Today’s talk is with Musa Hlatshwayo and Acty Tang. There are 20 or more artists present for a lively discussion. Musa talks about the importance of process over product. To…
lauraMarch 8, 2010
After a good night of sleep I got a look at where I was. Our guesthouse features eight quaint rooms, a lovely garden and pool, wifi (thank god) and a…
lauraMarch 5, 2010
This is my first entry of several from my trip to South Africa. I have come to attend FNB Dance Umbrella, the annual showcase of South African contemporary dance. This…
lauraMarch 5, 2010
Festival Director, Laura Faure reports from the FNB Dance Umbrella Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa. After sixteen years of hosting choreographers from South Africa, Director Laura Faure finally travels to…
lauraMarch 5, 2010
During the first week of rehearsals I thought I was making a dance titled “Normal.” By week three, the 15-minute ode to the pink shag became “Theater in the Head.”…
adeleAugust 12, 2009
“Living is a form of not being sure…not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you die a little. The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We…
adeleAugust 3, 2009
NPR put this on the web http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111388464 and an interview with Cage from Fresh Air --Debra
debraAugust 1, 2009
How strange, and apt, to be among a community of dancers the day Merce Cunningham passed from the earth. His death at 90 was softened with the lifework he was…
debraJuly 28, 2009
Week 1: A daily bog about the creative process of a new work by Adele Myers, Emerging Choreographer at the 2009 Bates Dance Festival
adeleJuly 25, 2009
