I went back into the studio with the amazing Dancemakers gang on November 21, worked for five days felt good about where things were and then we went into residency week.  Michael Trent has implemented the residency as a way for creators to have time in the performance configuration of the space.  Its quite brilliant as time is such a valuable commodity when in creation.  Now, sometimes time can be a dangerous thing.  Wednesday was certainly a challenge for the dancers.  It was the first day they had to work on both pieces in the program (Jacob Zimmer has created a work for them as well).  On top of that, I suddenly asked them to blow the whole piece up by doing an improv with no music just to see what might happen.  It brought up a lot of questions that I was able to reflect on overnight.  I went back into the studio with a greater sense of clarity about decisions that had already been made and a plan to resolve the issues that remained. Simon Rossiter and I have played with lights and visual design.  Vanessa Fischer has been super graceful in the face of my costume demands.  The crew has also kept smiling at me all week despite certain elements of my work that make their jobs a little more challenging than usual.  The Dancemakers dancers (Rob, Kate, Simon, Pierre-Marc and Amanda) are making the dance their own and taking it to new levels.  And we open this week!  Here’s a sneak peak for you: