Studio Improvisation: Group Rehearsal 27/10/2012

Celebrating the journey

These are first year under-graduate students at TNUA(College of Dance) that are a part of my group piece. Today was a time to reflect on the different movement explorations over the last four weeks and record the material in variations of sequence, arrangements, motif developments and space design. These dancers have each been working with an individual painting (from the Dream Realm's mini series of ten paintings) and doing group explorations with the painting titled 'Atmospheres'. It's been interesting to see how works of art inspire dancers differently and some of the most quirky interesting movement surfaces. I'm excited for what we have experienced together and that has been churned out so far. I know there are many more fun hours of exploring, creating and designing to follow. The movement puzzles with logic and understanding shall eventually have all problems solved...I hope still holding onto that touch of magic of things when they first come to life.

Changing faces...a prize to pursue

These are certainly times of change. I have been true to my value to find the gold, but in doing so the process of change has been quite volatile and challenging. I have however the passion to pursue, and I am seeing the fruit of my faith slowly but surely. I need to use my time wisely as I have to work both as a choreographer and a writer while planning and preparing for the actual production. So this blog will now only have highlights, I hope at least to update a few times every month. I have dates to work towards:

Oral Exam: 02/25/2012 at Studio 7, TNUA, College of Dance

Final Performance: 05/31/2012 & 06/01/2012 at the Crown Theatre (in downtown Taipei)

Thesis Exam: 06/02/2012 at TNUA, College of Dance

Rehearsals and auditions in the last three weeks have been exciting and interesting. I have encountered, shared and danced with quite a range of performers. I have now seven who will work on a duet and a group(so that's a change, I'm back to a duet instead of a solo). Bringing painting in movement certainly adds a whole new level of colour to studio work. Smiles. These are however still only the initial level of movement material, some in a first stage very rich, others, a beginning to develop on. The journey continues with excitement, the moments of magic make it worth the while.

I look forward to connecting, in the next few weeks, with more dancers and working on possibilities for a music collaboration. Joy everlasting, all good things need a great level of passion and sacrifice, but there is gladness for each day.