We had our first two rehearsals this week and they went really well. Steve has been doing some great focus exercises to get get us all on the same page before we start. We got a lot done on Monday and things are starting to take shape. We worked on the walking and dialogue sections and then did 'Celebrate', which was great fun! At the end of the rehearsal, we asked the cast to tell as how they felt about everything so far. Their responses were positive, enthusiastic and reassuring.
On Tuesday we worked with a smaller group to further investigate ways in which text and movement would compliment and contradict the themes of alienation, intimacy and suffocation. Some good dialogues have started to develop. Sherman wins man of the match for being such a great sport in the cake duet. We really need to figure out a way to contain the mess from that. It is so effective, but I don't think Baxter will be very impressed if we leave cake all over the stage..
On Tuesday we worked with a smaller group to further investigate ways in which text and movement would compliment and contradict the themes of alienation, intimacy and suffocation. Some good dialogues have started to develop. Sherman wins man of the match for being such a great sport in the cake duet. We really need to figure out a way to contain the mess from that. It is so effective, but I don't think Baxter will be very impressed if we leave cake all over the stage..
Found this note in a journal of mine from:
ReplyDeleteThalz you must watch Trisha Brown's "Accumulation" (1971) and then see how she adds to it so that it becomes "Accumulation with Talking" (1973). She talks and dances simultaneously, thus creating a new type of virtuosity. The unrelated talking and dancing performed by one person creates the impression of 2 selves cohabiting at the site of one body.
Trisha Brown is nuts, I love her!
ReplyDelete2 selves cohabiting at the site of 1 body - wow that's excelent, I feel like we do that all the time. Thanks Stevo, I will be youtubing Ms Brown more frequently