Tuesday, July 21, 2009

crunch time

i'm starting to get a bit anxious about the passing of time here. we had forever! and now, even though we still have a week and a half, it feels like all the time is slipping through my fingers. yesterday we passed a beautiful afternoon on the canals & streets of amsterdam, letting allison adjust to the netherlands. hope disappears today, off to greet her husband when he arrives at the amsterdam airport (awww). so allison and i will have the full day to focus on beginning our process together: both her piece - in which we are each dancing - and my piece, for which i seek her advice. we are also sent on a mission today to distribute the flyers for the showing! what a perfect way to really get to know a city. i'm almost sad we weren't given the task sooner. so i'm afraid there's not much artistically to mention yet this morning. it is still dawn, after all... (i managed to wake up at 5:30 with a call to the restroom, and found myself too restless to fall back asleep.)

we did do a couple thirty-second photoshoot sessions yesterday. one happened in the closet, which was an interesting challenge for me. the task: use the movement i've created for my piece, and work it in the confines of the closet. hmm, well that's the exact task i had planned to give jasmine during our next rehearsal, since that's the next step in our process. let me tell you: i don't envy her. haha... it was not easy to take the material and try to move it. (considering you can't actually move in there.) this could prove to develop some really interesting material... or, perhaps, it will completely alter the piece. (which, don't get me wrong, would not be a terrible thing! after all, something i'm working on learning is how to throw out material; not being attached to one idea; being okay with saying something doesn't work)

as in good style, i'll wrap this up with some photos for your amusement. stay tuned as the adventures continue, next we begin to explore allison's piece of work. back like in the good ol' days, rehearsing with allison.


allison through the little door! and my favourite wonky building


love birds on a carriage ride
or take a ride on the "love boot"