On November 10, Danspace Project presented a four-hour Conversations Without Walls: Reflections on Some sweet day, a dance series at MoMA curated by Ralph Lemon with MoMA/PS1 curator Jenny Schlenzka. The following response essay is by Danielle Goldman, dancer, author and currently… Read more
“PUTTING THE BODY WHERE THE BRUSH HAD BEEN” In 1961, a tornado tore through Sidney, Illinois while Carolee Schneemann was studying painting as a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Chapmpaign-Urbana. She and the composer Jim Tenney lived in a… Read more
THE WEIGHT OF THE PAST In “An Evening with Lucinda Childs,” the choreographer performed excerpts from two solos that premiered at the Judson Memorial Church in the early sixties: Pastime (1963) and Screen (1965). The solos provided a glimpse into Childs’s early use… Read more
These are emotional times, turbulent on many fronts. Just to clarify my post was written after the first two weekends of Some Sweet Day (including performances by Jerome Bel/Steve Paxton, Faustin Linyekula/Dean Moss/Kevin Beasley) and before Sarah Michelson and Deborah… Read more
“WHAT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT TODAY: WHAT HAPPENS ON THIS STAGE OR WHAT HAPPENS OUT THERE?” In 1967, Steve Paxton created Satisfyin Lover, a dance for 40 people who walk from one side of the performance space to the other,… Read more
PLATFORM 2012: Judson Now presents work by Judson-era artists reflecting their current artistic interests and includes artists who influenced Judson pre-1962 and contemporary artists who claim Judson as a direct point of reference. Fifty years after the first Concert of Dance at… Read more
My name is Bora Sirin. I am currently finishing my Masters in Theatre Studies in Utrecht, The Netherlands. I have a background in dance and choreography and my academic focus is on writing about dance and contemporary performance. As part… Read more
On Saturday, March 31st, Danspace Project brought to a close its nine-week PLATFORM 2012: Parallels series of performances, panel discussions, and film screenings focused on questions of black dance, identity, and postmodern performance. The series marked the 30th anniversary of Ishmael Houston-Jones’s… Read more
This & That: Day of Walking, Talking, and Watching (Tuesday, March 27, 2012) With the apt title, This & That: Day of Walking, Talking, and Watching, the PLATFORM 2012: Parallels series at Danspace Project (curated by choreographer, teacher and multimedia artist… Read more
You can download the program for An All Day Event. The End., Ralph Lemon’s marathon, which took place on the final day of PLATFORM 2012: Parallels. Click here to download! MORE ABOUT AN ALL DAY EVENT. THE END.: On the concluding day of… Read more