I would just like to start off by saying that these movement classes with Kali are The Bomb Dot Com! Through a number of exercises we have explored interdependency of one another, inter-corporal vs. inter-spatial movement, and onomatopoeia space filling. We’ve learned and investigated many more ideas and themes, but the one that resonated with me the most was the difference of inter-corporal vs. inter-spatial movement and how to connect this to the text.

I always find it hardest to connect my words with movement and vice versa and I have struggled to find methods to assist me in this process. This, by far, has been the most eye-opening moment in the class for me. Inter-corporal movement is moving from within the body while inter-spatial movement is moving within, between, and around the given space. Isolating one from the other accesses different modes of accomplishing a  task or “getting what you want.” You can also combine them to complete the same thing. While I obviously know that you have to move I had trouble deciding how to do so to get what I want from the other person. I look forward to exploring the options of movement as this process continues and putting words to those motions. I haven’t figured it all out yet, but I’m working on it.

Questions that I still have:

How can the actors with two halves incorporate similar movements and gestures to unite the character?

Is it necessary to have distinct movements that are only characteristic of one Yelena and not the other?

How can I continue to use the things Kali has taught me in other aspects of my life and in my work as an actor?

For now, that is all my chickadees,

Ashley Diane Long