Over the past few months, I’ve been busy writing applications. It’s one of those things we don’t really talk about as artists.
After graduating, there is a strong pressure to produce. This year, however, I want to focus on deepening my practice. Writing applications has become a way of placing my practice within the structure of a year—thinking through what I want to research, where, and how.
By submitting different applications, I can distribute the various aspects of my work across several residencies: research questions, movement practice, dramaturgical explorations, and theatrical outcomes. The hope is to invite you along the way to different studio showings and moments of sharing. For now, I’d like to share a short sound exploration that I’ve included in every application I’ve written, together with a few existential questions:
