Notes on the morning: Alone in the space, get the porta cool going, investigate the windows. Sweep sweep sweep and see some potential. I have a small vision. Asking questions.
This is the first time I've been alone in a movement space in a long while. Allowing myself to indulge in a process is something I'm grateful for.
The floor is DIR TY.
How do we best use this space? It's full of tables and boxes, home items; the boxes have labels like "credenza." The walls are white, with some screws left in from paintings. There's an office area, old mac computers, and a refreshment area with cheetos. The floors are blue painted and scratched. I can see the burls in the wood. I feel good about that. I can tell this place has a soul.
Thoughts for tomorrow with my dancer collaborators:
-getting acquainted with the space, have an experience in the space. Find your perfect spot and make it yours.
-seeing the details
-task based dancing and movements- highlighted by lights
-finding a nugget per day. Looking for something salient that sticks from each day.
-We'll talk about how this is an experiment in community dance building. Can we create dancing relationships in a few days that encourage and allow honest interactions and knowing inside of an improvised dance?
A few more passing thoughts.... I have both fear and hope about my absence from project based dancing. I hope that my mind is fresh from different experiences that act like spice to my base of dancing/improvising knowledge.
I walk over to the small windows behind the porta cool and look across the street and see a girl with orange gloves cleaning out a dumpster, which is opened from the side. There are boxes and plastic wraps coming out, she's using a hose. Other men are walking zigzagging across Diversey.
I wonder, how can I make this a local project?
I'm very interested in the idea of "task-based" dancing and movement. I want to feel like I am performing a specific function as a dancer.
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