Thoughts and Ideas 10/4/21
Musing
A-Z. Trying to sleep one night I traced the alphabet with my eye movement behind closed lids. Sleep failed, thoughts prevailed. Could I trace the same paths with each body part? How internal could I take the impulse? How small and large could I make movement? Would, could the impulse of a single letter generate associations and become the catalyst for a new work?
Creative Experiment
Play with a letter, play with a word, through movement. Play with letters drawing in the dirt, laying on the ground, drawing on your skin. Play with letters or a word with your voice. What about the musical equivalents? Cut out letters and words, make a pattern, a mosaic, a structure. Return to the beginning again and see where it goes.
Escape and Inspiration
Feather art! Take a trip to the Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe to see the fascinating unique art of Chris Maynard, carved plumage, an affair with feathers. gpgallery.com
The New Mexico Watercolor Society has its fall exhibition Th-Sun 10-3 thru Oct 24th at Expo New Mexico's Fine Arts Building.
Go on a photo bummel, capture the variations in alphabet using signage from your favorite locations around the city. Dance the letter below the sign.
Musical Theatre Southwest's Black Box is presenting the musical comedy parody "The Trail to Oregon" the next three weekends. Based loosely on a video game, with actor improvisation and heavy audience participation. mtsabq.org
Volunteer, get support, or get training in gender fluency, at the Transgender Resource Center of NM. https://tgrcnm.org/
Or volunteer for "Thrill the World Albuquerque", Oct. 30 2-4:30 at Ventana Ranch Park, a global event intent on setting a record for dancers dancing Michael Jackson's Thriller while raising funds for charity.
Head to the in-person outdoor Albuquerque Folk Fest Oct. 9th and learn a new dance form. Workshop's range from Clogging to Hula to Tango with much in between. http://abqfolkfest.org/dance.shtml
The IPPC will be having a variety of dance groups performing daily throughout October. https://indianpueblo.org/event/southern-slam-dance-group-zia-2/
