Part 4: CCP Wi Fi 3 New Choreographers Competition

Part 4: CCP Wi Fi 3 New Choreographers Competition

Okay guys, don’t worry. In general you were truly enticing. I saw you ONCE and you got my first impression. But to an audience, the first impact is IT.

Now that you know how it feels to compete, take the next step. Go furthur. Move on. Mull on the important rules of competition:

1. Think of a unique concept. Make the judges remember your work. Stand out!

2. Avoid gimmickry. Truth is the silent music of dance, and the loudest.

3. Don’t be afraid to repeat movements. Repetition is a breather. Repetition is emphasis. Repetition is a reminder. Repetition is powerful.

4. Don’t move all the time. Stillness can be a diamond in an outbreak of steps. Be familiar with the drama of immobility.

5. Structure. Structure. Structure. Don’t be carried away by movement itself. Don’t self-indulge. Have a clear beginning, middle and end. Come up with a finished and complete art work.

6. Lock yourself in the room and think, think, think. Get out of the box. Be crazy. Dare. Explore. Experiment. Don’t be safe and dull. Get good music – it will assure 50% of your success.

7. Have a ‘second eye’ and listen to fresh opinion. When you are too close to your work there are many things you no longer see. Make sure your ‘second eye’ is frank and unbiased.

8. Be confident. No one in this world is spared disappointment. Don’t be stumped by failure. Lick your wounds but never succumb to defeat. Tomorrow is another day.

9. Don’t be too proud to keep growing and learning until you die.

10. Don’t take yourself too seriously. You’re just another human being serving God like everyone else. One hundred years from now, who’ll remember your work? … unless you’re another Martha Graham and, guess what? a lot of people don’t know her anymore. Sad, no?

Jury for New Choreographers Competition:

Nestor O. Jardin, Chair

Basilio “Steve” Villaruz

Denisa Reyes

Shigemi Kitamura

Nonoy Froilan

Wi Fi Body Independent Contemporary Dance Festival 3

June 12-15, 2008

In cooperation with CCP, NCCA, Japan Fundation Manila, Instituto Cervantes Manila, Embajada de Espana en Filipinas,Ministerio de Cultura, Gobierno de Espana, Allince Francaise de Manille, Ayala Corporation