structure

Hi Candy and Stella,
Sorry I have been out of communication. I have been busy traveling, but I have been thinking about the project and talking about it to many people. I think what you wrote Candy about the motif is a great start. I think we certainly can begin talking about structure, but let's keep in mind that this is a process and we may change our ideas and/or structure as we go. I am sure the three of us have three different ways of creating a new work, so let's be open minded and hear everyone's ideas. I think we can throw out ideas about structure through the blog to get the ball rolling.....
From my end, I like to structure my work with an outline as if I am getting ready to write a story. I do this even if it is thematic material. It just provides a sort of loose structure from which I can keep on track and make sure I will be making sense with the end product.
You mention three themes so for me, I would think of them as opening section, middle section and final section. So let's perhaps agree to start with this idea and from that we can add a section if need be and/or subsections for each theme. Now we need to ask....what do we want the audience to take away after viewing this piece? I ask this question before I start and I continue to ask as I go so that I always have their perspective in mind. It is up to us to lead them through our story/theme. We must act as the guides. Movement is our medium.
Candy, I know you work with multimedia...do you have any ideas of what we could add without too much hassle? And Stella, I would really love to incorporate some classical Chinese dance into the piece as well.
I hope you both are doing well and look forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Amy