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Monthly Archives: September 2011
daily kaddish: second rehearsal
Tonight was our second rehearsal. I again recorded our run-through, and here is the opening segment of “Kaddish” from that recording. Continue reading
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Tagged Charlotte Adams, choreography, John Manning, supine, University of Iowa, water
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daily kaddish: from the dance floor
Tonight we worked the dance in sections, experimenting with musical ideas, transitions, blocking, cues, and so on. Then we tried a run-through from the top, which I recorded on my iPad, which was sitting just off-stage, stage right. Continue reading
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daily kaddish: for britt
A kaddish for a damned fine yellow lab, with thanks to Dana and Dave for sharing her with the rest of us. Continue reading
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Tagged divorce, dogs, family, labrador retrievers, yellow lab
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enter Malkah upon the broken stage — 1.1.6
The rebbe’s fourth daughter, as I’m sure you must have guessed, was our Malkah, for what other name could this sweet child possess? Malkah was now sixteen and obedient (it would seem) albeit in an ethereal sort of way. She … Continue reading
daily kaddish: for 5771, on erev erev rosh hashana 5772
Mira and I did a Kaddish together at the start of her Jewish Mysticism class at San José State University tonight. Continue reading
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Vavah steps out into the wicked night — 1.1.5
And so Vavah went out, in day or in night, and that clunker of the rebbe’s car seemed happiest most of all when its engine was revved enthusiastically at night. And when the rebbe’s third daughter escaped her chores and … Continue reading
daily kaddish: supine with a sinus infection
Tonight I tried another “Kaddish” lying supine, so that I can get used to the technical challenges that my upcoming collaboration with Charlotte Adams and John Manning will present. Continue reading
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daily kaddish: stumbling
The “only one take, no matter what” rule is bad enough on horn, where I have to let go of clams and splatters, but when I’m taking a huge shortcut and just reading it, and I still want to start over again? Oy. Continue reading
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daily kaddish: still camping
Another kaddish recorded under the redwoods, near a babbling brook. Continue reading
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daily kaddish: camping
A kaddish recorded under the redwoods by a babbling brook in Big Sur. Continue reading