Throughout the rehearsal process, my goal was to be an effective communicator. I knew what the work needed not just because I was the choreographer but because I experienced it. I wanted the dancers to be comfortable exploring the work but at the end of the process assess the results in the terms of the premise my initial premise changed significantly. Mainly, because my beautiful dancers were not black, unfortunately,  I had to strip that crucial part of the work off. On the bright side, we related a lot to female objectification.

1.  What have you discerned about the instrumentality (the performer) with whom you are working (physical characteristics, movement characteristics, approach to work, etc.)?

Answer: I noticed Katy effort qualities are strong and direct and Mackenzie effort qualities are sudden and heavy. So it was interesting to work with them because "SILK" required a softness and to exhaust every moment . 

   2.  What physical strategies (exercises) will you/did you use?

• I asked them to touch themselves. Not in a sexual way but because it is yours.

• Pretend you are taking a bath.

• Fingertips have bricks on them.

• Angulate

  3. What physiological/emotional strategies (exercises) will you/did you use?

• discussion of phrases 1-5