another productive day! since allison and i took our lazy day on monday, we've been set on making the rest count. so today, much like yesterday, we started class at 9am and stuck to a two-hour rehearsal before lunch. we have the material for the most part set, and are experimenting with timing and fine-tuning. detailed movement research. truly one of my favourite parts of being an interpreter: the one place my obsession with perfectionism isn't so embarrassing. we are beginning to find some really beautiful moments, in the relationship between us, and in the relationship between each of us and the camera (which is feeding live onto a television in the corner of the room, handheld during most of piece by allison). it is so much fun to play with material, and to have so much time to delve so deeply into the piece. we are playing a lot with the piece, and workshopping it in such a microscopic fashion that i've not experienced before. it's incredible to have this much time to get to know movement to the point where each second and split second matters, and each detailed eye flicker is a part of the piece - not necessarily set, but to be paid attention to.

we went to an artist's cinq-a-sept (happy hour, gathering, whatever you wish to call it) this afternoon, at the invitation of rolina (one of the two generous organizers of this project). we met mostly local dutch artists, who spoke little english. we met a rather chatty couple, lisa and pete, who live between here and new york: here when he needs to be, and in nyc when she needs to be. rolina also introduced us to the owner of the cafe (uit de kunst - a cafe with two parrots in the jungle patio out back), when we inquired about renting a canoe to take along the canal. he said he'd take us to den hoorn, so we have a canoe-renting date with this mysterious and adventure-enthusiast on friday! whether the canoe happens or not, we had a good evening of meeting interesting folks.

and the week passes on... we have two more days until the duo from groningen return, and then one day until the big day! i think it's time for less words and more pictures...

(note: the next couple pics, and the one at the beginning of the blog, are choreography by allison, and photos by hope)

following are a few snapshots from my piece, set on jasmine.