Home Again...

What a wonderful week in North Carolina! It was a very brief, intense and productive five-day rehearsal period. The theater at High Point University is a gem. Julianna drove from South Carolina to do the rigging. Russell, the High Point University TD and lighting designer provided lots of help. Then, once everything was set up, the five days of rehearsals with Cara and Mackenzie, with a different configuration of the harness and silks produced a slightly altered Homing/In. Diane sat in a couple of times, Ron and Rob were there another day, and Trish, B.J., Ayden, Jackson and Ruthie came to watch the last day. Lots of positive feedback and great suggestions from all!

I miss the cocoon section, but - because of the height of the grid - Julianna decided to rig the harness and fabric separately. And, there was no way for Cara to hold the fabric and run in a circle because of the electrics and booms - so, that part of the dance is extended into something slightly more "dance-y."

It is so beautiful to see these two dancers together. Because of the heightened sense of intimacy - they know each other so very well (how could twins not?) - because they "get" the piece and what everything could mean - because they are so focused and so good at what they do.

I am so grateful for the opportunity to revisit Homing/In and to work with Cara and Mackenzie. I am looking forward to hearing what Dmytro wants to do with the music - and to returning to North Carolina for the performances at High Point University in September.


Hopefully, these videos of the last rehearsal with 87 Dance Productions at High Point University will work.

Part 1:


Part 2:

Dress rehearsal, Edinburgh - 2008

Here is a link to the video of the dress rehearsal before the Fringe performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hs3t9kL7BE

We will see what this becomes in its next version.
Not sure whether we will do it with/without video...