There is already so much happening this semester but before I share about new projects, musings and inspiration I want to take a moment to show my final project from Bebe Miller’s History/Theory/Literature of Choreography course. My self selected assignment was to create a solo in the choreographic style of Susan Rethorst. I studied her book A Choreographic Mind: Autobodygraphical Writings closely and also drew from a workshop I … Continue reading Process/Product
In addition to creating, writing, moving and rehearsing for class-related assignments/projects, I’ve also been spending time in the studio just moving around. Most of my improvisational material is undocumented and purely for my own catharsis; a time to let my body lead my mind and to test the boundaries of the concepts I have been receiving daily in technique (and improvisation) classes. For the purposes of this blog … Continue reading Outside the classroom, inside the studio
It may sound obvious but when you arrive at graduate school you don’t know anyone all that well. I mean, I connected with a few folks at the audition but not with a lot of depth. And yet a major part of my experience here is hopefully centered around making dances which for me in the past has always been about relationships – casting was … Continue reading Solo-ing
Gina Hoch-Stall 