from the beginning of this class and matter of fact, even before that, i knew what i wanted to do and had (almost) everything worked out formally and conceptually. and then i had my midterm critique which threw me for a loop! i think in explaining the background of my concept i made it seem way more narrative and biographical than i had intended. i was trying to give background about my sister who is the inspiration for my project but i think i made it seem like it was a project about her-it's not about her per say!

the song ("so she dances") + my sister + passion + rhythmic/melodic flow + soundtracks to one's life...were among the ideas and inspirations for this project. my original thoughts were to use this particular song which is beautiful and sensual and create a visual representation using any ballet dancers i could find. before sama's miraculous insight (thanks a million!) i had planned on using volunteer dancers to perform to this song b/c i didn't want to include my sister until the very end when i played my video for her. the story i want to illustrate is that of a dancer engulfed in the power of her dancing and the pull of the music and passion. the idea of involving my sister came later on but was not intended to change the concept of the piece but only to enhance the personal relationship of the dancer to the inspiration/person who this piece is tributed to-my sister. she in essence is creating a personal tribute of her own and in a sense memorializing an unpursued dream.

more to come...