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Wanderlust: Experiments in virtual and corporeal travel is a choreographic and visual experiment in virtual versus corporeal travel that will take place in the Basque region of Spain.  

Wanderlust explores the landscape of the Basque region from the travelers’ perspective. Chell Parkins will travel to Lasierra and Bilbao, Spain in November 2012, to film herself physically exploring the landscape of the area. This film will be used later in a live performance. The movement exploration will involve but not limited to the walking, jumping, climbing and crawling in the area surrounding Azala espacio and Zawp(two performance spaces with contrasting physical landscapes.) The exploration of movement will be used to generate a corporeal language and choreography for the live show to be performed in front of the film. As the dancer dances live on stage, another image of her will be projected onto the projection of the landscape. In the final work, the audience will see three dancers, the prerecorded dancer in the landscape, the dancer live on stage, and the projection of the choreography manipulated in real time. The work references and comments on the use of technology to virtually travel the world. The work generates the question: Is virtual travel equally as significant as really being in place? Wanderlust is an exploration in the field of dance called "Intermediate Dance Theatre," which interweaves technology and impulse driven choreography in the process of creating and performing.

Lodging and performance space will be provided through Zawp and Azala, and funded by the Spanish government(see below.)  A written publication will be submitted to Azala by Chell Parkins as a condition of the residency.

All money raised will go to airfare and train travel.  Any extra funds will pay for costumes and equipment rental.

ASSOCIATES of AZALA

BASQUE GOVERNMENT, Department of Culture of the Basque Government, I.N.A.E.M( Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música, National Institute of Performing Arts and Music), IBERESCENA (welcoming the creation and research of Latin American artists), and DANCE MOARÉ (Moare Dance is an organization of women dedicated to education, and dissemination of dance and choreography.)