From the Actor's Perspective: CJ Fujimura

"tonight i came from gamelan rehearsal. i focused on the "playing" of music. i find the cables and connections needed to make electronic music cumbersome sometimes, but the effort is worth it. i once said "these loops are finnicky" and brendan bormes (a musician and close friend) responded "but they're worth it." i felt these words tonight. kali and i had a similar conversation last night after rehearsal about working with the "jam man". (her loop pedal). 

the cast has established some meat to these characters and their relationships are happening on their own. i improvised sounds while members of our group played relationships into scenes. this way of working felt good to me. after a heady rehearsal last night (which was also good), tonight was an experiment in reveling in moments. i played the instruments that seem loud enough to hear from the audience without being mic'd. i also played samples and synthesizer sounds. we found a lot tonight. we've arranged ourselves as part of a silly machine that i love. i envision our show as an attempt to make seen the corners of this world. 

i find this group fulfilling. i think we've established a way of communicating well. i've gotten the chance to experience and connect with different creative people that are in difference places in life. i think we're all discovering and growing as artists. maybe this is will be the success of the show. this is a group that will make a little sumthin :)  

i see dichotomies in our work. i also see us working to make connections, which is more like unity or a singularity. the best part about working with other people is finding the presence that none of us can be alone. between two people it is the third presence that is not quite either of the two people. or three people."

-CJ Fujimura '13

Sound Director