One of the main aims of the work is to use ordinary, practical pedestrian movement. This can sometimes be a bit awkward for trained dancers, but on the other hand, we were pleasantly surprised by the good use of voice and by the way in which the conversational approach was grasped.
It was enjoyable to take the audition with Steven, as our instructions to the performers would gain momentum from each other, complementing the central ideas and directing their development.
I'm really glad that the audition had such a fun atmosphere. We plan to maintain this in performance. We're thinking of going with a party theme, shiny gold decorations and maybe a disco ball.. chocolate cake and cheesy 80's/90's music. It will be funny, but not in a slick or slap-stick way. The humor will arise from the seriousness of the situation. Kind of like that under-cut hair cut that boys used to get back in the day, or those ugly platform shoes that we used to think were so cool. We look back now and laugh at ourselves. It's funny, but also sort of pathetic.
We are going to work with repetition quite a bit to explore how it changes the meaning of gestures and actions. We've decided to cast everyone who
attended the audition a
nd then begin to develop relationships between some central figures.We also hope to get some non-dancers and drama students on board.
Looks like things are off to a great start. We're really looking forward to the next rehearsal. I wonder what everyone thought about the audition... I'd love to know which aspects they found most fun, challenging, engaging, difficult, uncomfortable, enjoyable...
(hint hint - cue for performers to comment on this post)
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