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Lisa First

Posts: 13
From: Link Vostok
Registered: May 23, 2005
Re: Looking for dance in all the wrong places...
Posted: May 26, 2005 8:04 PM
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> It's 8pm Central Time, thank you all so much for
> joining us. And as I mentioned above, this discussion
> can continue as we wish it to.
>
> Best,
> Colin



Thanks Colin. I appreciate all the voices and perspectives.
Good to meet everyone. I look forward to returning to the site. Lisa

Colin Rusch

Posts: 1,435
Registered: Oct 16, 2002
Re: Looking for dance in all the wrong places...
Posted: May 26, 2005 8:05 PM
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> I would like to see more growth in the 21st century
> in writing about dance. It seems there has been
> growth over the years but it seems somewhat still
> comparatively speaking now. I was frustrated at the
> new Walker Art Center recently as the dance
> collection seemed so minimal. I experience a hunger
> for more interesting texts about dance.
I agree Lisa. Writing or any sort of critical discussion that both documents and elucidates work is so necessary and in short supply.

Lisa First

Posts: 13
From: Link Vostok
Registered: May 23, 2005
Re: Looking for dance in all the wrong places...
Posted: May 26, 2005 8:08 PM
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> I agree Lisa. Writing or any sort of critical
> discussion that both documents and elucidates work is
> so necessary and in short supply."


And so demonstrative of the fact that movers are thinkers.

jaime longoria

Posts: 1,161
Registered: Oct 7, 2002
Re: Looking for dance in all the wrong places...
Posted: Jul 25, 2005 7:04 PM
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> > I would like to see more growth in the 21st
> century
> > in writing about dance. It seems there has been
> > growth over the years but it seems somewhat still
> > comparatively speaking now. I was frustrated at
> the
> > new Walker Art Center recently as the dance
> > collection seemed so minimal. I experience a
> hunger
> > for more interesting texts about dance.
> I agree Lisa. Writing or any sort of critical
> discussion that both documents and elucidates work is
> so necessary and in short supply.

And so should we visual artists take an interest in dance?

I have always been interested in dance.

I is for me just another legitamate 'form' of Art. And it too suffers from the same problems that Visual Art does: how it addresses the audience. Tragically much of Anglo American Visual Art of the last half century has been half baked and undisaplined and so "amatuerish" that the audience/ patron has gone on to other art products that address the "quality" question in more honest manner.

Do any of the "Dance Writers" out there have an oppion? An onion.

Coyote Dancer Man
(Fox Trot)

Chicano Artist

Ray Rolfe

Posts: 3,263
From: Northeast Minneapolis
Registered: Sep 5, 2001
Re: Looking for dance in all the wrong places...
Posted: Jul 26, 2005 6:27 AM
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I love ya man

Coyote is a dancer. If you see it, then visualize.

Lightsey Darst

Posts: 4
Registered: Jul 12, 2004
Re: Looking for dance in all the wrong places...
Posted: Jul 30, 2005 12:41 PM
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What is this, hide and seek?
I have many opinions and many onions, but, frankly, I don't know what I'm supposed to give you my opinion (or onion) on.
"Undisciplined" strikes me as entirely the wrong adjective for most contemporary dance. What are you talking about?

jaime longoria

Posts: 1,161
Registered: Oct 7, 2002
Re: Looking for dance in all the wrong places...
Posted: Aug 1, 2005 10:18 AM
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> What is this, hide and seek?

No, it is the way those us who have made the commitment to support this medium provided by the Walker and McKnight have found useful to keep interest alive for our "Lurkers".

> I have many opinions and many onions, but, frankly, I
> don't know what I'm supposed to give you my opinion
> (or onion) on.

In the visual(plastic) arts we can see a failure of the presevation of the quality of Quality( the refinement of a material/process/ method to achievement of "Execelence" in execution(Master Piece). And advancment of the Artist's Life Journey as the idea in the "Disapline" of Art.

> "Undisciplined" strikes me as entirely the wrong
> adjective for most contemporary dance.

And that is onion!!!

The review of Colin's work clearly makes the point! Very few dancers in town have the "dancer/innovator" disapline he does. When he draws in other dancers into his creations a simular level disapline in execution is missing the general dance community. Just like in our Plastic Arts community fundamental skills are absent; replaced with "idea", "interesting"; it seems all artists in favor now are masters of no skills but Masters of BP.

By the way the fresh onions at the farmer's markets are great right now and perfect for Salsa Fresca!!!!

Shall we Mamba?

What are you
> talking about?

jaime longoria

Posts: 1,161
Registered: Oct 7, 2002
Re: Looking for dance in all the wrong places...
Posted: Aug 11, 2005 3:16 PM
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> > What is this, hide and seek?
>
> No, it is the way those us who have made the
> commitment to support this medium provided by the
> Walker and McKnight have found useful to keep
> interest alive for our "Lurkers".
>
> > I have many opinions and many onions, but, frankly,
> I
> > don't know what I'm supposed to give you my
> opinion
> > (or onion) on.
>
> In the visual(plastic) arts we can see a failure of
> the presevation of the quality of Quality( the
> refinement of a material/process/ method to
> achievement of "Execelence" in execution(Master
> Piece). And advancment of the Artist's Life Journey
> as the idea in the "Disapline" of Art.
>
> > "Undisciplined" strikes me as entirely the wrong
> > adjective for most contemporary dance.
>
> And that is onion!!!
>
> The review of Colin's work clearly makes the point!
> Very few dancers in town have the "dancer/innovator"
> disapline he does. When he draws in other dancers
> into his creations a simular level disapline in
> execution is missing the general dance community.
> Just like in our Plastic Arts community fundamental
> l skills are absent; replaced with "idea",
> "interesting"; it seems all artists in favor now are
> masters of no skills but Masters of BP.
>
> By the way the fresh onions at the farmer's markets
> are great right now and perfect for Salsa Fresca!!!!
>
> Shall we Mamba?
>
> What are you
> > talking about?

It is hard to Mamba by myself. But here is what to do with a fresh onion!!!

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