#dancewriting

[ikoneveryday]

#dancewriting #drawing #markers #art

[wilfredogarrigo]

@cerquarivera is "valiant and life-affirming" - just what we were going for! Reposted from @seechicagodance * From writer Lynn Colburn Shapiro: Cerqua/Rivera Dance Theatre (CRDT)’s virtual fall benefit concert opened last night to an external backdrop of the paralyzing global pandemic, the hair-trigger tensions of our politically-polarized nation and the hold-your-breath-and-hope presidential election underway. Inside the sheltering embrace of Studio5 Performing Arts Center in Evanston, however, CRDT’s 90-minute concert program put political divisiveness aside and unfolded in front of Simean Carpenter’s marvelous projections of trees, clouds, a tilted house, a reaching hand and shifting abstract designs. Focusing on the emotional and physical fallout of issues the company has long been addressing—immigration, sexual identity and social justice—CRDT came as close to creating “normal” as virtual transmission could achieve. That’s not to say it was the same as, or even the equivalent of, a live performance, but valiant and life-affirming none-the-less.” More on seechicagodance.com! #chidance #dancewriting https://www.instagram.com/p/CHwYbB5rfa4/?igshid=tuxh1cevpl02

[candicethompson]

I had the pleasure of speaking with Hofesh Shechter in advance of @hofeshco engagement @bam_brooklyn this week. READ our conversation (with a personal intro) @dancemagazine with link in bio + GET TIX to Grand Finale 👊🏼 ••• 📷: Rahi Rezvani, courtesy of Danse Danse ••• #dancewriting #hofeshshechter #grandfinale #danceconversation #choreographercomposer #getinsidedance #goseeliveart #bamnextwave (at BAM)

[ikoneveryday]

#drawing #art #dancewriting #markers (at Музеон Парк Искусств)

[christophermoses]

A day off so creative juices could flow. #christophermoses #poetry #stuffiwrote #gaywriting #poetsofinstagram #dancewriting #boyswhowrite

[christophermoses]

A day off so creative juices could flow. #christophermoses #poetry #stuffiwrote #gaywriting #poetsofinstagram #dancewriting #boyswhowrite

[letsce-blog]

I Stand For

Comedian Steve Martin once said, “Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.”

Firstly let us ignore the statement about architecture because any dancers out there know perfectly well that dancing about architecture is not only possible but has become quite trendy – yet beautiful. Let us instead focus on the idea of talking about music, talking about dance, and talking about art in general.

Because dance specifically is a visual time-based art form it is sometimes assumed that talking about dance is not as important as performing it, engaging in it, or viewing it. However, I strongly disagree.

Dance has always come up against a barrier when compared to other professions because there are still a great many people who do not see dance (or the arts for that matter) as a legitimate job. How do we change this? We talk about dance, we write about dance, and we keep pushing to keep “the academic” side of dance alive. Thankfully today there are many more people in our communities who know how to read and write, however not everyone dances so the easiest way for us to communicate our art is via “the common tongue.” By writing, reading, and talking about dance we can help spread dance throughout communities and solidify it as a serious and respected occupation in everyone’s minds. Through discussion and writing we can also help more people understand the beauty and complexity of dance that they may have otherwise missed.

In the dance community we can not shut ourselves out, we need to be able to talk about dance and to write about dance to ensure it’s survival, and to ensure that is can be enjoyed by all.

Ce