Slava Otsu
Felix F.
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Slava Otsu is the first ever solo I have choreographed on myself. Inspired by several different pieces of music, I started out on Garage band where I learned how to mix them together. Having this creative freedom around the song was extremely helpful during my process, I was able to tweak the song as I went, shortening, lengthening, adding drums where I felt it was needed. I wanted the piece to feel reactionary to the music, the mystique of the choir and cello always influencing the movement. It was a long process, I didn’t know when inspiration would arise. Sometimes I would be in my math class and have to go outside to film a snippet of choreography I had come up with in my head. Choreographing reveals aspects about your artistry that you didn’t know existed. It’s been wonderful getting to know myself on this deeper level.
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Creativity to me means experiencing life to the fullest, indulging in humanity, and letting those experiences influence my artistry. I strive to escape my own echo chamber and challenge myself to relate to the regular person through my medium of art, that is when I feel most creative.
