Wednesday, October 8, 2008

San Francisco & Seattle - CT hits the WEST COAST

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind - five states in a month - but no complaints - the shining faces in our audiences, brand new people to connect with, discussions, questions and new perspectives on the work - it is what we LIVE for! San Francisco was a blast. CounterPULSE is a funky cool space - we learned our lesson not to perform on Labor Day weekend next time (since most of the people I know in the bay go out of town then) - but we still had great audiences who were responsive, engaged and really excited about the work! We would love to come back to CounterPULSE - Patrick Simms was AMAZING - he helped Erik with all the Tech aspects of the show - and was a wonderful soul who made the weekend a breeze! I think the lights on the women's piece were some of my absolute FAVORITES - nice job Erik - the man's got talent that is for sure!!
The bay feels like home in a funny way. I have never lived there but you just feel the energy of the city in a way that makes me absolutely love it! It feels like NY on the west coast! We stayed with Marina's familia - who were absolutely the most loving and gracious hosts ever! Their home was a Brazilian oasis of relaxation and rejuvenation in Orinda! WHO KNEW!?
We then headed up to Seattle for a marathon tech, dress and performance for our WAA (Western Arts Alliance) LACA (Los Angeles Choreographer Alliance) Showcase! Don't you love all of our various acronyms!? We shared the show with Kujo and Amy and their crews (Lux Aterna and Antics Performance). A lot of fun - it felt like we were one big 20 person company! I danced and got down with Amy and CT's agent, Sophie, (we LOVE HER!) and some other friends from the conference the night after the showcase. The company left to return home and I stayed to schmooze and network! All in all the tour was a great success and now I am ready to start seriously gearing up for CUBA! I can't believe it is a month away!