"The Moment When..." - Warrington

A short vlog documenting the tech rehearsals and show of the second installment of Cheshire Dance and Walk The Plank's "The Moment When...", a flagship project of the North West Cultural Olympiad 2012.

I am currently serving as groups coordinator on this project.

An accompanying blog will follow soon at www.fieryrockets.blogspot.com

Festivals and Poetry

Two new Fiery Rockets Videos now live!



"The Edge" - a piece of spoken word based on a true story, by myself, Gemma Connell.

Photos by Francesca Hughes of The Big Walrus (www.bigwalrus.co.uk) and Music From Rainy Skies Magazine (www.musicfromrainyskiesmagazine.com)

An accompanying blog will follow at www.fieryrockets.blogspot.com



I reviewed the Manchester stop of the Dot-to-Dot Festival for Music From Rainy Skies (www.musicfromrainyskiesmagazine.com). Here's some footage from the bands we saw:

Patterns
Turbowolf
Wonder Villains
2:54
A Plastic Rose
Pure Love
Dog is Dead
The Drums

An accompanying blog will follow at www.fieryrockets.blogspot.com

Life on both sides of the curtain...

Three new Fiery Rockets videos now live!



A new poem, entitled "Second Frame" by myself, Gemma Connell.



The second stop in my Tour Diaries series - I talk through the Chester performance of Cheshire Dance and Walk The Plank's "The Moment When..." - a community dance and pyrotechnics spectacular that formed the finale of the Olympic Torch Celebrations in Chester on Tuesday 29th May, 2012.

My role in this project is that of Groups Coordinator - coordinating and recruiting over 10,000 dancers to be part of the project as a whole. I also served as a Stage Manager during the performance.




I reviewed BEACHED Festival in Manchester for Music from Rainy Skies (www.musicfromfrainyskiesmagazine.com) and here's a little showcase of the bands we saw that day.

They Royals
Sam Haine and The Blood Flames
Little Volcanoes
Bluebird Kid Clark
Hey Sholay
The Minx
John Ainsworth
Seeing Hester
Kid British
The Jessie Rose Trip
The Whip
The Futureheads

Accompanying blogs will follow soon at www.fieryrockets.blogspot.com

Improvisation in Dance

A performance vlog detailing and showing some examples of improvisation techniques in dance.

An accompanying blog is now available at www.fieryrockets.blogspot.com

Legoland Adventures!

Big Kids on a Big Adventure! A Journey through Legoland in April of 2012!

An accompanying blog is now live at www.fieryrockets.blogspot.com

In the studio...

A short piece of improvisation playing around with mirrors and reflections in the studio. An accompanying blog will follow at www.fieryrockets.blogspot.com



A contemporary dance performed to an Untitled poem of mine. An accompanying blog will follow soon at www.fieryrockets.blogspot.com

UNLEASHED Rehearsal Footage - Broken Rose teach Warwick Street Vibe

Broken Rose Artistic Director, Gemma Connell, runs a 6 hour workshop for Warwick University's Street Vibe, in preparation for their yearly show UNLEASHED in March 2012.

If you'd like Gemma to run workshops such as this one for your group, please contact brokenroseperformance@googlemail.com

www.brokenrose.eu

Disclaimer: Broken Rose does not claim to own any of the music used in this video.

Music mixed by DJ ABD.

Exploring Identity thorugh Devised Theatre

I talk through the process of creating "A+N" a 20 minute piece of devised theatre which explored the accumulation and negation of identity, and the idea of identity as a performance.

Accompanying blogs to follow soon at www.fieryrockets.blogspot.com AND www.thehumancondition2012.blogspot.com

My Artistic Process - Writing a Poetry Set

I recently had to write a whole new set of poetry for a gig at Sandbar, Manchester, as part of Light In The Dark Entertainment's "Into The Light" Showcase.

In this video, I share the process of creating that set, as well as snippets of the final product.

If you'd like to see the full set, please go to www.youtube.com/brokenrosearts

An accompanying blog will follow soon at www.fieryrockets.blogspot.com

Poetry Set at Into The Light - Gemma Connell of Broken Rose Performing Arts

Broken Rose Artistic Director, Gemma Connell, performs a short poetry set as part of Into The Light, (22/02/2012) an event hosted by Light In the Dark Entertainment at Sandbar, Manchester.

Performing a set of brand new poems, Gemma provides her audience with an insight into different areas of the human psyche.

www.brokenrose.eu

#BraveNewWorldIn2012

Lady Gaga's soon to be launching her brand new venture, the Born This Way Foundation, which aims to empower youth and inspire bravery in all her little monsters across the world.

Mother Monster is an inspiration to many people, and the foundation's new Twitter account has been asking people what they will be doing to help create a #BraveNewWorldIn2012.

Find out how I'm pledging to use the arts as a tool for social change in this brand new year, and discover why the Ancient Mayan's would agree that 2012 is the best year to make some serious changes to our planet.How are you going to help create a #BraveNewWorldIn2012?

Post a video response with your pledge.Together we can change the world for the better.

An accompanying blog will follow soon at www.fieryrockets.blogspot.com

Tour Diaries #1 - Manchester to Crewe

I've recently moved from my home in Manchester to Crewe, for career reasons. Follow my journey and explore my new house, which, as always, tells the story of my entirely crazy life!

Blog coming soon at http://www.fieryrockets.blogspot.com/

Photography Expedition - Mow Cop Castle and Jodrell Bank

My photographer friend, Francesca Hughes, (YouTube username: designingabetterlife) and I took a photography expedition through windy Cheshire. Accompanying blog now live at www.fieryrockets.blogspot.com

Four NEW Fiery Rockets Videos now live!

Four NEW Fiery Rockets Videos now live!

"Breaking A Rose" - The Career of a Professional Artist/Producer



A look into the career of an Artist/Producer.

Dancer, Choreographer, Writer, Director, Producer and Project Manager Gemma Connell of Broken Rose Performing Arts - http://www.brokenrose.eu/

In this video, I'll take you through my career to date and offer advice for any budding artist or producers who'd like to make it in the industry.

The Making of "Flow!" - Broken Rose Performing Arts and Contact Theatre




Producer and Dancer Gemma Connell discusses the making of Open Stage Spoken Word and Dance event "Flow!", produced by Broken Rose Performing Arts and Contact Theatre, Manchester. Part of the Manchester Literature Festival 2011.

http://www.brokenrose.eu/
http://www.contactmcr.com/
http://www.manchesterliteraturefestival.com/

The Making of "Bitten" - Broken Rose Performing Arts




Writer/Director Gemma Connell talks through the process of making the play "Bitten" by Broken Rose Performing Arts.

Play Syopsis: Raven's always felt drawn to people. But not necessarily for their personal qualities. Strangely, she still agrees that "it's what's inside that counts." Join Broken Rose Performing Arts in this short piece of theatre which explores the story of a young girl who finds herself with a rather unorthodox craving... and then dedicates her life to finding out why."

Starring Francesca Smith.
Written and Directed by Gemma Connell.

"Bitten" has toured to:
26th October 2011, 9:25pm, TV21, Thomas Street, Manchester
22nd November 2011, 9:25pm, Sandbar, Manchester

#INKED - Episode 1



First in the series. I take you through my fabulous collection of tattoos, most of which were done by artists at Spear Studio in Birmingham.