Posted by Candice Thompson

Monday through Wednesday of last week, I was at the Silo artist residency in Pennsylvania (formerly Gelsey Kirkland’s family farm) with ad hoc Ballet, preparing for our upcoming show, The Lucy Poems.

Photo: Deborah Lohse in the studio at SILO artist residency.

It was a gorgeous setting to be doing some serious rehearsing in and the weather couldn’t have been better. We were able to get a bit of tanning by the pool in on our lunch break Tuesday. The grounds cover many acres and there are horses and dogs and bugs! so it was quite a change and respite from the city.
While running my solo shortly after arriving, a wasp landed on my head while I was in a deep lunge and as I straightened up into tendu, it decided to sting me in the face! Rehearsal was called off for the day shortly thereafter and we all had a good laugh (while I was icing my face:-() at what happens when four trinas find themselves rehearsing in a country barn. Lots of side glances in horror and sweeping movements in order to look at or avoid many large bugs.

Nothing like getting in touch with nature in order to get you really moving….. feel ready for the stage or pretty much anything coming my way while dancing now!