Task 7a Part 3: My second interview and Skype Discussion Group

The task 7a of the Module 3 of the BA (Hons) in Professional Practice at the Middlesex University consists of carrying out my professional inquiry.

In this Part 3 of this task I would speak a bit about the the second interview for my professional inquiry that I have done last week in Riga, with the principal dancer and choreographer of The Latvian National Ballet.

At the end of last week, I managed to finish my second interview, in between the busy schedule of our company. One the principal dancer and choreographer of The Latvian National Ballet agreed to be interviewed for my BAPP Inquiry, so during 25 minutes we spoke about several issues related with the creative process such as the development of his pieces for Pictures at an Exhibition at the LNOB production of Bolero… (Photo below) or when you are developing a brand new choreography, as well as his own experience as a dancer working with several world-known choreographers such as Boris Eiffman, Christian Spuck or Krzysztof Pastor. Moreover, we also discussed other artistic aspects and future projects, including a solo that he has created for me and that we will premiere it next May in Riga, where it includes the use of new technologies.

Pictures at an Exhibition at the LNOB production of Bolero…

(Photo: Andris Tone)

For me, this second interview it was a very enriching process, because I wasn´t as nervous as the first one and also because I carried out on a different language: English (Rather than using spanish like the other one). And, of course the quality of the content that I got from it, will be very useful for my Inquiry.

Last Tuesday, I attended the first Module 3 Skype Discussion Group with Helen at 7:30pm (London Time), where we spoke about several issues related with the development of our Professional Inquiry. For me it was especially interesting to listen the opinion of the others about how to carry out and interview, and how you shouldn´t be so attached to your plan of it and let a bit more freedom to you interviewee, so they can express themselves in a better way.

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Gonzalo