Questions… (Why have you done this?)

My previous post adressed the primary question posed to me by those who experience my work.  This question being:
“What does it mean?”
Having aswered that, the second question, almost invariably is:
“What is it, and why have you done it?”
(And no, I couldn’t possibly have lifted this response from an application to a certain funding body that [...]

Things that went wrong today:

This is the day before our performance of the Modern Dance Festival Showcase is scheduled to open.
I had to stay up till 2am to hang out my washing, because I do not know how to make the cycle less than 90 minutes.
Consequently, I overslept.
I was not organised or motivated enough to get ready to leave [...]

One Month In…

So, I have missed out on a ‘One Month In’ post by one day, but it only just occurred to me to write one.  I won’t recap. If you’re interested, you can read for yourself.
But these are the things that are on my mind:
I have slowly been working through the essay I am writing on [...]

First Pansori Lesson

I am very excited.
I had my first Pansori class today with Oh Min Ah, of the National Changgeuk Theater Of Korea.  I met her for the first time this morning at The National Theatre on the slopes of green Namsan Mountain.  She is probably one of the most adorable Korean women I have met. And [...]

Numbers

It’s been 20 days since my last post, and it is 20 days until I leave this country for that of my birth.
I am pretty bad at this game, but, as always, I will endeavour to do better.
On another topic, why does Firefox hate my Australian spelling lifestyle?
I have 6 more performances of The [...]

Battle Scar

I have unfortunately acquired the most ridiculous performance-related injury known to man.
Whilst completing the violently joyous mardi gras-inspired dance break in the finale of ‘The Little Dragon’, I happened to connect my left thumbnail with the underside of my left eyebrow (the bit NOT covered in hair).
The pain indicated that there was something wrong almost immediately, but it [...]

Notre Dame de Paris

I am sitting in our rehearsal space, in the middle of applying my daily make-up, and watching a copy of Notre Dame de Paris.
I have decided that it is the most amazing musical in existence, and it shall be my life’s work to construct a performance of such profound and breathtaking proportions.
Points to consider:
Contemporary Dance [...]