Dances without Dancing, Chaos, Failure, and the Process of Becoming Thyself Typos, transformations, wrong decisions, moments of action that engender unintended results. Failing to be who we are—or who we want to be—as a process that brings us closest to… Read more
The Silver Feet of Danspace Project What happens when dance is all feet but doesn’t travel anywhere? Perhaps it takes us to a place where we can radically rethink what we are seeing. Danspace Project’s first ever all-tap evening, shared… Read more
“Different cultures have different concepts of personal space. That each person must stay within his isolated space allotment (like similarly charged particles) is typical of our culture. When crowding occurs, personal space is maintained by condensing the field into a… Read more
“Microscopic details get larger and larger,” Yvonne Meier announces with measured authority, in one of the first lines of her spoken score for last Thursday night’s Brother of Gogolorez. Arturo Vidich, Aki Sasamoto, Jennifer Monson, and Dau Yang spread out in casual… Read more
In the opening pages of Daniel F. Galouye’s 1961 novel Dark Universe Jared, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic underground civilization that has existed for decades in complete darkness, runs into a gigantic mutant bat. But it is not the monstrous flying… Read more
“I’m your mirror, when I say right you move left.” Jane Fonda, Jane Fonda’s New Workout “I’ll be your mirror, reflect what you are, in case you don’t know.” Velvet Underground, “I’ll Be Your Mirror” Sweating into my oversized, white jumpsuit,… Read more
PLATFORM 2011: Body Madness is being documented by photographer-in-residence Ian Douglas and two writers-in-residence: Huffa Frobes-Cross, who will cover Part 1 – Absurdity & Wit, and Ana Isabel Keilson, who will cover Part 2 – Rhythm & Humor. Their words and images will… Read more
MIT Professor of Theater Arts Thomas DeFrantz speaks with New York choreographer Cori Olinghouse. Cori discusses VOIX DE VILLE, which premieres at Danspace Project February 3-5 as part of Platform 2011: Body Madness – Absurdity & Wit, curated by Judy Hussie-Taylor. Interview date:… Read more
Danspace Project announces our action-packed Winter 2011 season, which includes the latest installment in our acclaimed PLATFORM series. Body Madness, the fourth in a series of Danspace Project platforms, is organized in two parts: Absurdity & Wit (February 3-March 5, 2011), curated by Danspace… Read more
Jean Butler in Conversation with Jen Rosenblit 10.14.10 Movementresearch.org Jean Butler, who is renowned for her work as a practitioner of Irish dance, talks with choreographer Jen Rosenblit about DAY, the evening-length solo that she commissioned choreographer Tere O’Connor to create for… Read more