a Pilgrims Progress.

Consider me a Pilgrim! because I have finally made some progress in this bedamned Juilliard solo :) I'm using the song The Drunk Machine by Thom Yorke and the premise is, ready for this? its kind of heavy for a 2 minute audition solo...but the premise is this- 

I am human in his earliest garden of Edenic innocence, untouched by industry,economy and technology, I am at perfect peace with God and the planet I inhabit alone. So i thought...I begin to witness industry and its effect on my utopia, economy and its blatant devaluation of human life and technology replace the human spirit. I am offended but curious, I try and stay away but am drawn to this "Machine" and flirt with the thought of touching it, knowing it and befriending it. By the end of this piece I have lost the look of innocence that once occupied my face and the free flowing movements that guided me through my perfect existence have been replaced by gadget like twitches and jerks and a robotic droid of my former self is all that is left. The End.

Hopefully if the piece progresses nicely I'll turn it into a full work with several movements and a multitude dancers. If not, ill just scrap it and work on something new :) 

I recently rediscovered a sketch I did a year or two ago that semi encompasses this train of thought and movement. There she is up there.

until next time, this has been 

-Shay Bares

Post the First.

Hi there, 

So here I go diving into the world of  "The Blog" the blogosphere I've heard it called. This Blog is my way of documenting and sharing simultaneously the twists and turns I will undoubtedly twist and turn through in the following few years. I'll crank out the occasional Fashion Photo, Personal Style Shot,Fashion illustrations/Other art works and videos of new Choreographic works I take on.

My latest project, other than getting my Etsy account up and working (CliShay.Etsy.com) is to choreograph a solo of at least two minutes for myself for an upcoming audition for the Juilliard College Program. The Audition is in Dallas on February 6th... really shouldve started by now BUT I say, but, my creative juices seem to come to a real rolling boil under pressure, so I'm holding off a for few more days. Juilliard eh? Kind of a tall order I know, but I tend to audition for things without putting any stock into the outcome so I can at least chalk things up to a good experience/not get my delicate man heart broken into smithereens. I hope eventually when one of you reads this we can take some of these nerve racking experiences on together. 

Until Next time- Ciao!

-Shay