Wow - this process is so cool! He is so poetic and powerful in everything he does. Does he use this process in all of his work? I hadn't seen it broken down like this until you did it - great job, by the way. I'm SO glad you got up and did Phase 3 - it was great. Now, explain more about Phase 4 - it seems like he uses the phrase as a guide but gets more loose and free and goes with it, repeating some parts if he wants. What he says is so deep - hard to imagine he's just improv-ing but I'm sure he is - he is amazing, political and so intelligent...
Thanks for the great compliment! In phase 4, he lets whatever he says out loud effect his dancing, which then may lead to improvisation. He lets the words change the dance, if he feels compelled. That is the big difference between phase 3 and phase 4. He uses this process when he teaches, but I'm not sure how often. I talked with Janet Lilly and she was familiar with the process. He also uses a process called 21 in which he finds 21 completely different people in poses and links them together in choreography. For example, he has used the posture of a pregnant woman, Pele (the soccer player) kicking, a weight lifter, and Eve reaching for the apple. He is incredibly talented that he can complete phase 3 without it effecting his dancing, and phase 4 with keeping the skeleton of the dance and still using improv while speaking. Not an easy task!
Wow - this process is so cool! He is so poetic and powerful in everything he does. Does he use this process in all of his work? I hadn't seen it broken down like this until you did it - great job, by the way. I'm SO glad you got up and did Phase 3 - it was great. Now, explain more about Phase 4 - it seems like he uses the phrase as a guide but gets more loose and free and goes with it, repeating some parts if he wants. What he says is so deep - hard to imagine he's just improv-ing but I'm sure he is - he is amazing, political and so intelligent...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great compliment! In phase 4, he lets whatever he says out loud effect his dancing, which then may lead to improvisation. He lets the words change the dance, if he feels compelled. That is the big difference between phase 3 and phase 4. He uses this process when he teaches, but I'm not sure how often. I talked with Janet Lilly and she was familiar with the process. He also uses a process called 21 in which he finds 21 completely different people in poses and links them together in choreography. For example, he has used the posture of a pregnant woman, Pele (the soccer player) kicking, a weight lifter, and Eve reaching for the apple. He is incredibly talented that he can complete phase 3 without it effecting his dancing, and phase 4 with keeping the skeleton of the dance and still using improv while speaking. Not an easy task!
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