Day 3 – October 19, 2013  Dressing room mad house… Two more show!!  At 2 & 8 pm.  We got to the theater at 12:00 pm.  No other group was there.  It felt extra quiet from all that excitement last night.  We started our ballet barre warm-up.  Now it’s time to get ready for the show!

Don’t know how… but time went by so fast.  Two shows were done!!  After the last performance, all artists were gathering on the stage and taking questions from the audience… There were some very interesting questions.  When Kaye asked the audience if they have any questions about each work, a young lady from the audience asked me how I decided to choreograph a dance that the dancers stay in their own spots and never travel out of the space while she studies at VCU and all her teachers are teaching the dancers to travel and move through the space…  That was a great question.  My answer was that the inspiration of creating ‘The Core’ come from the lighting.  When I saw the image of five spot lights on the stage and how they all correspond to each other in my head.  I started to dig deeper and building meaning behind this piece… ‘The Core’ is explored through dance the interconnectivity between all things in the universe. Our inner strength, emotion, and energy can effect the people around us. We are not alone… We are all connected.  I would like the audience to really interpret the meaning of this piece from the connections of the movements and lights and not get disturbed by the traveling paths on the stage.

What an amazing festival performed by these incredible artists… So inspired and so thrilled to be here!!!  It won’t end here… Can’t wait ’til we meet again.