The title of the second section in the book Free Play appropriately called The Work. The word work has several meanings, for most it is some act of labor or some skill they perform for money. To others work could be an artistic term, a final product of creativity. Not only could a work be a painting or a sketch but it could also be a score or in this case a dance, choreographed or not.
In everyday life one always hears "practice makes perfect." Lately in Improvisational Structures class we have been "practicing" improvs for Winterdance. However in this case we are just getting used to structures and we are also still growing closer as a group. According to Free Play, "Competence that loses a sense of its roots in the playful spirit becomes ensconced
In this class there has been a lot of risk taking and pushing limits. We engage in improvs several times throughout the class period. It always seems that we are "playing together" and not dancing for others. I think that is an important part of improv, you have please yourself, not do what you think others want to see. You also have to commit to what you are doing. Eventually others will notice, just because you are the only one doing that type of movement doesn't mean you are wrong, it is just your way of expressing through movement. Improvisation is a part of our everyday lives, it is a beautiful art form that expresses what one feels without that person even knowing that is how they felt.
in rigid forms of professionalism." There have been several improvs when the g
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