http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyjrx58EZo4
Thin Air (2007) Clip 2
I love the little feet dance downstairs, the focus, the simplicity, the micro viewing of one body part. I like the way the plastic on the stage became butterfly wings once the dancer walked through it. It made me think about chinese foot binding. Interesting limitations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1x0qgyLaxk&NR=1
I first saw Ann Carlson in NYC in early 1990. She did a piece where she was Cocoa the the gorilla and she danced with a kitten. She then did a piece where she was a blue whale. These pieces have stuck with me have been coming up recently for me as I create a duet where my partner and I are like wolves. It was interesting to view her more recent work. Were work still has a freshness, an openess, a political element, an improvisational quality. It makes sence I was attracted to her yeas ago and do this day still am.
The history that is presented is not necessarily our history, or anyone's history. Once again I am reminded by this video work the horrible acts the american gov't did against the Native Americans, stealing their land and ruining their culture, forever.
http://www.treymcintyre.com/events/connect10.html
Connect 10
I personally don't think marketing dancers with coasters and cocktails is really a healthy message to be spreading around.
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