Gravity & Levity

Well, we’re now two weeks into Charlotte’s rehearsals and as usual with Charlotte there are as many questions as there are answers. It’s great to be working with her again and since the publicity blurb describes her work as intensely physical - well, then I only have myself to blame!

Since Scott’s away in the States currently it’s just me and the three feisty, energetic and, yep ok, younger, livelier members of the company, (Vanessa, Jen and Guy) and believe me there’ve been more than a few moments in the last week when I’ve felt my age; not so much the Grande Dame, more the OAP. There’s also been more than a few encounters with unruly planks (cheers Mish) and I’m sure there are more to come before we learn to work together - that’s the joy of working with objects and gravity: you’re never gonna win if you try to fight it.

On that note, it’s been interesting to watch the dancers learning to negotiate complex shifts of weight whilst partnering and dealing with kit, rigging and uneven or unstable surfaces, there’s so much information to process in a split second and within that Charlotte continues to push people beyond their usual practice - all good stuff but never enough time in the day!