I just returned from a crazy trip to meet a friend of mine in Las Vegas. We drove from there to Santa Barbara and then down to Los Angeles. It was a travel-filled three days.
The good people at Hothouse STC in LA were kind enough to invite me to play with them in a show called "Mayfly". I was a bit nervous about performing with a group of people I had never met. Those nerves were quickly replaced by an excitement to get in the mix of what they've got going. After meeting my fellow players (there were 5 of us plus a 3-man band in this show), I could tell we were going to groove. The show felt great. I don't even remember half of what happened because it was such a spontaneous and wide open state of being...very physical and bristling with moment to moment awareness that in turn led to discovery after discovery. There was no "getting in your head". This play comes from another source. And the audience was right in there with it. Some of them were not new to the Hothouse style, but some were. A couple of my friends had never seen anything like it, but they thought it was very cool.
I'll post a couple of pictures from the show tonight.
I wish I could better describe what this experience is like, but I'd prefer that you experience it for yourself. I'll be looking for opportunities to do some organic workshops to see what cooks up. Some of you have already experienced a bit of this in classes with me, but I want to take it farther and make it more focused for a specific group of people. I'm going to start compiling a list of people who want to do this extra exploration. So, if you're interested, email me and I'll keep you posted.
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