Johnson and Rydberg

Posted By myron on February 16, 2010

This “blog” thing is amazing.  You realize how fast time flies.  I thought I just wrote one and I realize it’s been forever and we are half way through working on a new show. This one is so wonderful to work on for so many reasons. Steven Rydberg (composer) and I worked for so many years together at the Children’s Theatre Co. back in the 70s and 80s. We both left there and went our separate ways…..now, we are working together again after more than 25 years.  This project is making me happy and challenged. Original music played live on stage! Awesome!  For those of you who read this I will tell you a secret…..I am taking each piece of music and listening to it on my headphones, one time through and then going into the studio and choreographing each piece with a time limit….2 hours per piece. Spontaneous! I have no idea what will happen before I go into the studio and I just see what will happen. Risky and an adventure. Great to know that after all these years, the dancers and myself are willing to take that leap of faith. I noticed early on that I was developing a theory; throw it all out there and then start to take some of it away until it was a simple version of the original. It feels like a painter throwing paint on a canvas and then wiping it away.  I love being spontaneous…..you realize how much your mood and spirit changes from day to day and in this case, from hour to hour. The audience won’t know any of this information. I am excited to see what it all turns out to be in the end. Please join us. I think it is going to be very different from what we have done in the past.  That’s good news I think. After 25 years, to be still exploring and taking risks…..what more could I ask for.  Thank you to all of you who support The Dolls….it’s an honor.
XO,
Myron