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With only two rehearsals left before entering the space, the dancers are starting to feel the piece on a deeper level. Taryn has them create one last section of material for an ending, and the group shares where they are at personally before leaving the studio for good.
The dancers have a ‘breakthrough’ run of the piece after a week of struggling to find a flow in rehearsals. Now that Taryn is “out of the quicksand” she can move forward to finish the piece.
As the project is just passed half way, Taryn struggles to place each section in the right order. Simon, Jenn and Melina work on a challenging lift and Ralph feels the shift of moving from improv-based work to a more structured rehearsal.
After taking several weeks to let this whole project sit, digest, and give space and time for reflection. I came to learn one major thing (among many other little things of course)… Communication was at the core of inlayers and its success. There was communication that needed effective execution on 2 levels. The first was the communication with us artist with the online audience. The second is the communication that was needed between each and every person involved in creating inlayers.
Here are some of my final thoughts on how inlayers – deuxieme partie went.x It has been a full month since the close of the show and I still feel as though I have not adequately grasped all that has happened. It seems so odd because this project was worked on and talked about a [...]
Looking back at inlayers…
The entire online interactive component of this process was a unique experience and at times overwhelming…in the amount of work and energy it took to conceptualize and define in writing all the resonating feelings, thoughts and questions that were arising during rehearsals.
Ever wonder what goes on a dancer’s mind while performing? Pamela tells us what is running through her head during a performance.
With Ralph away, Taryn has the other four dancers take part in more improv where they have to work in the opposite way they are used to. A lot of dialogue is used, and some breakthroughs are made, providing Taryn with some material to link the group sections in the piece.
A performance that’s labelled an “interactive online reality dance show” may sound like a combination Jersey Shore/Dancing with the Stars-themed video game or something equally nauseating, but Inlayers is, thankfully, not.
Taryn Javier and Jenn Doan are two Canadian artists who thrive off dancing, collaborating and exploring, and their project and performance Inlayers touches on all three through a collision of social media and contemporary dance.
Taryn Javier: its true...this specific improv shed a great deal ...
Taryn Javier: melissa....i just want to say that your last sente...
Natalie: This was an interesting weekend...so much resistan...
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