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Tag: supine

daily kaddish: back to stunts again

Posted on 4 October 2011 by erin

I’m back to stunts alone again tonight. I’m in training to play the opening lines of kaddish while lying on my back, and I’m having trouble figuring out how to do this without exacerbating a finger injury.

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daily kaddish: supine at home

Posted on 2 October 20119 February 2016 by erin

Tonight begins my several weeks of training to be able to play this thing well despite lying on my back. I recorded the whole Kaddish in my studio with the usual setup except that I was lying on my back on the floor.

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daily kaddish: second rehearsal

Posted on 30 September 20119 February 2016 by erin

Tonight was our second rehearsal. I again recorded our run-through, and here is the opening segment of “Kaddish” from that recording.

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daily kaddish: from the dance floor

Posted on 29 September 20119 February 2016 by erin

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.

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daily kaddish: supine with a sinus infection

Posted on 26 September 20119 February 2016 by erin

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.

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daily kaddish: supine

Posted on 30 August 20119 February 2016 by erin

Chaz’s latest choreography will begin with me playing horn—probably something quite Kaddish-like, yet!—while lying flat on my back on the floor. I assured Chaz that this can be done, and tonight I thought I’d better make sure about that.

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