As a spring semester has come to a close, I go back and revisit work that I have done through the year. My first year at Anderson University presented many amazing opportunities, challenges, learning experiences, and opportunities to create. I choreographed a piece for the annual Spring Into Dance concert. I titled this piece 'Dusk to Dawn', as I was commuting a great distance each day I taught. I saw the sun rise, I saw the sun set, and the beautiful haunting colors the sky created as I went on my journey. This piece was to summarize how these different points of the day present moments that are very similar, yet eerily different. "We" are all on the road together, yet we are quite independent and alone. "We" reflect on our day as we begin (Dawn) and reflect on our day as it comes to a close (Dusk). "We" shuffle through sometimes sleepy, preoccupied, distracted, engaged, and with random connections. It was wonderful to be able to take my dancers on the journey with me through this piece. I continued to talk to them about the trials and tribulations of the commute, what this piece was based on, the mood, energy, and driving force of the choreography. I also continued to take pictures of these moments alone while in my car. They magically responded with taking many images of their own during their travels.
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AuthorAn educator, dancer, and choreographer. Continuing to create within the community to bring dance to the forefront of any environment. Archives
August 2016
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