I have done some painting after a very long while. I have reworked one of the older works and I had a lot of fun. Unlike music practicing, I could sit there for hours, so I did, not in a great state of presence, nevertheless happily occupied, worried now and then at results, such as I am when practicing music, but I was surprised at how similar to choregraphy the state of imagining things can be.
the power to see something (this colour vs. that or the shape of the 5 dancers in this movement) in your imagination. Alas often I fail to see the real thing.
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Tonhenge
A few short lines about the opera I've been working for.
My friend Celine and I have been given the difficult responsibility of choreographing for 2 sections of the opera Tonhenge. We had the 1st choreography rehearsal today.
The first section entails 7 sets of rounds for the 5 singers, each of whom have a metal pole and these poles are to hit at precise times (indicated in the score) during the choreography while they take particular shapes and formations.
This is promissing to be a difficult process, not easy for the singers but as well a great learning experience. This is really my first time choreographing anything for others. This is to mark this beginning. Why not? I love it... Especially since it is tied directly with the music.
My friend Celine and I have been given the difficult responsibility of choreographing for 2 sections of the opera Tonhenge. We had the 1st choreography rehearsal today.
The first section entails 7 sets of rounds for the 5 singers, each of whom have a metal pole and these poles are to hit at precise times (indicated in the score) during the choreography while they take particular shapes and formations.
This is promissing to be a difficult process, not easy for the singers but as well a great learning experience. This is really my first time choreographing anything for others. This is to mark this beginning. Why not? I love it... Especially since it is tied directly with the music.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Is this the demise of another era?
I think the excitement of "in practice" is wearing off. I'm not yet planning to but it seems like it's approaching, I mean the ending of this journal.
It is good to see, if you follow or have the bug, how I have changed. I really wanted to put some of the stuff, my activities, thoughts, problems, etc. out there. Not to get feedback, but to have them expressed so that I might have an external responsibility towards my plans, my profession.
I must say before officially closing this (let it hang for another month or so), about a few new prospects:
- I will start on my project of playing the violin and moving with Diana Groenendjik tomorrow.
- I just got the video from Tracey Norman and Ali Gretian's choreography, had a little chat.
- I probably will be involved with the next instalment of COEXISdance.
- have not had a violin lesson in quite a while. So hard to find Mark. Left msgs for him, can't find each other... I'm interested still in Oistrakh's beginning of a stroke and application of Alexander technique's inhibition in timing.
Still wondering about pursuing Alexander next year. I must make some decision at some point. It's not cheap, and I have to see if I really like it.
I think the excitement of "in practice" is wearing off. I'm not yet planning to but it seems like it's approaching, I mean the ending of this journal.
It is good to see, if you follow or have the bug, how I have changed. I really wanted to put some of the stuff, my activities, thoughts, problems, etc. out there. Not to get feedback, but to have them expressed so that I might have an external responsibility towards my plans, my profession.
I must say before officially closing this (let it hang for another month or so), about a few new prospects:
- I will start on my project of playing the violin and moving with Diana Groenendjik tomorrow.
- I just got the video from Tracey Norman and Ali Gretian's choreography, had a little chat.
- I probably will be involved with the next instalment of COEXISdance.
- have not had a violin lesson in quite a while. So hard to find Mark. Left msgs for him, can't find each other... I'm interested still in Oistrakh's beginning of a stroke and application of Alexander technique's inhibition in timing.
Still wondering about pursuing Alexander next year. I must make some decision at some point. It's not cheap, and I have to see if I really like it.
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