February 2012
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Trust and Performance
I am a naïve and trusting dancer which is intricately related to the fact that in my non-dancing life (read love life), I have been criticised because I am trusting and naïve.
The job of dancer requires us to be open people. Our working lives are an ever changing freelance landscape with rehearsals that spill over their end-times, networking that only really happens at the pub and where...
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THE AFTER-PERFORMANCE
Today’s post is from our friend and guest blogger Christopher Matthews Hutchings, reviewing London’s contemporary dance inspired by the work of Lizzie Kew-Ross. Go Chris!
A couple weeks ago I went to see a work by Lizzie Kew-Ross at the Old Vic Tunnels, which compelled me. The dancers ran through the space only to find themselves in conflict at any point with each other. Their stories and...
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Boiling Point
Rehearse
Recommend friend for a project in the summer
Meet the directors of a dance company for project development
Rehearse
Meet about space opportunity
Go to film night
Rehearse
Rehearse late
Meet friends in pub for a meeting about dance statistics
Edit video for application
Find out about being awarded an amazing professional development opportunity
Rearrange previous commitments
Find out that...
COMEDY NIGHT PERFORMANCE
Disclaimer: First off, this is a response to an adult comedy night- over 18yrs. “We should be able to enjoy some adult comedy. If you’re easily offended, then f*** off!”
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Last week I went to a comedy gig in Leicester Square. As I listened, laughed, and looked around at the audience, I noticed a crowded theatre full of people facing glaringly towards the front of the stage, drink in hand....