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While the gestural score in Declarations is spontaneously generated each night, we arrived at fifteen rules for what the gestures could and could not be. I would encourage directors to use these rules as a starting point for their own interpretation of the piece, but also to feel at liberty to dispense with some and discover others.

• Gestures should be a genuine attempt to communicate the essence of each declaration.

• Simple is best.

• No acting.

• Avoid dance-like movements.

• Avoid facial expressions.

• Reset to a neutral physicality when possible, facing outward toward audience.

• Sometimes you will speak the declaration first, and then perform the gesture. Other times, you will speak the declaration and perform the gesture at the same time. It will largely depend on how quickly the gesture occurs to you.

• For every five or so simple gestures (i.e., one motion of the arm or hand), you may have a slightly longer, multi-part gesture (perhaps one that moves you through the space).

• ‘Runs’ are encouraged. ‘Runs’ are sequences in which you flow seamlessly between one declaration/gesture and another, as if each one were building off the last.

• Very occasionally you can make a sound to accompany a declaration/gesture, but only if that sound spontaneously arises from the execution of the gesture.

• No imitations of butterflies or birds.

• No finger symbols (i.e., a gun, a peace sign, the middle finger, etc.)

• Avoid pointing at the thing you are referring to; embody it.

• A variety of movement and stillness is crucial.

• So is levity and play.