Tech....and everywhere!

We have built ourselves into the space -
Amber and Esther have done a stellar job of taking the assignment and running with it - I am so appreciative and very excited about their work.
Alexx and Ann's film is beautiful on the wall and Janusz's black and white camera work is a terrific complement to the urban color of A&A's.
Threading through all of it is work by Jessica Edkins - moving the audience (that's you) from place to place in the space with the lovely Nic gently leading you to the next tidbit of dancing...

A funny little fact: Stairs seem to be very important in this evening of work.....we got a laugh about that tonight when it was realized - but it is actually interesting.

Keep wishing us luck - with one or two bumps along the way, we seem to be in a good place for opening the show tomorrow night!

Closer......

We are heading into tech rehearsal tomorrow - many thanks go out to the fabulous choreographers and designers for sitting through a long meeting last Tuesday so we can build the show order into a cohesive whole.

And

I think we have done it - I am extremely excited to see the entire show during tech on Monday, and then to see it as a full evening during the dress run at 8:15.

The revelation has occurred to me that I have wanted Women in Motion to be this site specific, this edgy for a very long time -

I am blessed by the universe to have the space and the peers to join me in this adventure!
-Melissa

A look........

Costumes....

Our costume designer is now in touch with the choreographers (I hope!) - that is a brand new tidbit of excitement for Women in Motion -
Last year we commissioned works, but did not get a dedicated costume vision.

Costumes by Tracy Klein!

Step One

The choreographers have been selected and invited to begin their process in the space.

Amber and Esther have played in the space already last week - I look forward to more -
We have a meeting on Thursday to discuss details, and I hope ideas begin to churn with vigor.

Our space is a strange, long room, with movable walls and lots of nooks and crannies...

Thus the idea for In(stance) - what can be seen in a moment? what do we hide? what is public and what is private and how do they co-exist?

these are the questions we have tossed out into the universe and over a 6 week period of exploration in the space and in their own words and thoughts between collaborators, we will all be lucky enough to find out!

October 20th and 20st, 2009 45 E. 33rd St.
Estroegenius/Women in Motion presents: In(Stance)