4-16-09_Kiesha Lalama-White_Starmakers Rehearsal

4-16-09_Kiesha Lalama-White_Starmakers Rehearsal

By this point in the day I had gotten into lines and wanted to try to photograph this rehearsal for a bit from a different perspective. I was trying to force myself, for a while, to stay in the same place for an elongated period of time during classes and rehearsals, and just see what I could get if I waited for the moment (see Henri Cartier-Bresson). So I picked a second location to see what I would see from there.

(Please remember that these are not cropped and have only automated balances when batched though Photoshop for watermarking, and are not finished pieces of work, only process, not that they would be cropped, ie Cartier-Bresson)

4-16-09_Kiesha Lalama-White_Jazz_GRW2

4-16-09_Kiesha Lalama-White_Jazz_GRW2

Right after Jason McDole's class I went and photographed Kiesha's. I continued my exploration of time and movement, with some lines and reflections.

4-14-09_Kiesha Lalama-White_StarmakersReh_GRW

4-14-09_Kiesha Lalama-White_StarmakersReh_GRW

This was a rehearsal for Starmakers which was held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. There where a few people missing from this rehearsal.

Recently I've been feeling a bit of a separation between me and what is actually going on. Last year I had tried to really close that gap. But in much larger groups it is easier to stay on the outside and still be in close to singular subjects. Also in the smaller class rooms it is a much more intimate environment. Here in the new dance studios it is a bit sterile, and it is very much up to the individual to make it feel like there is that closeness and interaction, and fill up the space. So here I started thinking about that again. When there were more interaction between the dancers and choreographer I moved in, to have more of those moments of interaction back into my work. So with that distance closed a bit I felt more interaction between the dancers and choreographer, and the smaller moments became so much larger to me.

Also it was very interesting because Naila, my Jazz dance teacher this semester was one of the dancers. So it was interesting watching her dance again, and photograph her again.

4-14-09_Kiesha Lalama-White_Jazz_GRW2

4-14-09_Kiesha Lalama-White_Jazz_GRW2

Finals......
Groups averaging 3 to 4 people danced a combo from class and each made it their own. Then the class gave feedback, which I thought was pretty interesting.