Mika’s Critical Reflection #1

What do I know?

My questions are how can I utilize theatre and dance to create a performance piece that explores my artistic identity? What is my artistic identity? I am very interested to find myself as a performer. This week I have been taking dance classes in different styles and I now know that I am more than just a hip hop dancer. I also know that I can dance with many different emotions as lyrical classes have been pushing me to add more sadness into my moves. I feel that I am able to bring more of my own personality into dance classes by adding more intention to my moves. Also, I got the opportunity to interview Jermaine Browne (a dancer who has choreographed and danced with Jlo, Christina Aguilera, Mick Jagger and more). He told me that even though he is a hip hop and lyrical dancer who dances with both masculine and femimine moves, his artistry can not be defined in one specific way. It is based on how he is feeling and what the specific piece calls for. Right now I also feel that I can not simply define myself. 

What don’t I know? 

Since the festival of plays hasn’t started, I was not able to explore my theatre artistry. I also am understanding better what my dance piece will involve to show my artistry but do not yet understand my artistry as a whole.

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