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Jan. She awakes like a heretic - with urgency, with the charge of nature...
"750 - A Revolution, Inside a House"
This project / book, has been on hold for so very long.It's been hard on my heart, strong forcefields have kept me from moving forward.
Cue to the chronic, manic question that is the subtext of every new encounter at every opening, dinner party, etc. Blah, blah, blah - What are you doing? - What are you working on?
I reply, toast. Or, I'm semi-retired. Or, I stare at my wrist and remember that David Lynch loves factories.
Perhaps certain completed works have their own reasons for keeping their distance.
Time - timing, our readiness.
Hurry up and wait.
I've learned a new empathy for suspension. There can be so much resistance in the process and ego can be predatory. You put down one sword to pick up a new one. Each sword seems to have it's own impenetrable science.
Back to begin, back to beginner, and then what.
Some things hold out with a knowingness that they must be sung.
Meet The Principle Characters From 750.
Intro #1. I'd like you to meet Jan. The mother.
MEET JAN >
I hopped on a plane to London on Christmas.
It felt very wrong to leave the country. Seems like every wall and object is still holding it’s breath, trying to stabilize us somehow.
Next new world. Again. Off to London to assist with a Theatre Intensive by way of Butler University. Feels like I jangle when I walk, some kind of wrecked pier slapping in the water - oh, America. Then there’s the matter of plays, and museums, and master classes and discussions of what was seen and heard.
How to be human. Master class on how to be wooden and full at the same time. I wonder how you’re feeling right now.
But wait, this is about something else entirely. Something quietly staggering. And I didn’t realize it at The National Theatre, or The Tate Modern, or The British Museum, or The Playhouse Theatre or any breath taking architectural astonishment. It was at dinner one evening, when we all gathered after an incredible day of all of the above. I looked across from me, from side to side. Some students were slurping Udon, devouring noodles, sharing their plates.
Something occurred to me that shone so brightly. And it felt like some crazy gift with forks and spoons clattering, ice clinking in the glass.
This appeared like a subtitle in the front of my mind. It’s a privilege to watch someone at their beginning.
This has never come to me quite like this. And it knocked the wind out of me, in a good way. In a very good way.
So thank you to Jacob, Gabbie, Lila and Lennon. This has given me a new texture of fortitude, and I’ll continue to learn from that. Secret Weapon.
Jacob, Gabbie, Lila & Lennon in Trafalgar Square. First night in London!
The sublime Olivier Theatre. Pre-show at Sally Cookson's devised Peter Pan at The National Theatre. This version is based on extensive research into J.M. Barrie’s original play scripts.
New Years Eve at The Natural History Museum, Ice skating with moon and hot chocolate.
Love, by Alexander Zeldin at The National Theatre. I found this work brilliant in all realms. It moved those deep tectonic plates, unearthed, disinterred, but ultimately illuminated the / our invisible forcefields that lift, redefine and evolve us. Our last production of the trip. Perfect.
I really enjoyed documenting this London Theatre Intensive - see more of our adventures here.
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First night in London. I'm here assisting with a Butler University theatre intensive - post-production discussions, an abundance of plays, master classes, museums and documenting all above. Swing by and see more www.instagram.com/butlertheatrelondonnyc ...Cheers!
Happy Holidays* friends.
I’m heading off to London thru the New Year, assisting with a theater intensive for young artists via Butler University.
Follow on Insta ButlerTheaterLondonNyc and join us…plum pudding included.
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Just Breathe.
Dear Friends - I am inspired by my friend Walter Wlodarczyk’s latest post, and am extending myself to you if you feel unsafe, vulnerable for just being who are out in the world. I’m a great wingman, reach out. If all of this is triggering fear, panic - let’s have coffee, a drink, a walk through the MET.
Resuscitate the desire to make your work, let’s brainstorm, throw ideas at each other. I’m pretty good at that. Let’s meet weekly or monthly or Facetime.
Don’t be shy, reach out. Sending much goodness your way. { * } …and remember, I need you, too.
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Good Morning Darla. Just wandered from Democracy Now to Twitter to Facebook somehow (which I rarely do) and onto this site. Looks good! Just read the valentine to Lance. Very nice. Have a great day! And love to William. Bondo
Hello on this election eve Bondo...!
Again, thanks so much for stopping by the blog - really wonderful that those digital breadcrumbs lead you here. If you feel inclined, I’d like to invite you to hop on my newsletter, I send word once a month. If so, click here.
I will extend your note to William -- did you know that we met during an advanced Suzuki / Viewpoints intensive!
Okay world...here we go. Keep the faith....onwards!
Sending goodness ~ Darla
In every case we are concerned with something marked by three characteristics.
1) It is to the highest degree light 2) It is in motion 3) It is a vector of information
There is always a story behind a story. A pilot, a collision to set things in motion.
Decades ago at Harvard Summer Dance, I walked out of my painting studio and into a dance studio. Next new world.
The ecology of dance from a painter’s perspective looked like a very exclusive club. But let’s be honest, life seems to be a honeycomb of exclusivity. I was at Harvard on scholarships - and would return two more times by those means.
Forty hours a week for the next six weeks. At the top of my schedule was a beginning ballet class. Lance Westergard was teaching.
