Here’s some shots my friend Elliot took at my recent performance. We danced in the back of a deli in Brooklyn… the things we do for our art… The space is free and many people use it as a venue. A little odd at first, it ended up being pretty awesome by the end of the night. 

It all started with a friend of mine from Purchase, Theo Boguszewski. On her own, she received a grant in order to put on a production of interdisciplinary work for the sake of creating art. This happened during last school year, and she was able to gather together somewhat of a coalition of artists who were all interested and invested in her project. We had film students, musicians, dancers, visual artists, all putting together a show entitled (very appropriately), “For the Sake of Art”. The group of artists was called the Hoover Damn Collective and we continue to create opportunities to present collaborative and experimental work inside and outside the city. At this point it’s not as if any agents or New York Times reviewers have any interest in our productions whatsoever. However we are completely unconcerned with this matter. To us, art can be created for the pure enjoyment and experience of other artists/friends. While recognition for our work would be great, it is not the goal of our ventures and we like it this way. So for now… we do it… for the sake of art. 

Oh! Check out Melissa Ahern! She is one of my favorite musicians at Purchase.