REHEARSAL #6

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
 
PROCESS DETAILS
 
TECHNICAL

​SHERRI

• Back at the studio today.
• Again, Jonathan and Maggie start later than expected and take longer to settle in than anticipated.  Ah, the life of a parent.

JONATHAN

• He is excited by the clarity that emerged after the last rehearsal; he feels the piece should utilize a small space.  This decision actually makes generating material so much easier.  As a result, rehearsal is very productive, and he creates a lot of phrase work, guided by what he has learned on several fronts:

1. Dynamically: at this point in the dance, keep it aggressive.
2. Spatially:  keep it contained in a small space.
3. Connectivity:  keep everything strictly related in terms of motifs…keep going back to same gestures, then manipulate them to create a theme-and-variation dynamic.
4. Keep developing core ideas and avoid temptation to add new ones.

• Runs out of time, so he can only video the new part of the dance.

MAGGIE

• Questions her ability to retain the choreography since an increased amount of material is introduced. 
• Wonders whether she can physically keep up with the additional movements.

PSYCHOLOGICAL/EMOTIONAL

​JONATHAN

• Pleased with his conceptual progress and productivity today.
• Jonathan is reminding himself that when he follows the “shoulds,” he winds up feeling frustrated and veering close to self-blame.  More and more, he is catching himself engaging in this dynamic in many different spheres.  He is trying to shift gears toward allowing authentic needs/impulses to guide him.

MAGGIE

• Despite her concerns, rehearsal feels productive.
• Cites a “recurring theme”:  Although her body does not feel in shape, she finds it “amazing and cathartic to be expressive.”