After 3 years of amazing change, I'm hoping for a little bit of settling this year. Since I am fan of definitions I am talking about:

13) to become or cause somebody or something to become calm, quiet, or stable 14) to put all the details of a piece of business in order or into a desired arrangement and 17)  to establish somebody or become established in a place, occupation, or way of life and NOT 8) to sink slowly to a lower level.

I have a number of things in the works, potential performance and teaching jobs. I am going for my yoga certification and after officiating a successful wedding two days ago with a day permit from Marin County, I decided to get ordained from the Universal Life Church. I know, I know, it's an online thing, but it's something I take seriously. I have always been one who people seek council. I am not interested in making this my life. However with my performance background, spirituality and lack of fear in asking the hard questions, bringing couples together is a gift. While there many things in the "pending" pile, there is one sure thing.

I start 2010 out with a return to a little administrative work. The one position that has panned out thus far is with Jess Curtis/Gravity. I am the new Production Manager bringing his thesis project, Dances for Non-Fictional Bodies from Davis to San Francisco in the form of an evening called Intercontinental Collaborations 4 (IC4). Jess is a heavy hitter in the SF dance scene and tours globally. I met him as a fellow MFA at UC Davis and he added his work on symmetry to The Dada Cabaret. I am super excited to be on the support end as Jess brings his vision to the Bay Area. 

As I mentioned during the interview process, I am creative in every sense of the word. My brain shifts when I do administrative jobs in the arts. I go into advanced thinking and problem solving mode. I see this trait when I work with some great stage managers. I want to make sure that all the pieces of the puzzle are in place so the artists can do their work. Make them feel fully supported and at ease so their full attention is on their art.

Jess and Maria arrive from Berlin today I will be shuttling most of the dancers up to Davis as they arrive over the next week. Making them feel welcome on one hand and keeping the artistic team on task and meeting deadlines. I cannot wait to see how the show develops.

Dances for Non-Fictional Bodies runs up at the Mondavi Center at UC Davis weekends February 12 - 21. The deconstructed work-in-progress Intercontinental Collaborations 4 runs at CounterPulse in SF February 25-28.