Today in One Pure Longing rehearsals we sang a lot of different songs- trying to find the right song for the ending. I have been looking for AGES... we have a lot of good ideas and then we find some reason why the song is not perfect. We will eventually bring a few different songs from different cultures together- but so far we are still searching. Tomorrow we will try some improvisations- an exercise called 'secret song' that I love- that can work and also be cacophony!
We also worked the opening choreography that is hard on folks knees crawling on the flooring that is to make sure we don't slide on the steep sloping set...
then we marked through the opening for the designer and for me to see the pieces so far together and it works! yahoo!
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- Erika Batdorf
- Erika Batdorf has written, created, performed, directed and choreographed original movement theater since 1983. Her solo works have appeared in such places as the Smithsonian Institute, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Landegg Academy for International Development in Switzerland, Nine Dragon Heads International Art Symposium in South Korea, Harvard University, amongst many others. Batdorf performed for the UN conference in Switzerland entitled, ‘The Role of Women in a United Europe’, the UN Global Summit in Copenhagen and at the Jakarta Arts Center for the 7th International Women Playwrights Conference in Indonesia. She ran The Batdorf School for Movement Theatre in Boston for several years, currently teaches at York University in Toronto and is an Associate Playwright at CanStage. She has received 4 Dora nominations since 2005 (two for new plays, one for performance and one for directing). This summer, she will be working on a new play, "One Pure Longing: Tahari's Search", commissioned by Luminato. It will be shown June 11th-14th, 2010.
Dir. Erika Batdrf (Center) and cast members Kate Digby, Matthew Romantini, Meegwun Fairbrother, Marya lowry and Akosua Amo-Adem (left to right) gather to discuss their improvisational work.
Marya Lowry, in the middle of an improv.
Maria Popoff, our Director of Production, observes a group improvisation.
Stage Manager Sarah Mersereau takes notes during rehersal.
Associate Producer Paul Shaw dropped in to rehearsal for a production meeting.
Meegwun Fairbrother listens to Erika's rehearsal feedback.
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