August 2010
1 post
we give ourselves away at every moment: a program...
Much to catch up on! This past Monday I experienced an event rather worthy of note if you ask me… which you are, because you’re here to read nothing but my opinion, soo you don’t have much of a choice…
July 26, 2010 marked a full year since the death of Merce Cunningham. At the studios I entered to find a bunch of deliberately places roses to honor the date. Word of...
July 2010
8 posts
the shoes.
old, nasty, unstable character shoes. These have withstood two full runs of Barksdale Theatre’s summer musicals. I wore them for “Guys and Dolls” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie” during the past two summers. They miraculously survived the entire run of both shows - then the costumers let me buy the poor things for $16 (a steal for character shoes in this day and...
girls just want to have fun
I began the day with a sprightly walk down 59th street. I was headed to meet my friend Claire for “coffee” - the quotations represent the fact that I love the idea of coffee, but strongly despise the taste - when I stopped to tend to all of the commotion surrounding the apple store at 5th avenue. The CBS studios are located right there, so I often pass by a filming of some politician...
reporting from the intensive
It is almost day five of the Merce Cunningham Summer Dance Intensive. Part of my scholarship allows for participation in the week-long program that offers a deeper insight into the work itself. Each day I take class at 10AM as usual - along with the other 35 participants from all over the world - get a lunch break, then we finish the day learning a piece of repertory till 4PM. Here is the info...
hoops and hair gel →
Click on the title above to see some footage from ‘In the Heights’ on Broadway. “ITH Montage” gives a good feel for the whole show.
As one of my recent efforts to “get out there”, I decided I could pretend to be ethnic enough to audition for such a show. There was an equity dance call about a week ago. Because the show is so type specific - meaning only people...
daily news.
These days… my summer routine includes a daily dose of Merce Cunningham.
Thanks to SUNY Purchase, the wonderful Carol Walker, and the Lifetime Legacy Summer 2010 Scholarship, I get to take class 6 times a week for 12 full weeks. This technique has been quite a learning experience for me. At school I took two Cunningham classes a week, in the middle of the other 10 hours I spent dancing a...
