Hello,
One thing that I had hoped to do in M2M '06 was look at set work through the lens of Ensemble Thinking. If E.T. is a useful tool then it should be applicable to not just improvisation but also choreography. This is assuming the definitions of impro and choreo are that impro the observers are witnessing the act of creation and in choreo the observers are watching the product of creation. Time is instantaneous in one and compressed in the other. Just as a hammer is a good tool cuz it works on wood, on steel, in France and when it's raining.
So is E.T. a set of ideas that is universal? applicable to various aesthetics and movement forms? Or does it breed it's own aesthetic?
Andrew
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Too bad we didn't have the time to watch set work in Marfa, maybe that would be an idea for an another time.
ET lens have helped me in breaking down and simplifying how I set dance pieces. ET lens have also helped me in watching set work by others and brought to my consciousness some interesting patterns in other people's work. For example I have been very sensitive to the use of "camouflage" and curious about what the choreographer didn't want me to see.
Have a look at this article by Rosemary Lee reflecting on the similarity of the states when improvising and creating:
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/rescen/Rosemary_Lee/rlwritings1.html
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