and... relax

[alonewiththemoon]

Was very happy overall with how Raks Spooki went last night.  A huge thank you to the dancers, my zombies, to everyone who helped with publicity, and to everyone who came to the show!  There were some problems with lighting through the first act, which is frustrating since one of the reasons I moved the show upstairs was so that there wouldn't be such problems, and the show start was delayed due to all the cds having to be loaded onto a laptop, but those were really the only problems through the whole night.  By the end of the night, the sound/lighting guy was super enthusiastic about the show and wants me to get in touch with him in advance for next year so that he can, as he said, set it up perfectly for us.  Unfortunately the first act won't have much in the way of photos, and who knows how the video will turn out for that act.  But the dancers were all wonderful to work with and everything else went smoothly.  I am really looking forward to watching the video so I can see everything I missed--even when I had a chance to watch performers, half my brain was somewhere else.  I have a bunch of thoughts about next year already.  It's a good sign that even as I am done with this show and taking a well earned day off, my brain wants to think about Raks Spooki V!

I enjoyed performing my piece as well, my zombie zeffa and gothic shamadan.  I danced to Wuste by Einsturzende Neubauten, with a general concept of dangerous but loving truth hidden in the dark deserts of the heart.  I didn't have a specific mythological character in mind, but in a way I'd say it's my first goddess archetype piece.  Hope I can do it again somewhere.

Apparently FedEx tried to deliver my iPod this morning before we woke up, and so we did not hear the doorbell :-(  I'll have to wait for it until tomorrow.  At least today I'm getting iTunes all set up, it's taking a while to import all my music and convert the wmp files.  Then when I get the iPod I'll be all set to start loading it up!
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Comments

[frankensplean.livejournal.com]

Madame, the show was EPIC. i've never fallen in love with so many abdomens in such a short time. i found the lighting issues minor, as that's a beautiful and well-lit stage. The false audio start and cut-off were the only real irritation, something that could be ironed out with Audio Man with minor preparation.

But i was disappointed by the turn-out. i don't get out as much as some people, so i'm not sure what kind of advertising was out there. i personally wouldn't have known the show was last night if i weren't on your LJ.

Final thought: You should produce a video of Raks Spooki V for sale, for those who can't actually make the show date for whatever reason. 'Twould generate some extra revenue for the producers and performers, methinks. Me also thinks you have already thought about this and there are problems with it. ;)

[alonewiththemoon]

Well, financially we did fine, but I would have liked to see more people as well. That's part of what my brain is already churning on. Most of my advertising was targeted at the belly dance community, with a night of flyering/promo performance at Ceremony and posts to some of the goth places online. I want to reach out more beyond the dance community next year.

The problem with selling a video would be music rights, otherwise I would love to produce something for sale. It's not worth the potential lawsuits, though :-/

[frankensplean.livejournal.com]

Ugh, not even potential but PROBABLE, i suppose. RIAA wants to be Big Brother. i can't even post YouTube videos i make of Rocky Horror any more because of soundtrack issues, even though i'm CLEARLY not making any revenue off of them.

You could make the RS V video look like a silent film with intertitles and original parlor piano music. :P

[theblackqueen.livejournal.com]

I had such a great time at Raks Spooki, but I always do. Thank you again for having me.

I had a happy Neubauten moment during your piece (hehehe) and I really liked it. Awesome awesome awesome.

[redbeka-rose.livejournal.com]

It was a great show. Thank you for all that you do!

[redbeka-rose.livejournal.com]

I'd be glad to help promote up here in Maine!

[meddevi.livejournal.com]

Really enjoyed the Zeffa, was a great way to start the show :) Was some really good pieces last night! For next year, just let me know if you need any help, want to help spread the word as much as possible, and that includes complimentary graphic design services, if you want to do postcards, etc :) Could even make art...

[kinadancer.livejournal.com]

Final thought: You should produce a video of Raks Spooki V for sale, for those who can't actually make the show date for whatever reason. 'Twould generate some extra revenue for the producers and performers, methinks. Me also thinks you have already thought about this and there are problems with it. ;)

this. please, and thank you :-)

[panzerkunst.livejournal.com]

An excellent show again of course, except that I had to keep my fingers in my ears for the whole last set. Didn't need to be THAT loud!

[alonewiththemoon]

I will take you up on that!

[alonewiththemoon]

Not worth the RIAA lawsuit potential... but perhaps I can host a video viewing party when it is done...

[alonewiththemoon]

I will definitely take you up on that for next year--one thing I will need for sure is a black and white postcard sized flyer, that will be relatively inexpensive to photocopy and send to performers to hand out, or have them print out themselves.

[kinadancer.livejournal.com]

that'll do! :-)