Temperature: 35°C (in the shadow) Humidity: 87% The phrase of the day: ni hao! Ni hao ma? // Hello, how are you? Today has been a very exciting day for everyone involved in the audition process. We had a group of about 90 dancers from Taiwan, mainland China (a few from America),…
Temperature: 36°C Humidity: 72% Words of the day: Wo, ni, ta, women, nimen, tamen // I, you, she/he, we, you, they I have decided not to use a translator in the rehearsals. My departing point is the same as when I choreograph in England: direct verbal and physical contact with the dancers. But…
Temperature: 34°C Humidity: 74% (windy) The phrase of the day: nimen yao cha ma? // would you like some tea? Had you ever had the experience of eating a hot pot? (in mandarin…). Every one seats around the table and, having previously chosen anything they…
As all the other choreographers, I’m starting to find a coherent choreographic structure. Still I don’t have a title. Here are some of my notes:
On Saturday, we had the photo-shooting to get the picture that might represent our choreography in the evening program. I found this as a very difficult task: how can you find the “right” image that gives a sense of what the concept of your piece is?. Can an image say more than hours of rehearsals, talks,…
