6.28.2009

FMiH. Solos in the park.

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Anna and Sarah also spent some time rehearsing their solos, working out the complexities of dancing in the grass.

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FMiH. Following

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"Following" is the section after "Repeat + solo" (see previous post). Here we see it at Astoria Park with only 2 out of 5 dancers, but hey, it's always fun to experience something new in the work!

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FMiH. Repeat + solo.

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Today we rehearsed at Astoria Park (site of our first public performance on July 19). We were down three dancers (yikes!) but made good use of the day rehearsing this section that focuses on Anna's solo.

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FMiH. Chelsea floor version.

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I asked Chelsea to create a floor sequence inspired by my phrase and here's what she came up with. We've still got some work to do with this phrase, which you'll get to see in a few weeks!

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Find Me in Here. Notes from the break.

After a break from rehearsal and blogging, we're recharged and getting excited for our upcoming performances.
We're still working hard to polish and finish up the piece (I keep changing and adding things up to the last second), and posting video from our last few rehearsals.
I've also asked the dancers to share some of their thoughts about the process now that we're 2/3 of the way through it, and will put their words here soon. Their experiences have indeed varied from "normal" (though is any process still the norm these days? We're all doing a variety of things) and it's informative to hear what they work through to make sense of this piece.
For me...
Searching for answers and finding them where I didn't expect them. Creating something I don't know very well or even understand. Learning from my dancers, opening my idea of movement. Recognizing, again, that the ingenuity in choreographed movement usually comes from someone else's movement, which is the beauty behind bringing together different movement voices. Loving the moment when Emily told me that this piece is about process -it's brilliant when others can see that. So curious to have an audience be part of this -you change everything by just watching, and we do so by making something for you to see. I hope they will also want to dance!!

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6.08.2009

Find Me in Here. Rough run thru, part II

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Here's the second clip of our rough draft, which starts where part I leaves off. enjoy!

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Find Me in Here. Rough run thru, part I

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I put together the dance on paper, and then we tried it out in rehearsal. There are plenty of holes, but the ideas are starting to be there. This clip starts after the guiding section and anna's solo section (see the last two weeks).

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