Thoughts and Ideas 3/28
Conversation Starter
Collaborative skills. Consider the relationship of the artist/choreographer to the collaborating artists; set designers, lighting designers, musicians, costume designers, makeup artists, in the service of presenting performance. What are the skills needed in conversation? What tools can the choreographer use to aid transmitting a vision? Likewise what tools can the collaborating artists use to aid in understanding the choreographers vision, fulfill their own vision and incorporate the two into a successful collaboration?
Creative Experiment
Find both a piece of dance performance (trailer/full piece), and a recorded discussion about the piece with the choreographer that may include rehearsal footage. Watch the discussion and/or rehearsal first. Stop. Before watching the performance/trailer try to envision staging elements; costumes, lighting, set, makeup, music. Attempt to verbalize what you imagine answering two questions; Can you give me an example? What does "it" mean? Watch the performance/trailer. Try to verbalize what you see in terms of vision and results. Use the two elements Give an example, explain what "it" means, to aid in your description. Crystal Pite, and her work "Betroffenheit" has a variety of videos available on YouTube that may help. Alternatively if you have an opportunity to watch a live rehearsal and talk to a choreographer, practice the exercise of envisioning, describing by example and meaning, your vision for performance of the piece.
Escape and Inspiration
Explore Jacob's Pillow Dance Interactive newest playlist "Ballet Coast to Coast", their Pillow Voices Podcast, and other offerings. https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/
The Kimo Theater downtown is hosting a free open house, "Re-Meet the Kimo", April 1st from 4-7pm with food trucks, music, and art.
Listen to a free panel discussion between artists and collaborating master printers April 3rd 1-2 at the Albuquerque Museum and if you haven't seen the exhibit of the same subject take the opportunity to check it out. https://www.cabq.gov/artsculture/albuquerque-museum/events/panel-printers-proof
Looking ahead to next week: Keshet Dance Company presents "Keystones" April 8th and 9th in their Black Box theater https://keshetarts.org/calendar-of-eventsand Ballet Repertory Theatre presents "Magic Flute" April 9thand 10th at the Kimo http://brtnm.com/
