My final semester of college is wrapping up, and it's really starting to feel real as I share my final applied project. This has been an important project, and has felt more personal than I imagined it would. I am an interdisciplinary studies major, with my contract titled Theatre Dance Performance and Production. This major has allowed me to expand my dance training at Plymouth State University. With this training and passion, I plan to further my training in the LA based area. This project sprouted from my latest hobby of improv dance. I have always been so scared of improvisation so I pushed it to the back of my mind. When asked to improv in dance class, my heart would drop. I HATED it. Now, the last 9 months have been full of improv. I have made it a goal to set my laptop up in front of the dance studio and record myself dancing on the spot with no plan. It was tough at first and I hated what I was watching. But I knew the only way it would become more natural was if I kept trying. Improv is one of my favorite things now. I wanted to incorporate this new growth and idea into my applied project for the end of the year. But how could I make it more professional and interesting than just putting my laptop in front of me? I decided to reach out and ask my friend Josiah Parry (click to view his portfolio) to help me film! It felt really important that I include the lows of an improv session as well. I didn't want to only put in the star moments, I wanted to show my on the spot thinking process. I have felt an immense amount of growth through this process, hobby and project. This opened another door in my improv world. Having Josiah in the small theatre with the big lights, having him follow me as I dance around, it all made it very hard at first. I had to leap out of my comfort zone. But i'm happy I did. A new goal has now sprouted from this; I plan to improv in front of a camera/person more often. I'll continue to set goals as I progress down this scary road called adulthood. Check out my video below!
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5/12/2018 05:32:21 pm
Bravo, Molly! I'm so glad you pushed forward with this project and I wish you many more like it! I enjoyed following your journey through improv. Keep dancing and exploring what it means to you as an artist. Congrats!
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