Clytemnestra ReMash Challenge » HeatherH http://clytemnestraproject.com a project by the Martha Graham Dance Company Sat, 16 May 2009 22:35:29 +0000 en hourly 1 Watching the Company Rehearse http://clytemnestraproject.com/2008/06/20/watching-the-company-rehearse/ http://clytemnestraproject.com/2008/06/20/watching-the-company-rehearse/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:52:08 +0000 HeatherH http://clytemnestraproject.com/?p=78
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]]> One of the coolest things about this program was being able to sit in on rehearsals. To wittness the process of putting a show together, is an opportunity that doesn’t happen very often. To be able to see the Martha Graham Company’s Clytemnestra come together piece by piece has been really educational and inspiring. Especially since we learned pieces from the name-calling and watched the older version of the piece, we had a greater understanding and deeper connection to the work. Watching the open rehearsal for the prologue to Clytemnestra was amazing. At the end I wish I could have seen more!

From watching some of the rehearsals for Clytemnestra, I was able to see bits and pieces of the work in progress, and so it was really interesting to see all the pieces come together at the open rehearsal. I really hope I am able to see Clytemnestra when the company comes to NYC next year, I am really looking forward to seeing how the whole work comes together. To have the opportunity to see the inner workings of a company has been an amazing experience and really was one of the best parts of the program.


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]]> http://clytemnestraproject.com/2008/06/20/watching-the-company-rehearse/feed/ 0 Reactions to the PBS Special of Clytemnestra http://clytemnestraproject.com/2008/06/06/my-reaction-to-the-pbs-special-of-clytemnestra/ http://clytemnestraproject.com/2008/06/06/my-reaction-to-the-pbs-special-of-clytemnestra/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:41:59 +0000 HeatherH http://clytemnestraproject.com/?p=53
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]]> From watching the made -for -TV version of Clytemnestra, I was inundated with a new understanding of how watching a performance filmed rather than live is a very  different experience. It was very interesting how the film used fade-in and jump cuts to transition from one scene to another, to emphasize on ideas and symbolism that cannot be as exaggerated during a staging. While a performance is sometimes more exciting live,  I found that because the version was made with specific filming techniques, I found myself just as engaged in watching the film as I would have been during a live show. I love Greek mythology and perhaps that is why I especially liked Clytemnestra. Now that  I have watched the whole work, I have a better understanding of the variation I am learning from the piece. It is so wonderful working so closely with the Company members and I am excited to watch  the company rehearsals. Overall I have had a great experience this past week and I am overall astonished how much we can fit into a week as well as how fast time flies!


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