(liz's foot after Friday's rehearsal- werk)
so, it's Liz, the studio, and me. we have been writing a lot, talking a lot. and now, over the past few weeks have begun to move a lot. we drink the wine (or the harder stuff) in rehearsal and it usually takes us about an hour before we calm down enough to actually start rehearsing. distractions are often welcomed as we sift through the incredibly vulnerable ritual of rehearsing. our sources are anything and everything. "the last supper", flashlights, trash bags, shiny things, and answering machine messages have been floating around the studio A LOT- literally and not so literally.
This past week we made movement portraits in which we tried to examine personality perspectives. these portrait studies are exposing ways for us to fuse abstraction and "recognizable person" gesture and vice verse. We are working on teaching ourselves how to seamlessly move in and out of realism and abstraction. unlearning the distinction is THE GOAL right now. rhythm and variation of timing is creating interest and calls for more exploration. a desire to challenge our "comfortable" performance behavior is in the air. the throat and the idea of dying has come up a lot. oh, and Barbie in all her splendor became a re-occurring theme in a our rehearsal jabber on Friday.
the ideas are broad and vague. so many places to go. i like where we are headed so far! -Rachel
Rachel and Brenda
One for the foot and the Brenda within, i love the Launch Movement, you've inspired again.
ReplyDeleteKeep up on the dreams and stay one foot ahead, and always remember the "whats" that were said.
the wine makes us weary, and with that i will say, it was always great timing at the end of the day.
Cheers to you both, i love what you've done, and cheers to the fact that its all just begun.
thanks you! this poem gave us the juice we needed for rehearsal tonight...love you!
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