Day 13: Forsythe? Oh Right, Forsythe.

So unexpectedly, after auditioning for everything and not getting into anything but a Repertory piece, an opportunity arose. 


Last night at the Improvisation Jam, my friend Johnnie came up to me and asked me if I wanted to be in the Forsythe project. Um of course! Who wouldn't, was my response. He was in the project currently, and apparently a few people dropped out. So, Johnnie and four other people in the project were asked to bring one person to replace people in project, and Johnnie picked me. How honored am I, that he would choose me to replace the people who weren't committed enough!? Such an honor. Of course I wanted to be involved. This just proves my point that auditioning is such a horrible process that isn't even effective, because most jobs don't come from auditions! However, I still need to improve my auditioning skills ( because like test taking, I suck at them.)


Anyways, After taking Amanda Miller's ballet class, which was an experience, let me tell you...I went straight into Forsythe Rehearsal from 2:00-5:30...and we got out early! We were supposed to go until 6:30. And I had to learn 3 days worht ( about 12 hours) of material that they had gone over previously. I learned a ~5 minute solo in 4 hours. Good experience. i love William Forsythe's movement. He is so ingenius. I am hoping to get more exposed to Forsythe and his style and intentions in this project. I am super excited. I just have a lot to catch up and learn about. We learned from a student who is performing this solo as part of a project or experiment for her studies, Ondine Geary. She was great. She really helped with the mental imagery for each step and the intention behind each step. I am happy I got the opportunity to work with her before she left ADF- which was literally right after the rehearsal ended. 


I am really enjoying my experience here at ADF. I couldn't ask for a better way to get exposed to all angles and aspects of dance. I am loving it. I really want to come back next year, and I wish I had been coming earlier in life.




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