Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Watching a modern dance performance from the audience' perspective

While I was dancing with KCDC (Israeli modern dance company), I participated in four dance pieces, and 20 modern dance performances around the globe.

It was a very stressful time. We were hopping from country to country. Once I woke up in France and thought I'm in Germany. It felt odd J

I also suffered from jet lag, and had a hard time focusing during the rehearsals.

The funny thing is that I never watched our performances from the viewer's perspective. It looks different when you see the performance from the outside. You see the performance itself, and forget the backstage: your personal stress, ambitions, effort, etc'.

So now that the Kibbutz contemporary dance company is coming up with a new modern dance performance, I'm planning on flying to Israel. My plan is to see my old friends from the dance company, sit with the audience and enjoy the show.