After our first relaxing day in Edmonton we all went our separate ways because five different homes were taking us in for the next two week. For the first night Lauren Cox, Maya Oliva and I, James Koroni, went to a home just four blocks from The FRINGE sight. Our generous hosts have a two story home with a basement, a beautiful tree with two swings in it, three bright children and two handsome guinea pigs. In their backyard there's a raspberry bush, two kinds of apple trees and every Tuesday a fresh shipment of organic produce is dropped off. Wow! Too much excitement for one day. We called it an early night.
A bright and sunny morning brought us into our second day in Edmonton. We knew there was a lot on our schedule so we had a slow morning to get ourselves grounded before embarking on today's journey.
Our new hosts provided us with fresh strawberries from the farmers market, organic flax seed granola and freshly cut mango slices. I just mixed all three together! The sweet fruit with crunchy granola made the perfect breakfast with French press coffee.
We met at the FRINGE offices where we were each given an artist tag and transit pass to cover our travel expenses for the rest of our stay. We then took a car across the river to Mile Zero Dance where we will be rehearsing for the next few days.
Rehearsal went swimmingly. Maya Oliva, a Canadian born, Italian artist who now lives in New York City only joined our The Man Who Wasn't There family a week ago. Today was officially her first day to run the entire piece. She not only came ready to execute what she had been given but also incorporated her own experiences and artistic voice. We're excited to see her redefine the mother character in The Man Who Wasn't There!
Here are a few moments from today's journey:
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Edmonton FRINGE – Part 1 Edmonton FRINGE – Part 2 Edmonton FRINGE – Part 3 Edmonton FRINGE – Part 4 Edmonton FRINGE – Part 5 Edmonton FRINGE - Part 6