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Advice
My advisor assigned to us the following reading as preparation for our first lab meeting tomorrow:
The anti-creativity letters: Advice from a senior tempter to a junior tempter.
Which begins thus: Note. The letters that follow fell into my hands under remarkable circumstances that I am not at liberty to reveal. The correspondence bears a striking ( Read more... ) -
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Today is a Yes day ( Read more... ) -
Almost a FB-post
Stayed up until 6 am reading The Hunger Games; that hasn't happened in a long time.
Fingers are crossed that the library has the sequel on hold for me today or tomorrow as I'm heading out on a road-trip on Monday. Of course, the last book in the trilogy won't be out until this August, so practicing a little patience wouldn't be a bad thing. [ ( Read more... ) -
Fog in the East Bay?
Walked to BART through a clear, sunny morning. Re-emerged a few miles away to this...
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It's Official!
AscenDance is presenting its first Home Season, arriving in a Berkeley near you this coming March!
You can even buy tickets now. (Is that crazy, or what?)
(Pretty pictures advertising said event are still in the making. In the meantime, I have lots of other things (also known as applications) to work on, so back to work for me!) -
Inspire Me
We're looking for some new music to choreograph to, and it'd be great to widen our search beyond what we already have / know.
So, if you have any favorite songs / musical pieces which have no (English) lyrics, which you really enjoy or which touches you emotionally or challenges you in some way, please leave a comment! -
Admiration
Oh, Pilobolus, I love your ability to distinguish between taking yourselves seriously and taking your art (and innovation therein) seriously ( Read more... ) -
Teaching & Dancing
(Halloween redux on the way.)
More lastingly, teaching AscenDance classes has been and continues to be a wonderful experience. It's exciting to introduce students to the various aspects of the wall, and it's been a great pleasure to create a 5 week curriculum which (hopefully) gives the students a chance to both expand upon what they've already ( Read more... ) -
Halloween Help!
I love Halloween, particularly because it appeals to my maker side so heavily. However, sometimes it can be hard to find the specialized info one is looking for ( Read more... ) -
Dip your hands in colours ... and finger paint me pictures of all you see
Ursula Le Guin, in the introduction to "Left Hand of Darkness," made a comment to the effect of "we [authors] write novels to try to express things which cannot be expressed in words ( Read more... )
