zoo in February (Free) Details to follow....... 
 

Cowrie market Sunday 19 December (Free) 
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. 
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.
March
Aries Open Mic Festival
18, 19, 20 March
Email jacqui@wildmoves.com   if you want to participate. Details to follow.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SL_0xPWvPo
http://www.aireysinlet.com.au/music/
Cowrie market Sunday 19 December
(Free) 
2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. 
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.
April
Apollo Bay Music Festival
for busking – 8, 9, 10  April.
Email jacqui@wildmoves.com   if you want to participate. 

Details to follow......
http://apollobaymusicfestival.com/index1.php
Universal Grooves one Saturday in April with DEMIR ALIU. Details to follow.......
Cowrie market Sunday 17 April

2.00 – 3.00pm End of Gilbert St, The Esplanade. 
Wild Moves interactive song, drum and dance performance.  
May
Bellbrae Mayfair – Sunday May. Details to follow.....
June
 
Traditional drum and dance tour to Ghana Awakening Wild Moves in Ghana
July 

African Diaspora song, drum and dance Camp, Eumerella, Anglesea
Special African guest artists form Guinea
August
September

WearArtrageous
Anglesea Music Festival
Cowrie Market
October
"Living Memory" cultural drum and dance experience to Ethiopia  
Aireys Fair
Cowrie Market
Universal Grooves - Thula Sana from South Africa
November
Return of the Sacred Kingfisher Festival
Cowrie Market
December  
High Tide festival
Cowrie Market
Summer Solstice 
Yours in Rhythm and Movement....Jacqui xxx
 
Wild Moves International
Rooted to the Earth and connected to the Universe…

Director: Jacqui Esi Tweba Dreessens
Mobile: +61 4 09025062
Email: jacqui@wildmoves.com
Web site: www.wildmoves.com
http://www.wildmovesevents.blogspot.com/