In less than a week, Daisy Farris Dance Collective will be reunited in the studio. Since we last danced together people have moved house, started new jobs and theres even been a wedding! I am certainly very excited to have the team back together again soon. However, before beginning the creative process in the studio, time must be given to preparing for this intensive creative period. Seeking inspiration and generating creative ideas can be an exciting and enriching process, but can also prove stressful! When it comes to formulating ideas, there is a fine line between making your ideas articulate and imposing too much structure. There is a temptation to plan everything in advance, especially considering the time limitations. However, as a choreographer, I know that the most inspiring and humbling moments in a creative process are a product of collaboration between myself and the dancers. With this in mind, I need to resist the urge to plan every detail and trust in the fantastic ability of the people I have the pleasure of working with. This is not to say that seeking inspiration is not essential; after all, I need to enter into the process with a series of ideas that will inspire the people around me and a vision that I hope will spark creativity. I am discovering that the job of the artist is knowing how to guide and nurture ideas rather than limiting them to structures. For me, this is certainly a skill that I am learning and developing. I am looking forward to having The Collective back in the studio next week and seeing what exciting discoveries are made!

Keep your eyes peeled for updates throughout the creative process…