What follows is part of the final project I did for my Dance and Technology class–it grew out of an earlier assignment in the Final Cut Pro unit. I actually had fun working with the software–the ratio of frustrating computer moments to “gee whiz, that’s cool” computer moments was much better than usual. I’ll even admit to wondering what future things I could do with editing video. At any rate, here it is–I had fun, hope you enjoy too.
So, I’ve been involved in a collaborative performance class (as in the entire class comes up with the performance project and makes it happen). It’s been rough, to say the least, at times. There were three choreographers, three composers, and three stage managers (one who also is an LD) in the class. I presume you can take it from here to understand the frustrations (I’ll give you a hint, the tech schedule wasn’t sent out until the first day of tech, but the dances were done weeks before hand).
Anyway, tonight we have this huge ice-storm and it is the last performance for this class, and I’m sad because the performance is cancelled. The performers have worked so hard and they looked so wonderful and I know that they would have just rocked the house tonight. I would have liked to have seen that as a reward for the frustrations of this semester. Yet, tonight is not to be. There is a lack of closure for me and for many of the dancers. I wish we could just have postponed, but we are about to go into tech for the next show in which I have a pointe piece being premiered. Woohoo for me!!
Oh, and KHG, I hope you don’t mind that this isn’t an intellectual post. I can give you one of those later if you need…
