Monday, July 13, 2009

Playlists

I just had this idea. I think it would be so cool if someone made a playlist, and then a choreographer created an entire evening length work where they put dances to each piece of music. It could be one cohesive idea, or a concious creation of randomness. I feel like the former would be better, because otherwise it might seem like just another dance concert with different pieces by different choreographers.

I thought of this idea while listening to a playlist Jonathan sent me a while back. It's a bit more laid back overall, but along the course of the the playlist, the mood rises and drops: definitely not static. Could be an interesting way to approach a concert. One could see how each previous - possibly quieter - song affect the one following it. Would a continuous story be good? A collection of separate stories? Or, simply a collection of pieces that work together, but are not connected in any other way than complimenting and contrasting each other - sort of like musical CDs often do.

*shrug* Just an idea for now. Listed below is the playlist that inspired this post:

Twice - Little Dragon
Delicate - Damien Rice
Father and Son - Cat Stevens
New Soul - Yael Naim
The Winner is - Mychael Danna
Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
In Transit - Albert Hammond Jr.
Blueside - Rooney
I have No Sister - Oh No! Oh My!
Come On! Feel the Illinoise! - Sufjan Stevens
My Rights Versus Yours - The New Pornographers
Half Asleep - School of Seven Bells
Truffles - Kris Guen
Chinese Translation - M. Ward
Dark Autumn Hour - Frontier Ruckus
Hallelujah - Brandi Carlile
Mr Blue (New Version) - Catherine Feeny
How it Ends - Devotchka