I spent some time fleshing out some of the parts from the last improvisation where I was dancing with Maud's projection. I incorporated some vocabulary from Babli's original abhinya to the Maud text. And I became interested to see the study that Babli, Cyn and Meena created inter-spliced with this improvisation. I also incorporated Cynthia's last audio recording exploration in part of this too. I did this improvisation in silence so to be able to take time with the movement this time, so if the sounds don't work for you, you could try muting them. Also, even though her image is still here, I would like to have it VERY slowly morph from one image to another.
password: Maud
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Questions:
1. What meaning/s do you get from this?
2. Are the recalling of the text and sounds in different ways working for you?
3. What are the most compelling moments for you?
4. How can you imagine all three of our live bodies being incorporated into this and where in the space might we each be? I wrote a scenario below that I brainstormed in relation to this.
5. I didn't use the footwork in this version, do you imagine it could still be incorporated here somehow?
6. Any other thoughts?
Shy's brainstorm to question #4:
Section 1: Babli is sitting in the audience doing Abhinaya toward the stage
Cyn is filming live feed which is projected somewhere on the stage
text is spoken by Cyn or by Shy offstage?
Section 2: Maud Allan's image comes up, taking over the live feed or possibly on another area of the stage. Shy enters and approaches Maud Allan to the Ruth St. Denis music. Babli and Cyn both do abhinaya toward Maud Allan and/or Shy.
Section 3: Shy is caressing Maud Allan's image, Cyn and Babli do abhinaya toward Maud Allan/Shy while speaking the text in canon.
Section 4: Shy becomes Maud Allan, Cynthia becomes parody of exotifying announcer and narrates while Shy moves with Maud Allan on body. Babli does abhinaya toward Shy or Cyn.
Section 5: Babli catches Maud Allan on her hand, Shy says text and Cyn does abhinaya toward Maud and/or Babli.
Section 6: Babli is on the stage doing abhinaya toward the audience.
Shy is filming live feed which is projected somewhere on the stage.
text is spoken by Cyn.
This idea starts to incorporate the idea of us switching roles like I wrote in one score idea from a while back and could be pushed even more in that direction if that is interesting.
