Life as a Modern Dancer
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This past week, I got to check in with the collaborators for People Are You Ready, the latest project of Oakland based ensemble MoToR/dance. Today we hear from several of the collaborators: Evie Ladin, Valerie Gutwirth, Tammy Chang, Keira Armstrong, Heather Arnett, Dana Gerstein, and Dean Bosche. There are a…
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Writing on Dance: A Response to Katie Faulkner’s Divining (ODC Theater, February 15, 2019)
The Oxford English Dictionary defines divining as an intuitive, sage-like form of discovery or a power for seeing the future. It often refers to the…
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One Good Quote: Katie Faulkner’s little seismic dance company in Divining
Photo: Stephen Texeira In Fall 2017, Life as a Modern Dancer launched a new concept for post-performance discussion and writing. The goals are multi-fold: What are…
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CriticalMasses: 8x8x8 (January 24, 2019)
For the second year in a row, Paufve Dance invited 8 people to write and respond to its annual 8x8x8 performance. The event on January…
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One Good Quote: Heartland + Dance Party, with Molly Heller (February 10, 2019)
Molly Heller. Photo by Tori Duhaime. In Fall 2017, Life as a Modern Dancer launched a new concept for post-performance discussion and writing. The goals are…
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