Rehearsal 10/20

Last night's rehearsal was very productive, and I believe it was due to two things that were different about my rehearsal. I believe that the presence of Mary Buckley, Whitney Fetterhoff, and Maida Withers for the first forty-five minutes of my rehearsal really focused my energies on one aspect of the piece, and for a longer period of time than I would have allowed myself to work on this section. We looked at the begining of the piece, with Billy moving from upstage to downstage, and vice versa, and the rest of the dancers crossing on the horizontal plane. Focusing on the movement of Billy, versus the movement of the rest of the dancers, and what specifically they are doing across the floor, amplified that section.

I made the executive decision last night to cut the other pieces of music I've been using, and to use the "Rods and Cones" piece by the Blue Man Group for the entirity of the piece. It is going to take some doctoring to make my structure fit the dynamic shifts in the music, but I think that this decision will work out for the best. I am very happy with the ending I tagged on to the piece last night as well. I made the decision to use the diagonal as a theme in the piece, and as such, the piece ends with the cast around Billy, walking him offstage on said diagonal. I feel that this ending speaks to the quote, "And then I climbed the sharp hill that lead to all the years ahead."

Here is video footage from my rehearsal of the piece, as of 10/20. Enjoy!!