25 things in... well, the time it takes you to read them.

25 almost random things about It’s about time.

So the official program notes are done, but I felt there should be a Facebook specific note, and well, I got tagged in a few of these last week so, call this one of my answers. I realize I’m a bit late on the virus but it’s been a busy time.

I'll post the full program notes a little later

1. Yes, the show is actually 60 minutes.

2. There are some members of the company who are very very ticklish.

3. We spent a great deal of time doing things over and over. Even more then usual in a rehearsal process.

4. Possibly as a result of #3, performers have reported an increase in incidences of déjà vu.

5. There is a pool in the middle of Enwave Theatre. It is not of water.

6. There is water in the show.

7. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60

8. I am bad at doing things like taking video every day.

9. Things we think you might be able to do in a minute: take a piss, brush your teeth, peel a Clementine, orange but not a grapefruit and definitely not a pomelo, check your voice mail, wake up, read your horoscope, reheat a cup of coffee in the microwave, fry an egg, pour a shot and drink it, do 40 sit-ups, do 51 push-ups (or so Rob claims), make our bed, render someone some unconscious, let your dog out in the winter to pee and pooh, phone a friend, sort your e-mail, watch two 30-second commercials, roll a joint, make a piece of toast, boil a one-minute egg, set-up the coffee machine, shave your armpits, wash your hair, make a sandwich, get a man undressed and aroused, listen to Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane play “Abide with me”, spend $3.99 on the phone, get off, order take-out, run a quarter of a mile, read an obituary or wedding announcement, read a postcard, read a book jacket, withdraw money from a bank machine, pack your knapsack, curl your eyelashes, apply mascara and powder your face, down a beer, stretch one side of your body, determine that you don’t like a television show, apply the first coat of nail polish on one hand, do two sets of bicep curls, go through a check-out, eat a small bag of gummy bears, get it up again, make someone feel really special or really horrible, tell a lie, loose yourself, get lost, fall in love, fall out of love or think about it, change your mind, change someone else’s mind, chop an onion, chop four mushrooms, take a trip from Keele to Dundas west on the subway, determine your pulse, pay you bills online, bite off the fingernails on both hands. Amongst others.

10. There will be an official timer at each show recording the times. We will post them in the lobby and on the Internet.

11. It is very difficult not to notice all the time metaphors once you start making a show about time.

12. It is even harder not to use them when talking about the show. I’ve had to embrace this.

13. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

14. What we need now is an audience.

15. Not all dances are a minute and not all dances involve everybody.

16. The Egyptians used to assign 12 hours to daylight and 12 hours to darkness, so the length of an hour would change through-out the year. I feel this strategy would be exciting in Canada, though understand why it was developed in a country closer to the Equator.

17. 60 is very divisible: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, and 60. Numaric systems based on 60 are called sexagesimal.

18. We talked a lot about agreement and convergence and unison. About how agreement doesn’t mean unison and convergence is just one kind of reaching an agreement. These conversations may not be explicit in the show, but that’s ok.

19. Robert Abubo’s new nickname is “Fish tank.” Spread the word.

20. It was very hard to pick which dances, which minutes.

21. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180

22. Broader definitions of dances and minutes are more fun.

23. There is a difference between how long or arduous a task is if you are doing it or watching it. Neither is more “reliable.”

24. The show provokes a lot of empathy. And some sympathy.

25. Yes, there are 60 dances.

It's about time: 60 dances in 60 minutes
New work from Michael Trent and Dancemakers
with composer Josh Thorpe

February 11-14, Enwave Theatre 231 Queen's Quay W
February 11-13 8 PM, February 14 3pm & 8pm
$20 - $38
Box Office: 416-973-4000 or http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/nextsteps/
Info: http://www.dancemakers.org
Created by Artistic Director Michael Trent in collaboration with the Dancemakers performers (Robert Abubo, Kate Hilliard, Kate Holden, Benjamin Kamino, Steeve Paquet), Dramaturge Jacob Zimmer and Associate Director Bonnie Kim. The music by Josh Thorpe uses 60 field recordings made by people involved with the company - each asked to record a place they like to sit for a minute.