If you haven’t seen it yet, check out Spiral‘s recent piece for the Flowshow. The Flowshow, produced by Khan Wong, is an annual showcase of prop manipulators set in a formal dance theatre environment.
Spiral’s piece was of the highlights of the entire show. Consistently pushing the boundary of the art, she continues to develop and cross pollinate her hoop dance skills with formal circus training. And as always, her precision is unparalleled. She did trim about a minute of the most impressive portion of the piece.
Since we’ve been working so intensely on the DVD I was able to witness a lot of her process. I have yet to fully create a solo choreographed piece that I can run through over and over, dialing it in further wirth each pass. I don’t know of anyone who works harder and perfecting their performance as Spiral and it’s an inspiration for me to take my performance further.
Or… maybe not. I’ve seen what she put’s into her process. In order to take this as far as she does, you have to be fully committed, training hours everyday. It might not be for me. I always try and weigh the value of my performances as a contribution to my friends, my community and hooping as a whole. That needs to be compared to the value I create through blogging, diagramming, personal connections, etc. If I’m going to continue performing it’s important to me that I do it to the highest standard and maybe that’s too costly. This is something I continue to wrestle with.
spiraldancer — May 18, 2010 — http://www.spiralcircusarts.com
My hoop piece for the recent Flow Show. The last minute+ of this act is a work in progress so, in the interest of further development and creative preservation, I trimmed some of the transitions. I hope you enjoy. Thanks to Rich Porter for camera work & support.
