I'm thinking about my first rehearsal tomorrow and how I am going to have the dancer tell a story. I have a chunk of text, but I'll need more to complete the whole project. This is where you come in.
If you could tell your story of loss or grief, what would it be? How would you tell it?
In talking to an old friend who has offered to share his story with me for the use of the project, we've been trying to figure out how best to write it all down. Is it chronological? Is it highly detailed with emotional backstory? Is there imagery?
What's your story?
I'm looking for stories from you about loss. This could mean a lot of things, including losing someone close to you, you dealing with something currently happening to you, or simply something that occurred and makes you sad. Not all stories are highly dramatic, and some are so out of this world, it's nearly unbelievable.
Whatever the tale - I'm asking you to share it with me. So, what do you say?
For the sake of some privacy, please send your stories to alexandrataylordance@gmail.com.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
ATD at the GRC Dance Lab next Friday!
Greetings dance lovers!
If you would, please join me and other dance goers at the Secret Theater next Friday, July 27th at 8pm for the GRC DANCE LAB, a spectacular showing of 10 works, including an excerpt of my solo, So we go there, where nothing is waiting.
Check out the flyer below - truly hope to see you there!
If you would, please join me and other dance goers at the Secret Theater next Friday, July 27th at 8pm for the GRC DANCE LAB, a spectacular showing of 10 works, including an excerpt of my solo, So we go there, where nothing is waiting.
Check out the flyer below - truly hope to see you there!
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Moving onto the next piece of the puzzle
The excitement is beginning to boil as two rehearsals are scheduled for the next portion of my most recent project. I have managed to snag six fine dancers from the New York dance scene...
Erin Cairns Cella, Sarah Lehman, Valerie Miller, Alyssa Caliendo and Celie Erickson.
Be sure to read about these amazing ladies as soon as I am able to post their bios to the Meet the Artists page.
As I move forward in my project, I still find myself stuck in how I really want to investigate my ideas. In a moment of quick decision making, I decided that I wanted to focus on the environment that my text described to me, which was the ruins of a battlefield. I thought I could make a work inspired by the women of the Black Hawk War of 1832. Being that my family delineates from the Sac Nation, I felt excited to research and create a work about my ancestors. However, I feel that maybe that is for another project. I want to stick to my ideas about abstract story telling and I was reinvigorated after receiving an email from an old high school friend who responded to my call for thoughts from others about my using real or fictional characters.
I'm not quite sure how it will all sum up, but what my next move will be is to develop a short set of instructions and put out a call for writings. Please keep a look out as I will surely be wanting to read your story about loss and how you've navigated your way through.
Until then, check out this throw back from 2010 that is basically the reason why this entire project is going down. Damn, the limits of ACDF time constraints... watching this piece now after a few years, there is just too much packed into 12 minutes but nonetheless I was breathless watching these six woman work their magic with Sam L. Richard's score every time. However, now I have the time and opportunities to work it out the way it should be done. Enjoy.
Erin Cairns Cella, Sarah Lehman, Valerie Miller, Alyssa Caliendo and Celie Erickson.
Be sure to read about these amazing ladies as soon as I am able to post their bios to the Meet the Artists page.
As I move forward in my project, I still find myself stuck in how I really want to investigate my ideas. In a moment of quick decision making, I decided that I wanted to focus on the environment that my text described to me, which was the ruins of a battlefield. I thought I could make a work inspired by the women of the Black Hawk War of 1832. Being that my family delineates from the Sac Nation, I felt excited to research and create a work about my ancestors. However, I feel that maybe that is for another project. I want to stick to my ideas about abstract story telling and I was reinvigorated after receiving an email from an old high school friend who responded to my call for thoughts from others about my using real or fictional characters.
I'm not quite sure how it will all sum up, but what my next move will be is to develop a short set of instructions and put out a call for writings. Please keep a look out as I will surely be wanting to read your story about loss and how you've navigated your way through.
Until then, check out this throw back from 2010 that is basically the reason why this entire project is going down. Damn, the limits of ACDF time constraints... watching this piece now after a few years, there is just too much packed into 12 minutes but nonetheless I was breathless watching these six woman work their magic with Sam L. Richard's score every time. However, now I have the time and opportunities to work it out the way it should be done. Enjoy.
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