Not Just choreography

How many elements must lineup for a smooth production.

Today I woke up thinking I was a talented plate spinner trying to balance all the ideas I have spinning around in my head. How do I bring all the pieces together to make a fluid story?

As I'm working on my next production, I look back on my history of performing to help me get a clue.

Spinning on the pieces, I realized I'm analyzing too much. I have to focus on the flow. In my previous on stage/ off stage productions, the feedback I have heard is

'you really drew us in.' So...How do I make that happen again?

The pieces, those moments, fragmented, floating around in my mind are the parts that draw people in. They are drawing me in... Stringing them together in an exciting way is the beauty of it all. Seamless. Spectacular. Gripping. I want hairs to stand up. I want goosebumps. I want the audience to be holding their breath on the edge of their seats, not because they are watching someone do 5 pirouettes into a switch split but because what they are seeing is so emotionally charged they can't help it. I want my artist to stand on the stage without moving and the audience be fully captured in the moment. The idea of their phones, the outside world or the person sitting next to them have completely disappeared. They are present. I crave these moments.

So right now as I sit writing down my steps, listening to music... I create those moments that make my heart skip a beat. I visualize and breathe in. I am the conductor, the choreographer, the director & producer and then let go. I stop thinking... I stop spinning.