[dance-tech] : reviews and reports
- From: "Birringer, Johannes" <johannes.birringer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <dance-tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 23:17:45 -0000
hello all:
we didn't hear much response to the question I raised the other week (regarding
reports about events, workshops, new productions), so I gather it might mean
that we are already too inundated with reviews, emails, correspondences, etc.
On the other hand, it might be interesting to ask around, what do members of
our community read/hear (regarding concerts, new workshops, research projects
going on in other parts of the world, etc).? where to they gather information,
and how can our list contribute to such information sharing? how useful are
blogs, and what blogs to you read? how are "local" dance communities
organizing themselves? or connecting dance resources to digital media practice
resources? I found it interesting, returning to Houston for a while, that the
dance-makers locally tried to "organize" their own newsletter, and a service
organisation (Houston Dance Source), which also publishes reviews (as the
newspaper cut their dance reviewing down to the occasional piece on the ballet,
while I saw that the Village Voice ran a protest letter as well, choreographers
expressing outrage over the cuts in dance coverage (down to what, half a
page?).
Well, if you are interested, my little review on "M saudade" appeared on that
"Dance Source" : http://www.houstondance.org/reviews.html
and here;s an item of information about bthe ongoing lab/workshop "" FACETS
2006 International Choreography Laboratory ""
at Attakkalari Movement Centre in Bangalore:
http://www.narthaki.com/hplinks/ataklri2.html
It is noteworthy that Attakkalari's artistic director, Jayachandran Palazhy,
announced during his residency at the Digital Cultures Lab last December that
his Center is about to implement the first dance & digital technologies Masters
Program in India, and I believe the first course starts in the spring of 2006.
Congratulations go to Bangalore!!
regards
Johannes Birringer
>>>>>>>>
Talking about songs, I saw a terrific dance concert Thursday night, "M
saudade," created collaboratively by three young dancers from Bill Forysthe's
company and directed by Ayman Harper, who were hanging out in Houston and found
time to make a piece with some friends, including digital film sections by
Tobin Del Cuore (Hubbard Street Dance Chicago) that left me breathless. I will
try to sketch some impressions of the piece and its conceptual core in a later
mail, and I do encourage members of the list to send in occasional reviews or
comments on new work, so that we can keep up with creative manifestations as
they occur around the world. >>>>>>
regards
Johannes Birringer
Mother Dog Studios
Houston, TX
www.aliennationcompany.com
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