Tuesday Tunes: Shanon Adams

by Lydia Tuesday Tunes
Hey, Framers! I’m super excited to be kicking of our dancer profiles with Frame Dance dancer Shanon Adams!
 

Tuesday Tunes: Shanon Adams

 

Shannon AdamsFirst Frame Dance Piece:

Ecouter (Spring 2013)

One thing you always do before a performance:

I always take a shower right before call time before performances. Even if I’m pretty    clean or have just showered recently – it makes me feel refreshed and gives me a sense of  clarity.

What do you do after a performance? How do you unwind? 

Most of the time I like “alone time” after a performance. I need a little time to myself to process everything, sometimes I feel overwhelmed if I’m immediately engaged in conversation. I like to have a glass of wine when I get home and usually another shower.

Describe your favorite moment in a performance:_DSC0647

I have two favorite moments! One is the moment in a performance when I feel focused but am able to give up a lot of my thoughts, get out of my head and just perform “in the moment.”  I always compare it to how it might feel to have an out of body experience. It’s a really beautiful place to be. My other favorite is when I feel a genuine connection with the audience, even if it’s just one person.

 

photos by Edgar Guajardo and Lena Silva.

 

 

Tuesday Tunes

by Lydia Uncategorized

Tuesday TunesHi Framers!  We are heading into a series about performances.  I’ve realized I’ve been really bad about how I send the dancers into performances.  I’m often so pulled in a million directions with things to get ready for the performance, that I haven’t even hugged them!  Often, they are the only thing I can trust to be ready.  But it is important to have a moment, ritual, prayer before you go on to pull the company together in mind, body, and spirit.

 

Starting next week, we’re asking the Framers how they prepare for a performance– what is one thing they always do? how do they feel in performance? how do they unwind after a performance?

 

So today we’re starting with that strange french word “Merde” that dancers say to one another before a performance.  Actors say “break a leg,” but for dancers that is said to be bad luck.  It’s clear that even professional dancers don’t always know why dancers say “merde.”  Do you?  Here’s an article by Dance Enthusiast who asked professionals in the field why dancers say “merde” before performances.