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The last time we posted something on the blog, we were in the midst of the Minnesota Fringe festival, frantically trying to get through our longest string of shows ever. And we did it.
July 2009 seems like years ago now, as each of us reside in different cities, continuing our own independent work as….people. But don’t let the word hiatus fool you, LYMI has been gig-ing since then. In November, we traveled to Chicago to perform in an improvisational salon-type series hosted by Ayako Kato at Epiphany Church (a beautiful church with colorful stained glass, soft wooden floors, and sky-high arched ceilings). The performance was followed by a Q&A (with only artists from the program mind you), which some participants found frustrating and insular (not me of course…). Fellow improvisers arguing about what they like and don’t like about improvisation=not successful Q&A. In any case, my frustration–I mean other people’s frustration, nonetheless helped to re-stimulate a thought-process about why we continue to do what we do. Well, don’t look at me. I haven’t exactly figured it out, the conversation is eternally ongoing.
For our other gig in November, we traveled to Ypsilanti, MI. Yes, Ypsilanti. I don’t know, Chippewa maybe? Funny though, we traveled to the Wolverine State the weekend of the rivaled OSU/Michigan football game. If there’s one thing I learned from living in OH, people take their football seriously. Crazy collegiate sports fanatics aside, the performance revived our enthusiasm for working together, as we were well received and seemed to make new friends in the process. The following morning, we drove down the Ann Arbor to teach a master class at University of Michigan, reuniting with some friends and mentors.
So that’s the recap since July of what we’ve been up to. Currently, Annie remains in NYC, awaiting and preparing to take her new post as a professor at Colby College in Maine. Ad remains in Athens, continuing to teach at Ohio U and setting work on students at OSU. And I continue to blog to an audience of 5 people. But thankfully I blog for more than readers, otherwise I should find a better way to spend my Sunday afternoons.
Stay tuned for more blogging about our upcoming Ohio U and DC gigs. It’s going to be a busy 2010. Can’t wait for spring.
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