Benevolent Universe...

Monday, Monday...I woke up today to the alarm clock only to turn it off and go right back to sleep! However, my reluctance to begin the week back at home in the usual routine could not keep me in bed for long. I have e-mails to respond to, music to listen to, rehearsal schedules to plan, class to teach and an internship to do! The universe is moving along, sending good fortune my way all the while...

As you know, 87 Dance Productions will be performing at the 10th annual Goose Route Dance Festival in July. I am much nearer now to choosing music for the new short work I am to create than I was last I mentioned the piece. While at my MFA residency in Port Townsend, I acquired some music from my friend, Laura. And one artist that I like in particular of the music she shared with me is Michael Lowenstern. He is a clarinet player, and makes wonderfully layered offerings full of rhythm, melody and color! I am leaning toward a selection of music from his album, Ten Children, but I need to check out just a few more artists before I make a final decision.

The last week has brought a rash of good news! The first bit of which is our acceptance to perform Words Apart on the 20th anniversary season of the NC Dance Festival tour! The NC Dance Festival is an annual five-city tour of North Carolina. It is a great way to stay connected to the dance community statewide, and since I danced on the tour back in 2007, I have wished to again have the honor of performing with talented artists from all over the state!

In addition to being asked to the tour, Scott(the percussionist from my piece, Lost and Found) and I have been asked to perform our little theater piece May 2nd in Greensboro! I am excited to show the piece in the triad area once again, since there were not as many people at our January performances as we might have liked, due to the weather. This particular performance will be outdoors with (hopefully) great springtime weather! My next goal for this play is to send the script to short play festivals in hopes of having it produced by small theater companies around the USA. Ambitious? Yes. But as Ta-coumba said, "Nothing beats a fail but a try!"

As for my film work, our dance film, Two Downtown has been accepted to its first film festival! The Indie Grits Film festival in Columbia, SC is a young festival, but a fun one! I had the privilege of showing my film, Folding Over Twice last year. Indie Grits was my first film festival ever, so my return to the festival this year will be extra special!

The last bit of good news is regarding my documentary, Art for the Living. Jan has decided to give the sculpture she made for her husband Dan to the hospice center where he was cared for prior to his death. She will be completing the installation on Thursday, and I will be along to film. I feel like this gracious act of closure will make the telling of Jan's story complete, as far as the film is concerned. I understand however, that Jan's experience will continue beyond the scope of the film, for the rest of her life. I can only continue to be in awe of Jan and humbled by her willingness to let me in on this very personal part of her life.

It is my hope that things carry on in this fashion in the near future...I have grant applications, film fest applications and choreography applications I would like to see come through! Come on, karma!

~Cara