As many of you know, Lance is a ballet master, a choreographer, an educator with an incredible acumen. At the time, I didn’t know the extent of his history. As he entered the studio all of that trailed him. The space became voluminous. He stood in fifth position, extended his arms - I gasped.
Lance’s presence summoned every bell tower everywhere to ring out at once. The room got windy.
I stood at the bar with young women that had been training since age three - iron clad and versed in a language I couldn’t read or assimilate into my body.
Then this happened. From the other side of the studio, Lance looked into me. Now, when one is really seen in the world - or when someone can hold you in their vision and mind like that, well, it can be one of the gifts of your life.
One of the many extraordinary things about Lance is that he values all varieties of intelligence and perspectives. Another human may not have created a space for me at the bar - a space to work - to research - to absorb.
The stakes were high, leaving one world of work for another. I’m not a believer in seeking out permission from anyone for anything - knowing that I did not have to fight, or prove myself against this new criteria was a relief. It kept me open to my own agenda and focus. And, I never thought learning should be performative in any medium. I uphold that philosophy when I lead a workshop or seminar - a fidelity to their work - not mine.
Around a “magic” object forms a kind of forcefield that is in fact the territory of the story itself.
All of that seems like a century ago, and a minute ago. Waterfalls of life since then. Lance and I have remained connected.
Pivot. Last month, Williamsburg, Brooklyn - friends, colleagues, and former students gather to celebrate my husband William’s birthday at The Tavern - Delaware and Hudson. ( you should really go, by the way ). So great to have folks from all realms connect.
Look up. Lance enters, almost a long zoom dolly shot, a delicate metaphysical float by the bar. He always smoothes out the air in such a velvety way.
We sit. He reaches into his jacket and pulls out a white envelope, it’s been folded and rolled. I know instantly what it is. It’s something I admired when we last dined at his home.
It is perfect. In every way, it is.
Transference of the hero defined as follows, “Usually the object is in ‘another’ or different realm that may be situated faraway, horizontally, or else at a great vertical depth or height.
A lighthouse. He says to me, “Now I’ll always know where the light is coming from.“ My mind speeds to “Sling Blade” - when the boy discovers that message wedged inside of a book.
And now this miniature tower. Can you imagine? A light to bring you home.
Read more about Lance Westergard here.
It is rumored the Lance is teaching. For workshop inquiries find him on Facebook or send word here.
*All headers via Italo Calvino’s - “Six Memos for the Next Millennium”
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Sometimes objects return to you with a quiet provocation.
The charm bracelet holds an American Indian head dress - it’s the only thing I have that my Mother gave to me. She was quarter Cherokee…why now I wonder?
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On the edge of something good.
That's what I'll focus on for you and me.
This note will be short, but long in sentiment.
I was planning on sharing some process work from my residency at Butler University, or production stills from a new evening length work "Portal 1812" that I made there.
I know I'd like to send you a link to watch this performance, yes I'll do that.
But you know, none of that feels right to do - right now.
I've been sitting here with my face in my hand, thinking - what could I possibly offer you at this moment with the world spinning as it is.
Guess it always comes back to the goodness in you.
A threshold, a curiosity, a tenacity.
I read this from Miles Davis today -
“I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up in the morning and see the light…Then I’m grateful.”
See you tomorrow - in the future,
Darla
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Happy September.
Do not feel forlorn, summer is still here. Somewhere.
What's your entrance strategy for fall? I've been wrapping my head around a lot of unknowns, new prospects and possibilities.
Time to step way back from the picture, maybe turn it upside down - maybe hang it in another room for an entirely fresh perspective.
Suppose I'm going on strike, or quitting myself - in a good way.
That said, I've really enjoyed collecting this bit of goodness for you. Hope you discover something inspiring or helpful.
If anything strikes a chord for someone you know, forward this post to them.
That's nice - xo, Darla
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I've spent all of my adult life in painting, dance and rehearsal studios. Acquiring online acumen is an ongoing process for me. I really enjoy learning from Paul Jarvis .Super great to find "one of your people" in this realm. Check out his online classes for creatives, freelancers and online businesses - swell podcasts, too. Thanks Paul!
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Just learned of Robert Montgomery’s work. This one feels right, right now.
(*his light poem seen up top)
I shot this at Tony Oursler's Imponderalbe at MOMA. His archive of ephemera relating to stage magic, spirit photography, pseudoscience, telekinesis, and other manifestations of the paranormal was truly fascinating. These are Houdini's handcuffs. His wife would pass him the key with a kiss before he hit the water. (Kate Bush fans - can you hear that song?)
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Finally, arriving home. HI.
Hello Dear Friend.
With all that's spinning in the world right now, I hope you're very well. There's so much at stake - and much to change. I've been wondering, how's your summer been going?
New - New York.
For the last month I've been working on the Butler University NYC Summer Theatre Program. The students are terrific, and we've been seeing tons of performances, visual art and music. They're also meeting industry professionals and going behind the scenes to learn about process from a variety of perspectives.
Along with providing context and conversation pre and post productions, I've been documenting moments, events and wrangling them online. It's been wonderful to be a part of their New - New York.
See Our Summer at a Glance.
Heck, art is good. Yup, we're on the interweb, Facebook & Instagram. Like and follow us behind the scenes and into the action.
Thanks very much!
Sending goodness x, Darla