11 November, 2008

*634 - eiko

Just the other day, I spent an entire dance class sulking in the corner, scrawling angrily in my journal about how I was uninspired and refused to show my piece (these mood swings are all deemed acceptable, or even normal, I feel, under the excuse of being an "artist").

But today! I am inspired again! By Eiko Otake, postmodern choreographer and performer. She danced in alternative environments, like in rivers or on sand. So, for my final project, I've decided to set my dance on the street along Collegetown, on the little island in the middle of the roundabout (next to the stop sign), with the audience watching from a window in one of the dance studios that overlooks Collegetown. It will be cold (just about 0 degrees at that time), it might be snowing, it will be dark, there will be cars going by and pedestrians in our way. Everyone and everything will be part of the dance, but they won't know it.

I'm excited.

Also, despite being reprimanded by Jim last week for showing him incomplete work (oops), it turns out that he chose my piece for the Fall Show after all, so I'll be showing my piece at Schwartz at the end of the semester. Cool beans. It's a study of chance and counterpoint. Chance: I choreographed my upper body separately from my lower body and put it together, resulting in a very lovely and bizarre kind of awkwardness. Counterpoint: between music and movement, and between movement and movement.

Also, I unearthed a new talent today: I can make modern art with my feet! I discovered this in the middle of composition class, when doodling in my journal with my right foot. Hahaha.



Also, I made mini-heart-shaped-lemon-oreo-cheesecakes the other day for a dinner party, which were gobbled up instantly and produced rave reviews. Very pleased. Also, I made raspberry creme brulee when Jasmin was over, which turned out surprisingly delish, and pretty cute-looking too.



Also, all my friends are crying over the amount of homework and projects and quizzes we have over the next few days, so I figure I should begin studying now instead of blogging. Hehe.