Ochone Ochone
A boy of five revisits the steps of his forefathers in a high-rise flat
A teenager finds a quiet corner to run through his bedroom routine no music required, its all in his head
Grown men approaching forty holding hands, instinctively throw in an extra step
I bounce off the walls. Dont sit down all night. Cant remember whom I danced with, but know I did. I am thirteen
I enjoy dancing. I enjoy watching people dance especially when theyre not good dancers but you catch them there, lost in the moment. Trouble is, there is no in the moment. Inescapably we leave the trail of our past behind us.
A previous NRLA solo performance of Rutherfords entitled Ochone (a sorrow from before that is still with you) is revisited twelve years later.
Ill meet you round the bend my friend. When souls can heal and hearts can mend.
Donna Rutherford has been working in the realm of Live Art for 15 years as a writer, performer, director & video maker, both on solo projects and in collaboration with a range of musicians, filmmakers, performers and non-performers.
Working with various communities across Europe and North America, her work examines where you come from, where you are now and where you would rather be, on a literal and psychological level.
She is now in the final year of a 3-year AHRC Fellowship agreement between Glasgow School of Art, RSAMD and New Moves International; the research is entitled Taking the Personal Out of Itself.
With thanks to: The Arts & Humanities Research Council, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, Glasgow School of Art and New Moves International.