I, Crystal Nicole Albrecht, am an artist. I am intrigued by creativity and by the depth of insight gained in offering oneself as an open vessel to the form. My first love was found in the art of collage. It was in this mixed media art form that I could explore a large range of materials without feeling trapped inside any particular format. In collage I found the freedom to express myself more accurately. Eventually I accessed this same freedom in dance, as I discovered the release in improvisation. Allowing my body, mind, and soul to simultaneously move me, I was liberated. It is here that my passion in dance began, and I now desire to take it further.
As a teen, my best friend and I would choreograph dances for school talent shows. We would spend hours in her basement creating movement phrases, editing and re-editing them until we discovered something we were happy with. Although this made sense to me at the time, I now see choreography as something much more then the cutting and pasting of dance phrases. I now believe dance to be a voice, my voice. Whether I am conscious of it of not, my movements cannot hide who I am, or what I am thinking.
Choreographing, although a relatively new practice for me, seems to come naturally. I do not suggest this in an arrogant matter, it is just simply to say that I have found myself consumed by the art. Caught by inspiration I will lie awake at night imagining choreography until my mind is utterly exhausted. I have spent hours improvising in my living room, recording movements and then editing or reworking the movements until I have discovered some vain of satisfaction. I have journals with pages of ideas in doodles and writings, and my computer is running on over drive due to the large amount of video sketches I have stored. All this to say, I'm fascinated by the art.
As a teen, my best friend and I would choreograph dances for school talent shows. We would spend hours in her basement creating movement phrases, editing and re-editing them until we discovered something we were happy with. Although this made sense to me at the time, I now see choreography as something much more then the cutting and pasting of dance phrases. I now believe dance to be a voice, my voice. Whether I am conscious of it of not, my movements cannot hide who I am, or what I am thinking.
Choreographing, although a relatively new practice for me, seems to come naturally. I do not suggest this in an arrogant matter, it is just simply to say that I have found myself consumed by the art. Caught by inspiration I will lie awake at night imagining choreography until my mind is utterly exhausted. I have spent hours improvising in my living room, recording movements and then editing or reworking the movements until I have discovered some vain of satisfaction. I have journals with pages of ideas in doodles and writings, and my computer is running on over drive due to the large amount of video sketches I have stored. All this to say, I'm fascinated by the art.