Here is last nights performance of Cedar Lake performing on So You Think That You Can Dance.

I did not get to watch it but my mom did.


Big ups to Jason and Acacia.

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frame of view (excerpts) from Caleb Custer on Vimeo.

A good example of how to do it on the ground level.

I’m posting another video of Cedar Lake (try and guess who I wanna work with) performing in an installation piece. Notice how the artists are performing on ground level challenging the viewer’s perspective of dance watching.

As a viewer we are used to been seated with the stage being elevated so that you are able to catch all of the action which makes perfect sense. However, if you are walking downtown and you see street performers doing there thing you will always have the crowd circle around them while they are break dancing or whatever magical act they are doing. Same difference in the Club applies. Here’s an example: Some fool is eye balling you from across the floor trying to see what you got, next thing you know homedog is following you into the bathroom which is creepy. After you let him know that you don’t get down like that you find out that he does not either and his weird ass was trying to battle you. Wanting nothing more then to get rid of this creepazoid because lets not forget that he did follow you into the bathroom you tell him that you are a choreographer who’s been working all day and tired. The only reason why you are even in there is because you are doing a favor for a friend. With that newfound knowledge "Dude" is asking all kinds of questions about his dancing now that he knows that you choreograph. "Wait, did you see me dancing?" "NO" "So... You like make dances and did not watch me dance?" "NO" "You choreograph and did not watch me dance? But you were looking my direction. Really, you did not watch me dance?" NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!..........And I digress.

What im getting at is having the artist perform on ground level is a very exciting thing. Maybe for some too exciting. Looking ahead too the end of the month I have a new 20 min piece titled Micro Machines and Dinosaurs that will be going up here in San Francisco. The new piece is gonna be on ground level and have 2 facings along with some multi-media and other surprises.



More on that soon to come.




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TEN THEMES ON A RESCUE 2

Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue from Caleb Custer on Vimeo.

dont know what to say.


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CedarLake on a theme of rescue

Found more Crystal Pites work with one of my favorite dance companies performing her choreography..... 2 Birds with one stone.





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Inspirations: Cedar lake

I tried not to blog this but i cant help myself. Cedar lake dance is by far my favorite american company and i feel a little biased cause they are doing what i want to do.

let me shut up

Just Watch!

EAST COAST TOUR part 2. Welcome to the J's

( me and Jimbo mean mugging)


(screening of esthers @ Shez Bushwick Brooklyn. I got to speak about the creative process of making dance fims.)


(Central Park West)


(thinking how we could have won 4 grande gives me nightmares)


(Jenna doing jenna things in a jenna world)


(joesph phillips of ABT and Jason Kittleberger of Cedar Lake McChilling)


(on the way to Manhatthan from Long Island)


Getting back to the East is always a pleasure cause i get to see old friends and classmates while getting the ol nostalgia back. Grew up in the East so a lot of my heart and blood is still over there. Not too mention the majority of my family and friends. NY was a blast and i always come back to the bay more inspired to push things along because there is such electricity in the air. This time around i was lucky enough to make some great new contacts in terms of getting the TAGsf work out there on a larger scale and i even got to speak at a Dance film event that showcased a couple of our joints. Thank you marc and Jeki for inviting me in. Had a blast. My only regret is Jenna and i playing Bingo with the high hopes of coming out with our wallets fatter but that fucking N1 will get you everytime. Still had a great time non the less.Bingo has not heard the last of us!








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I would like to say "Thank You" to Mr. Levi for inviting me to be part of such an amazing event last night.

Misnomer Dance Theatre did an incredible job with launching a live webcast. An online event that viewers at home could watch in real time. It was trippy to see some of my work go up during the intermission. Right before the show started i was on the phone with my friend Jason who is in the NY based dance company Cedar Lake. We stayed on the phone together for most of the 1st half. I was laughing about how im in San Francisco while watching a dance performance in NY.

I did not want to watch my own work during the intermission so he was reading to me the comments that the viewers were leaving for my joint "Triam". To my surprise they were all good!

Thanks again for a spectacular evening and i look forward to seeing what you guys will do next.



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