Thoughts and Ideas 10/9
CONVERSATION Starter
Costuming for performance. The vision for a choreography arrives. The research and movement is set, the rehearsals done. Discuss the influence of costuming in your dance process, from vision, collaboration, practicalities, to wearing and moving, to viewing. Talk about successful and poor collaboration in design. Does it change the way the dancer moves? Feels? Invests in the part? Does the dancer interact with the costume? What pitfalls can be avoided, what standout successes have you learned from? Discuss when you wore a costume that you hated or loved, and whether the audience agreed. Discuss financial constraints. Discuss why different genres of dance have traditional and stereotypical costuming. Do you have a costume designer to recommend or appreciate? Shout it out.
Creative Experiment
With one piece of music, create a short dance for yourself or others. Perform it for yourself or each other in a variety of costuming available (that both fits and doesn't!). Consider wearing the traditional style of costuming from a different dance genre. Consider clothes from the closet, yours or someone else's. Evaluate how you perform and feel in each variation you create. Do you change the movement based on a visual or a feel, or at all? Do you interact with the costume? Discuss. Do you feel an impulse to change the music to fit the costume? Try it. Play, discuss, look for videos where costuming inspired you. If you are so inspired, research the history of dance costume design in your genre.
Escape and Inspiration
Variety Showcase: Wednesday Oct. 11th 6-9pm, artist Kenn Ashe will display his art on clothing in a fashion show during the Variety Showcase, also featuring music and comedy, at Tractor Brewing Company Wells Park, 1800 Fourth St NW.
Art: 516 Arts is featuring the 13 artists of various 2SLGBTQIA+ identities from Indigenous, non-Indigenous and Latinx perspectives, 'Fluid Gaze', through Dec. 30.https://516arts.org/
Theater: The Adobe Theater brings the Agatha Christie whodunit 'Hollow' to the stage starting Friday Oct. 13 thru Nov. 2nd.9813 Fourth St. NW, https://www.adobetheater.org/
Continuing Festivals:
The Mozart Festival skips a week and continues Oct 21st and 22nd, at Immanuel Presbyterian Churc,h 114 Carlisle SE https://nmphil.org/event/mozart-festival-operamania-october-21-2023/
Balloon Fiesta, https://balloonfiesta.com/
Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival at Sandia Resort and Casino continues this week, Thurs. thru Sun. https://riograndefestivals.com/balloon-fiesta-show/
Art: https: Harwood arts will host a live reception and performance for artist Rica Maestas We Are. Here Together, an interactive, multi-gallery exhibition of sculpture, sound, text, and performance, Oct 14 4:30-6:30.//www.harwoodartcenter.org/current-exhibitions/we-are-here-together-by-rica-maestas/
Dance: Raqs Alba Belly Dance Extravaganza occurs this weekend at the South Broadway Cultural Center Oct. 14th
Dance looking forward: Oct 27-Nov 4'Lumbre' a concert of emerging choreographers at UNM's Carlisle Gym.
Dance looking forward: World Ballet day occurs on Nov 1st this year. If you haven't tuned in before, it is a live streaming event with company classes and rehearsals around the world. Many classes stay available on Youtube to take again and again from home. https://worldballetday.com/
