END SUMMER NIGHT VERTIGE

We performed "VERTIGE' yesterday evening for the first time and at the Alliance Francaise de San Francisco.

First we had a rendez-vous with a big chinese banquet and we arrived at the Alliance around 4pm. We scotched curtains in order to have a black theater, did a run through, prepared ourselves and the audience arrived.

"If there is 20 persons it's great" I said to Corine". In fact the theater was full... ouahhhhhh

Stephanie Wells our nice Alliance host, presented the work.

The program:

1/ "Gravity Rough" a 2005 video

2/ "En Attendant..." a 2006/07 video, here the public applauded

3/ "Vertigo" with Christian, applause again

and I was falling down on the table, let the white page slide on the floor and music enter with Corine. I was afraid first to show the both, Vertigo and Vertige, by the way we share a secret with the public and some people give us their so sensitive and clever 'lecture' of this evening, we were touching.

At the end good feedback, good vibes, nice exchange, lots of contact, positive critics... and champagne offer by our GentleJaquesTatifanman "Neal", you could see us like very aristocratic couple on the photography. Beautiful party after the premiere with the ODC team and very good hamburger at the dinner.

Today it was hike on the shore.

And tomorrow, back to dance class.

Bonne nuit.

Em

ps : on the picture you could see the first step of our new restrooms project with Kate, the choreographer KT Nelson Corine and I with different eyes directions. Oh, and sorry for my approximative english

DAY OFF

Yesterday it was off.

Have a look on the little retrospective... before the "vertige".

press special - San Francisco

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WE DID IT

OK.
After 4 days of rehearsal we finally dit it. We presented yesterday August 20th our new project at the Artaud Project Theater San Francisco ODC House special. Corine wanted to use inner tubes and beach objects, and I would like to put audience on stage to create a kind of set. Our purpose was to show the transformation of the same choreographic phrase, and as usually, decade everything and play with very known codes. So we began in a very dramatic way, with Arvo Part, cocktail dresses and two glasses of wine. Music stop we explained to the audience we were not decided for the music, so we changed for something more exotic, then for Blondie, and finally for a french "bonbon" called Charles Trenet. Amazing audience. It was great for us to hear the people laughing... and eat camembert on an american stage.
We met the others artists of the program. Monique, great dancer who created this crazy Fauxnique platform shoe character, and the Asian American group, where indian, japanese and cambodian cultures find a rendez-vous.

But what about today?

We visited the Alliance Francaise for the technical aspect of "FROM VERTIGO TO VERTIGE" evening and went back to ODC to see the before Germany tour rehearsal. Just Beautiful. Add a nice moment with all the ODC team.

Thanx a lot KT!

Em

Day 4...

Well...Corine here on the mic. Getting home from a game of pool on North Beach...half bar, half Indian food. Where else could you find that combo but in SF? Today is DAY 4. Meaning 4 days straight of dancing, creating, finding, playing with Emilie. It's been so far a wonderful journey and tomorrow we will be presenting our work at Theater Arthaud for what it is. Meaning a dance full of fun, expression, and openness.

This day began with a release/improv class...sorry to say I forgot the teacher's name. But she was a divey type, Mission street type chick from Seattle. Blond hair with bangs and double layered dance pants. She had us dance through the space feeling our skin, our muscles, our momentum, and our questions in our heads. Emilie and I walked out with red faces from runs, jumps, stops and falls and worked our way to the theater for rehearsal and photo shoots with G the gangsta who made a few poses himself.

Off to Cancun on 19th and Mission for a veggie supreme burrito with Kim and Marty and then a little more playtime at a park in North Beach...Emilie liked the swing the most.

So good night to all from the beautiful city of San Francisco, where the fog has taken over all forms of sunshine. Send us positive vibes for tomorrow, the big day...we'll be dancing for all of you!

ps: special dedicace et thanks to Katha, you're the best- M.