Vancouver

I returned home recently, to sit in on the creation for an dance piece I'll be designing this winter. Here's a picture (courtesy of Chris Randle) to give you an idea of where we're starting: 

Coming home to work on a project is always such a gratifying experience: It allows me to enjoy the best parts of the city, to reminisce on times past, to reconnect with old friends and, most importantly, to give a healthy dose of perspective on how I've changed as a person and as an artist. 

Last night I sat in the tiny community theatre where I first got involved in the performing arts and saw a storytelling/music performance. The show was small and not very polished, but absolutely heartfelt and in the presence of one of the most receptive and engaged audiences I've seen in a while. It felt good to remember that this is where I came from, and to remember that a parformance -no matter what scale- is always a dialogue between the performance and the audience.