As part of the creative mayhem described in the previous [improvisational post](./en/index.php/2012/05/theatre-photoimprovisations/), the idea to shoot screensavers for Friends was born, good thing that the sofa in the interior of the studio was present.... Well, it's off!
Thank you so much, Masha, for inviting me to be the second photographer at this madness! I absolutely love capturing action that doesn’t need directing.
In short, what was this all about... As I understood, it was theatrical improvisation, where the director sets a theme, an actor strikes a pose according to the theme, the second actor reacts to what the first one did with their own move, the third… and so on. There were five of them in total 🙂
On July 9, 2011, the first International Tsar Jazz Festival took place, featuring global jazz stars performing alongside Georgy Garanian's orchestra. I was most eager to see and hear the legendary Benny Golson, who played in the 1950s with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Now 82 years old, he still performs hour-long concerts—simply incredible!
I didn’t take many photos because, as a friend of mine once said: “Never bring a camera to a concert! Either you’ll leave without photos, or you won’t even remember what they played.” Aside from Golson, I thoroughly enjoyed the performances of Mary McBride and the New York Voices quartet. But the highlight came at the end, when it started raining, and the musicians launched into a final improvisation! The crowd stood in the rain and danced. One man, in particular, danced with such energy… I truly indulged in photographing him. 🙂
On June 5 on Sretensky Boulevard, near the Krupskaya Monument, the open project "**Estamos en Movimiento**" organized a master class in Latin dances merenguero (merengue) and bachata (bachata). A bonus was a faculty demonstration and a macarena lesson. Everyone was given free chocolates from sponsors and even raffled off a t-shirt. Waves of positivity dissolved in the rays of the setting sun to the rhythms of Latin American melodies.
Once roller.ru community decided to go for a dance, and went, and danced right in the center of Moscow under the Latin rhythms of foreign tunes.
