CONSTANCE CASTILLO
What it’s like to be in this project, Delinquent?
It’s been interesting to mix spoken word with dance, and I am amazed by the possibilities. I am really interested in the idea of living inside the borderland, and I am trying to explore writing through that lens as well. I am searching to find ways that words can be more than narrative. I am so excited by the art of dance in conjunction with words, and the idea of a body being transformed by a word.
One thing I am finding difficult in this process is shaping my writing for the creation of the show. So far we have done many exercises, but I really want to do some talking about what the show will look like, because gaining a bigger picture of our piece will help me to know where to go with my words. I see so much potential in all that we have done together, and I am eager to work in collaboration on pieces that will be worked on for longer periods of time. I am finding it hard to imagine all our ideas and how they will make something that comes together. I think it would be good to all share what we have been imagining.
This show has been important to me in a lot of ways. I have been inspired by a new form of performance, and I am so excited by the mixing of medias. I have gained a new perspective on what meaningful art is. In another way it is important to me because of it’s subject. I am deeply passionate about the subject of this show, and I am excited by our creative approach to the issues of the juvenile justice system. Throughout this process I am discovering how spoken word can be artful, and I am realizing the many ways to approach the act of writing. As we continue to work I will have more opportunities to share more about my connection as well as disconnection to this issue, and as we collaborate I will be able to use my writing in different ways.