performances
So a couple of months ago I did two performances. They were completely different settings. One in the Wellington Opera House at The Golden Carnie Awards, and the other was a week later, at a dance party. The second was very informal and I decided to use it as an opportunity to try out an improvised performance.
So ... first performance - lots of pressure, months of work, fancy lighting, big audience:
Second performance - in a warehouse, spontaneous and mostly improvised, low pressure, small but enthusiastic audience (not all of it got videoed, but this is most of it):
I'm pleased with them both in their own ways, and they were both great learning experiences. I got mixed feedback on the first piece (ranging from sincere "I loved it" to "I've seen you do better"). But there was uniformly positive feedback on the second piece. I'm not sure why it was like that - it could be the different environments, the greater spontaneity of the second piece because it was improvised, or that the two pieces had different emotions, with the second being happier and higher energy. But the fact is that I couldn't have done the second piece without having done the months of work that preceded the first. With the videos, they're now out of context, so we can eliminate that issue. I'm interested in your opinions ...
So ... first performance - lots of pressure, months of work, fancy lighting, big audience:
Click to viewSecond performance - in a warehouse, spontaneous and mostly improvised, low pressure, small but enthusiastic audience (not all of it got videoed, but this is most of it):
I'm pleased with them both in their own ways, and they were both great learning experiences. I got mixed feedback on the first piece (ranging from sincere "I loved it" to "I've seen you do better"). But there was uniformly positive feedback on the second piece. I'm not sure why it was like that - it could be the different environments, the greater spontaneity of the second piece because it was improvised, or that the two pieces had different emotions, with the second being happier and higher energy. But the fact is that I couldn't have done the second piece without having done the months of work that preceded the first. With the videos, they're now out of context, so we can eliminate that issue. I'm interested in your opinions ...