Thoughts and Ideas 5/30
Converstation Starter
A few extracts from Ruben Ostland as he talked about his ideas on film after his success at the Cannes Film Festival this year - "have an experience together...leave together and say 'what has happened?'... something to talk about..." How do we make choreography that is both entertaining, fun and intellectually provocative? Is humor the salve to deliver difficult content? Any other approaches?
Creative Experiment
After picking a meaningful subject to work with, experiment with these parameters to choreograph or plan a choreography: Reject a clear narrative. Use random or chance-based structures to put together a work. Be absurd. Break the fourth wall.
Escape and Inspiration
Theater: June 2nd --11th, The North Fourth New Works Festival is a celebration of New Mexico's best up and coming playwrights. 8 shows over 6 evenings. https://www.northfourthnm.org/
and at the Vortex Theater "References to Salvador Dali, Make Me Hot" June 3-19, https://vortexabq.org/
Art: Harwood Art Center has two art exhibits ending June 2nd. "Bodies of Evidence" and "Relationship is an Activity". https://www.harwoodartcenter.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/, at Site Santa Fe "The Body Electric" all summerhttps://sitesantafe.org/
Literature: New biography out about dancer "Sportin' Life: John W. Bubbles, an American Classic" by Brian Harker. Bubbles, a tap pioneer whose moves have been copied by Bob Fosse, James Brown, and Michael Jackson.
Dance: Upcoming at NHCC June 11-18, Festival Flamenco https://www.nhccnm.org/event/festival-flamenco-alburquerque-35-presents-estevez-panos-y-compania-la-confluencia/
Music: Chamber Music Festival Albuquerque starting June 5th https://www.chambermusicabq.com/
Podcast: Pillow voices Dance through Time: https://pillowvoices.org/
