Show time! What else can I say? Rachel and I have been extremely proud of each of the performers in the piece and what they have each contributed during these past 2 quarters. I think during this week the cast finally realized that the choreography and performance was actually theirs the whole time and that [...]
We had a beautiful performance at the Culver Center and the dancers performed marvelously within the odd shaped space. The dancer’s came roughly 2 hours prior to the performance and we had them run the choreography 2-3 times to get properly acquainted with timing, spacing and overall comfortability. Based on the responses of the audience, [...]
So this last rehearsal we focused on preparing the ensemble to be able to adapt the piece for different spaces and different venues. We were given the opportunity to perform at the Culver Center in downtown Riverside for a fund raising event with the dean. So we continually rotated the facing of the dancers within [...]
So this week had a major amount of changes that were implemented. Some segments were extended and others were shortened. We also experimented with the costumes and extra sleeves and how they naturally shed onto the floor. Rachel and I really appreciate the way in which the clothing randomly falls off and the imagery that [...]
This past week we showed our choreography to our creative director Joel. He gave us a plethora of golden notes that has allowed us to think about the content of the choreography from an outsiders perspective. There are some spots that need to be thoroughly massaged out and some spots that need to be expanded [...]
This last week we had a large amount of cleaning to be done. We really focused on making sure the dancer’s movement was clearly defined in terms of timing, dynamics and quality. This is necessary at this phase as it allows us to easily see what is and isn’t working and why. We’ve also noticed [...]
Costumes! We’ve come up with the idea of having sleeves hanging out of each of the dancers clothes. These random extremities will fall off of each of the dancers as they move throughout the space much like the shedding of reptile skin. With that said, this also means that the sleeves may be some form [...]
This rehearsal footage sparked an interesting idea between Rachel and I to add an aspect of obstruction to the choreography, most possibly towards the end. This may even involve the two of us actually finding moments during the piece where we demonstrate the continuing transformation choreography can have even during the end of this performance [...]
UCR undergraduate Alexander Gabrielli, a film and visual media student with an emphasis on dance, has been awarded a $450 research grant for Winter 2011 as a result of his proposal titled, “Choreographing for the Camera”. The proposal was completed under the direction of Wendy Rogers, professor of dance, who also worked with Gabrielli last year when he was a part of her cast for an interactive performance workshop called “Motion Capture.”
This week’s rehearsal consisted of changing some neglected aspects of the choreography while fine tuning the overall execution of the movement. We also experimented with some ground rolls which were introduced by Rachel and how we might use them to add a new level of strangeness to the aesthetics of the choreography. Here is a [...]
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