Box Shy - Esther rehearsal

Party Project #2 is on hold a bit, as we are preparing Box Shy (Party Project #1) for a party/performance.

After our test run of Box Shy, we worked on shaping up the structure and decided to let the unscrolling of Shana's painting occur in its own time, without me dancing in and out of the box as it was taking shape. This, and I got back in the studio to work with David's music some more, and the movement is taking a new shape. Here is what I choreographed today:

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I wanted to retain the importance of the frame from my initial effort which kept me largely on the edges. There's also the confining nature of the box. I prefer to experience it as protective, and in that regard, I decided to emphasize details - small shifts of weight and gesture that can be absorbed from a few feet away.

A question I had for myself is whether there is something edges (I am thinking of 2D edges, but that doesn't limit the thought to them) that helps us see more clearly? More clearly or with more imagination?

Landing - PARTY PROJECT, #2

We our now at work on our second piece in The PARTY PROJECT series. Again, we're kicking it off with round-robin collaboration. David started by passing along the following clip to Shana:

Shana's responded with a slinky design, literally:

"The type of sound David is working with made me think of (man-made) mechanical objects. I wanted to create a set that would contribute to the musical atmosphere. I considered many options (including different floor surfaces) before deciding on the use of hanging slinkys. I felt that the slinkys would add interesting movement, as well as sound to the performance."

and right now I'm working on my part, to be posted here soon!

as always, thanks for watching!

Box Shy - Esther rehearsal

Party Project #2 is on hold a bit, as we are preparing Box Shy (Party Project #1) for a party/performance.

After our test run of Box Shy, we worked on shaping up the structure and decided to let the unscrolling of Shana's painting occur in its own time, without me dancing in and out of the box as it was taking shape. This, and I got back in the studio to work with David's music some more, and the movement is taking a new shape. Here is what I choreographed today:

Click to Play

I wanted to retain the importance of the frame from my initial effort which kept me largely on the edges. There's also the confining nature of the box. I prefer to experience it as protective, and in that regard, I decided to emphasize details - small shifts of weight and gesture that can be absorbed from a few feet away.

A question I had for myself is whether there is something edges (I am thinking of 2D edges, but that doesn't limit the thought to them) that helps us see more clearly? More clearly or with more imagination?

Landing - PARTY PROJECT, #2

We our now at work on our second piece in The PARTY PROJECT series. Again, we're kicking it off with round-robin collaboration. David started by passing along the following clip to Shana:

Shana's responded with a slinky design, literally:

"The type of sound David is working with made me think of (man-made) mechanical objects. I wanted to create a set that would contribute to the musical atmosphere. I considered many options (including different floor surfaces) before deciding on the use of hanging slinkys. I felt that the slinkys would add interesting movement, as well as sound to the performance."

and right now I'm working on my part, to be posted here soon!

as always, thanks for watching!