Failure...

      In May 2014 I was asked to be the Composer-in-Residence for the Baldwin Wallace University Theatre and Dance Failure Festival. The remarkable educational brainchild of Sara Whale, Les Hunter, and Adam Heffernan that became The Failure Festival started as improvisations and explorations during dance and playwriting classes .The festival was open to undergraduate theatre and dance majors, and counted toward their degrees.The central idea was to demonstrate that failure is not the opposite of success, it is an essential part of success. This three and a half week festival provided a unique educational environment that encouraged students to collaborate outside of their comfort zones on new works of theatre and dance. It was an amazing whirlwind experience for both the students and myself.  I was asked to quickly compose multiple works for a variety of different types of movement and theatre works. Through it I gained so much perspective on the importance of a light-heart while admitting failure.
      In the spirit of leaning into and learning from failure I want to share my most recent epic fail. I discovered last night that the recording of my composition, Lord Ronald, is backwards on my SoundCloud page. It has likely been this way since I opened the page. I have updated the recording here, but the backwards one is just too funny to take down (for now). Check it out here.
      Also, if you want to organize your own Failure Festival, contact me! Have a great day learning from your mistakes! :)