Alone in a crowd
Laughing till you cry
Suffocated by intimacy






A structured improvisation
from the people who brought you..

Thalia Laric and
Steven van Wyk

Ode to Steven

Ode to Steven

Steven you are wonderful
Your mind is a an enchanted forest
At 20'something you still play kung fu destruction
and 'let's-pretend'...
then engage in academic discourse on social theory and anthropological philosophy
Your creativity inspires me, as does your intellect
I so enjoy working, talking, playing, thinking and creating with you
Look how the crazy things we imagined became a magical reality..


Thalala

Awesome, awesome, awesome performance!

Well done you fabulous people, you rocked that stage!


I'd love to know how you all felt about the rehearsal process, the performance and the work as a whole.

Is there anything that you would have done differently? music, costumes, choreography, cake...?

How did you feel about having 'options'? Would you prefer more choreographic 'structure' or more improvisation 'freedom'?

idea

Ooh, I've just had a great idea for a site specific installation version of this work... Beware Jammie steps.
Also a choreography by correspondence, long distance installation at UNCG...
Beware fountain in front of cafeteria.
This is going to be ReaLLy cool :)

Yay!

Good rehearsal tonight.
We're ready.
Everything works and looks great.
I am so excited to see the performance.
Thank you to the awesome cast, you guys are fabulous!

about the cake

I have a solution for the cake.
1. no icing
2. keep the movement contained
3. someone follows the couple around, picking up the crumbs
and wiping the floor with a big yellow cloth.
It fits the metaphor... and is sort of funny... in a sad kind of way.