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Not Dance
I am into not dance. Stripping out everything that is perceived of and conceived of as dance in choreography. Move not dance. Drama and theatrical experience played out physically. Relationships and interactions, like elegant mime or putting on a play without words. Talking with new words.
The Butterfly Trio
Created for choreographer/composer class.
- Music by James Tatti
- Performers are Jordan Bell, Mersiha Mesihovic, and Olivia Goldberg
- Video by Daniel Charon
Caspian
Caspian passed away this week. He was a great cat with a ton of personality. He was hearty and with us for 13 years or so. We think he was 17+ years old as we adopted him. We have never know our home without him. A lot of ways it was more his than ours. But he made us happy. What a strange nut. Consistent and friendly. He just liked to hang out.
In it
Right in the middle of things now. One might call it the grind. Mostly things are smooth and it is so hard to complain because I am so fortunate. I continue to make stuff. That is really the focus. There is a lot of writing now too. I have to make sure to chip away at that and not leave it until the end. I have really nice MFA colleagues. We are all very different and can really look to each other for support and to laugh.
Not sure what I want to do when this is all said and done. I think I want to make things more than I want to teach things. Did I mention that I am fortunate.
On Performing
I was a dancer last week with Doug Elkins and Friends. I really enjoyed feeling like that kind of artist again. I feel more in control of my choices now than I did when I was younger. It’s satisfying to investigate these choices. Great company of dancers too. Nice people. We decided everyone gets along so well because we believe in the work and nobody’s having sex with each other.
What I don’t like about performing is the feeling of being nervous for much of the day because even when you go into a show with a plan, it’s not always easy to accomplish it. Consistency. When you do accomplish what you set out to do it’s very satisfying. When your plan gets a little off, it’s super frustrating and you don’t want to look at anyone afterwords. The frustration is more intense and lingers longer than the satisfaction of a good show. When it feels like a bad show, I have to try and talk myself into the fact that it probably wasn’t as bad as it seemed… hopefully.
Most of the Fraulein Cast - Martha's Vinyard - 2011
Most of the Fraulein Cast - Martha's Vinyard - 2011
California and Florida
I realize that traveling to Florida from California is different than visiting Florida from New York. From California it’s one hot, palm tree speckled landscape to another hot, albeit humid, palm tree world. Not as novel and exciting. From New York to Florida, or California, it’s like, “Ah, it’s so nice to get out of the city. How refreshing!” Much more exciting and contrasting.
I guess this has to do with context. Same as in programming a show. Don’t put the two tropical pieces next to each other. Make sure to put the urban-bustle piece in between.
