A nearly tipped stemless wine glass just reminded me that I used to love Weeble Wobbles when I was a kid. We had a parrot named Ricky Ticky Tacky (yes, he could say it). We would put one in our parrot's cage and he would peck at the Weeble Wobble, but being a Weeble Wobble, it never fell down.
1/7/12
Cleveland from Columbus perspective
I am in Columbus for my great aunt's memorial service. Headed home soon, but stopping for lunch. This guy next to me at the Northstar is talking to his buddy about the reasons rich young people have to leave Cleveland to "get started". I'd love to know how he came to this conclusion and how often he espouses this.
12/23/11
I've come to look for America
Iv'e got that Paul Simon song running through my mind. The Greyhound Bus is calm and full of sleeping people.
11/28/11
11/19/11
Old Friend and New Ideas
I had dinner with my old friend Chung-Fu Chang on Tuesday. I performed in a piece of his in 2003 when he was teaching at Kent State University and I was in between dance companies.
My solo in "Golden Heat", Choreography by Chung-Fu Chang
He was in Cleveland setting a piece on Verb Ballets. We talked a lot about what it means to perform when your body changes as you get older, how virtuosity becomes impossible, and how constraints can lead to greater creativity.
Chung-Fu told me a story about having surgery and making a piece with a bathtub that he used for support because he was still weak. The piece won an award and was eventually performed at the Kennedy Center. (The video is below)
We got a little silly and reminisced about how fun jumping used to be--how fun it still is-- it is just the landing that stings. Of course, it spawned an idea to do a piece all about jumping, but using some kind of bungee contraption to soften the landing.
We hadn't seen each other in eight years, but we still share a common philosophy about dance, authentic performance and honoring individual dancers in choreography. I also realized that he has had a deep influence on my own choreography, particularly in the use of fabrics and props. I hope we see each other again soon.
My solo in "Golden Heat", Choreography by Chung-Fu Chang
He was in Cleveland setting a piece on Verb Ballets. We talked a lot about what it means to perform when your body changes as you get older, how virtuosity becomes impossible, and how constraints can lead to greater creativity.
Chung-Fu told me a story about having surgery and making a piece with a bathtub that he used for support because he was still weak. The piece won an award and was eventually performed at the Kennedy Center. (The video is below)
We got a little silly and reminisced about how fun jumping used to be--how fun it still is-- it is just the landing that stings. Of course, it spawned an idea to do a piece all about jumping, but using some kind of bungee contraption to soften the landing.
We hadn't seen each other in eight years, but we still share a common philosophy about dance, authentic performance and honoring individual dancers in choreography. I also realized that he has had a deep influence on my own choreography, particularly in the use of fabrics and props. I hope we see each other again soon.
11/8/11
Weeknight Cheater Pumpkin Pie
Yes, you too can bake after work and have pie by 8:30pm. Filling made by scratch although pumpkins cooked before. Crust: courtesy of graham crackers.
11/5/11
Ingenuity Fest Performance
We performed this 3 times in September at Ingenuity Fest on the streetcar level of the Detroit Superior Bridge. We had a great time performing and hope to do something for Ingenuity again next year.
11/4/11
your life to live
Our names are unimportant
Where we live, we're looking for it
What we know, we do believe in
That's the love of a friend.
On your right side, that's your brother
On your left side, that's your sister
Right behind you, that's your family
Right in front of you, that's your life to live
-We are many, Hackensaw Boys
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