Last month, I took advantage from visiting LA where I spent a little time boosting myself, training, taking classes with some of the best dancers and choreographers to also go to Las Vegas. One of my friends was performing in the Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson "One" show, and I wanted to make sure I'd see it before his contract was over. But I needed an "excuse" to take a few days off to go chill in the desert and not feel guilty about it. That's when the idea of shooting in the desert came to my mind.
I wanted to take dance pictures in the desert. I contacted my friend Justin, a Julliard alumnus who after dancing in NY, Ohio and Israel, had recently relocated to Vegas to dance with a modern company and thankfully liked the idea of taking a pretty picture or two with me.
But soon, my inveterate delusion of grandeur turned my initial photo shoot idea into the urge of shooting video as well. However, as "motionated" as I am, there was no way on earth I would have just shot random movement with no intention behind it. But why in the world would you just start dancing in the middle of the desert?! Well it didn't take me long to find a metaphor for the actual desert that could motivate the dancing and here is what I visualized in my little Hollywood room.
This adventure taught me a lot for the next projects I have. What to plan, what to avoid. And I have to say that once again, I found out I really was surrounded by amazing human beings that helped make it happen because it definitely wasn't as obvious and easy as I thought it would be. This reminded me how much work is important and things don't just happen, served to you on a plate, you have to earn them.
But for now, follow me in the desert.
