We arrived in Dusseldorf and one of the first things Katja said to me about the city was, "there is no magic here." Whilst I was inclined to agree that the urban space is neither squalid nor special I came up with the reply, "the magic takes place inside the buildings." I very much hope that proves to be true and Black Box in FFT Juta is where some of it is to be found.
Yesterday was our first day of rehearsal. Some days give you a eureka! moment. Yesterday was not one of them. It was in fact somewhat broken and frustrating yet it was not without some significant work. We are looking at how to construct a more complex cueing system that grants each of us more volition, a very substantial issue central to the form of the performance. It is perhaps not surprising that we don't find a complete solution in an afternoon and to be fair we have significantly improved what we had. A major limitation of the performance previously was our centrality, there being no good reason to occupy alternative positions given the type of dances we have to work with. We may well have found a way to solve this using far more of the space. We still have to now try this in practice and see what it brings but I am confident that it will add greater depth to the work. So, no magic just yet, but solid work that permits the magic to shine.
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