Always in a hurry!

It was fantastic having Paul Knobloch here to work with the dancers of Duprada Dance Company for a week and produce a choreographic work. The timeframe was very tight - The dancers worked hard (bootcamp comes to mind) a ballet class for 1.5 hours is necessary before you can start working on choreography.

Choreographers have a creative idea to work from but inspiration happens with the movement and energy in the studio. Dancers can't keep dancing without a break but when a choreographer and dancers are inspired they certainly push each other to the edge, extreme focus is needed for the intricate musical timing for every movement of 16 dancers. Then, there is a costume to consider!

The inspiration for the costume only came on the third day. I made a quick phone call to Dominic who is studying 'Costume Design' at University in Adelaide. I asked if he could see himself making 16 new costumes in a hurry, two weeks precisely. He thought he could and accepted the challenge. That meant - 'in a hurry' measurements for every dancer, creating a pattern for the various sizes, calculating the meters of material needed, shopping around to see what material were available, purchasing the materials, zips and threads etc.,

Paul, Dominic and the dancers worked very quickly with dedicated focus. In 23 days the choreography, music and costumes were ready to be showcased in our production of 'The Power Playlist' - Poetry in Motion was a 10 minute part of a 2 hour production which we were creating simultaneously, - in a hurry.

Time is money! In the commercial world, creative artists who work in the arts industry wanting to earn an income from their art, must be able to work quickly and efficiently. There are brilliant creative artists all over the world, the difference between working commercially or recreationally for pleasure is simply how quickly an artist can produce prolific, continuous, quality, original work.

Dominic is very quick, careful, considered and efficient. He has already built a name for himself in the Wardrobe department of Duprada Dance Company with 14 black tutu's for Paquita, 5 fairy tutu's for Sleeping Beauty and 16 allovers for 'Poetry in Motion', just to name a few! All on a deadline. These costumes come with a pattern, spare material, the artists name, size and costume number sewn inside, catalogue photographs, washing instructions and date of creation. Just Brilliant!!

This is a view from the side of the stage during our Friday night performance of 'The Power Playlist'.