Groove-y 'ish...guerrilla performance

just put together a Kickstarter page, right here. Working on a new piece/show for August 11th, at 9pm. Probably gonna be at Gooddale by the playground or by the tennis court, or downtown by Gay and Long - near Tip Top.

a short description of what's going on from my kickstarter page:

"Use the curves, flow, introversion, and general style of "grooving" at a club or party situation, and combine that with the rough, quick twitch, wild type of dancing I might do on stage. Then take the focus, zoom, and speed attributes of filmmaking, and the splice, paste, and fade, nature of film editing and use those ideas to drive choreographic choices that will focus an audiences' gaze (like the lens of a camera) as they attempt to take in all this information. All of this would make the performance even more engaging, bringing the audience in one step closer to the movement.

What would come out? A volatile yet entertaining microscope-like plunge into the world of intensely crafted grooving. All of which would be set in a cobble-stoned alleyway of downtown Columbus, OH - using only large heavy duty flashlights as lighting sources."

gonna put together a videodance as a sort of sister work. Check out a video of the work in progress...right here.

Definitely come and check out the performance, watch the videodance online, or get involved on Kickstarter and send some support this way. Either way, I'd love to communicate a bit with all of you, in one form or another. :)

norms

...this is a reference to this post.

Alright, norms can be described in a few different ways. I like to think of norms (normal, normality) as the product of someone telling another or him/herself to "do this," and for that person to respond by following and/or accepting the order/suggestion. As the process repeats (with one, or a large number of people) it eventually is seen as something that happens. As it becomes something that happens more and more, this something is logged in one individual's/group's mind as a part of his/her/their life/lives, as part of something that dictates the way in which they approach their life, and how a decision(s) are made...one might call it a style of living that dictates what types of choices are made.

As generations pass, and styles are passed down via instruction/talking/music/movies/books/other forms of expression on an individual and broad level, these styles become norms that build societies and cultures. Some of these norms change over time, while others stay stable for many years. While I cannot say that this is universally the process in which this creation of norms take, this is how I currently understand it and what I will be referencing when I talk about norms from this point on.

...next time, I'll start talking about some applications/reasons for these norms, then I'll probably follow it up with why they're created at all. soon, somewhere along the way I'll actually get back to talking about guerrilla a little more directly.

Shen Wei: "RE-(III) THRU OUT NYC"

Shen Wei Dance Arts, a prominent contemporary choreographer in the field of dance (involved in the Olympic opening ceremonies a few years back) held some "guerrilla" performances in NYC back in October of 2010. While working on his most recent major work, he held some unannounced performances around the city (sort of a promotional tool I'm assuming. Not sure how supplemental these performances are meant to be, or separate from his final stage work.)

Check out a lengthy video, to see this in action.

Near Future

I have been fairly absent from the online presence of guerrilla, especially when it comes to this blog. Obviously I have still been dancing all over (including in Michigan. a first that happened over Christmas time, with my sister Kathryn) no worries about this. In my stead from blog writing, I have been working on something else.

I am starting work on creation of a sort of hub-like web presence for gdance. You may already know this in the skeleton-like form of our FB, Twitter, Blogger, and Dance in Columbus page. I am going to work to interconnect these parts to a greater extent, which will form to become a web-place that contains a wealth of information for all things guerrilla, and to facilitate information/guerrilla meeting-ups between individuals.

I have begun creating the meat for this skeleton, most recently in the form of short little videocast blurbs. Those which I have created so far showcase how I and others experience gdance, as well as the exploration of ideas that have come up in my mind/discussions with others in relation to dancin' around town. Feel free to peruse this vast library:


Roofin' it -
http://www.vimeo.com/17643599

Tide Collage-
http://www.vimeo.com/17854171

Messy-
http://www.vimeo.com/18607860

Mango Troubles-
http://www.vimeo.com/18721647

I will continue posting these little films on a weekly/bi-weekly basis. You can also find these videos, and keep up to date with weekly postings of "official" guerrilla times (an oxymoron?) on our FB group page. Also, don't forget our Twitter page as a great/quick way to keep up with all things guerrilla.

Keep an eye out for all future happenings, and if you miss a couple of such events don't worry, a continuous flow will be the name of the game.