EMILY B CRAVER

ephemeral improvisational inspirations

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{ the research, the scholarship, the established relationship, the intelligence, the technique is the foundation from which fresh, unexpected art can bloom }

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Togetherness // community // collaboration:

Being with another human and practicing an open, listening dialogue

Resisting the paternalistic practice of choreographer holding all knowledge and absolute power

Resisting the white supremacy cultural norm of perfectionism and inadequacy

humor // joy // absurdism:

the radical act of imagining lightness and joy into reality

Resisting the practice of stunting growth via power hoarding

Following a pathway of emerging content rather than a prescribed correctness

Immediacy // yes and-ing // performing as process:

Celebrating the art of performing without perfection, creating without the supposition of lengthy process, joyfully sinking into a process that performs while it creates and highlights the aliveness of art-making as the product grows and develops while being generously given

 

Tools:

 

System created using Computer, Isadora, Light Board, Music by Doug Barber, Script by Chatbots, Movement by Emily, and FRESH PERFORMER

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Timeline:

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5 minutes: arrival and context in which FP exists today, in that moment

5 minutes: warm up led by Emily with input and agency of FP at all times allowing for shifts and changes { juicy, joint warm ups // breath connection and expansion of body // circular movement // core warm up of muscles // follow along arm movement for later }

5 minutes: small phrase teaching, FP picks up what they pick up and makes it their own

5 minutes: Emily and FP develop the phrase into FP version

10 minutes: Emily and FP read through script and discuss what jumps out

Key questions: who are you, FP? How did you get here? What does this movement mean? Where does the text exist?

10 minutes: writing and drawing exercise that lays out opening pattern of movement

10 minutes: final run through

10 minutes: PERFORMANCE on website // IG LIVE

5 minutes: Immediate writing/ drawing/ voice memo of Emily and FP separately processing what the performance held, what emerged, what was exciting, what felt right

5 minutes: Share what happened and how it could shift // what FP was drawn to, what Emily was drawn to

10 minutes: potential PERFORMANCE 2?