Well as you can probably tell by the lack of posts on my end from this summer that the IMS Summer Intensive, was truly an intensive. I feel as though my brain and body have gone through a process of being mashed down into a substance that I am still trying to identify and piece together. I hardly had time to do other work, much less fit in time to film the beautiful landscape that Utah can provide. Thought I'll be back there in October (post Interim period), so I am not too worried.
The point is, my summer was difficult. Sure there was play, fun, down time, reflective moments, but overall the program has a lot information to take in about Laban and Irmgard Bartenieff. And rightly so! Their work, when they were on this earth, is monumental and still being practiced today. Okay, I don't want to paint the experience as gruesome either. I had a lot of fun finding new ways to create movement, express movement, and find healthier passages to allow my body to function in a powerful but thoughtful way. It's actually, now that I think about it, getting harder and harder to describe what the experience has been like. And I think it's because it's A LOT of things. I made new friends, I connected with my body in ways I never knew I could, I experienced the physical, spiritual, and emotional changes of self. I identified things about myself that I want to change. I realized how much I rely on assumptions when it comes to other people. So is this work going to help me in the process of filmmaking, you betcha. So although this post is kind of vague, I plan on using the tools I am learning from Integrated Movement Studies to describe and develop the process of this film. Step by step, I will be sharing the language I've learned through the images we share.
A quick update on Robyn! She has little internet connection in Senegal, but will be on her way to Paris soon. She's going through a very transformative experience herself. Can't wait to see her next year so we can compact all our information and create something that is meaningful for us. For now, the travel continues!
I am in L.A. visiting family right now, but will be returning to the Bay on Monday. Wow. The summer went by so fast. Onward.
IMS: http://imsmovement.com
