new york city, inspire me!
this looks like a very cool blog on dance in nyc: http://danciti.com/. i haven’t yet had a chance to peruse it too much, but they linked to one of our posts and it looks like they focus on some similar topics.
also, i was forwarded 2 different emails about dance goings-on in nyc recently.
first, nyc’s first ever dance parade! yes, check it out at their website, http://www.danceparade.org/, or read the new york times article about it. it took place last weekend, and according to their website, had 8,734 dancers, 157 dance groups, and 49 dance styles participating. i love it!!! even though i probably portray myself on this blog as a modern dance snob, i’m not at all, and i love the idea that all kinds of folks who want to move their bodies in expressive ways came together to do something so exciting and so fun. why does nyc get all the cool events like that? can we in dc create something similar, or does this city just not have the creative capital, so to speak?
second, movement research is having their annual festival next week, may 29-june 7. info about it is available on their myspace page. frankly, i find the page a bit overwhelming and hard to navigate, but it seems to be the primary source of info on the festival. and what a festival! i haven’t had too much success yet in absorbing all the info in order to get a clear sense of what it’s about or what the themes are, but it looks intriguing as hell. it seems that a bunch of eclectic and lively dance and performance groups have come together and suggested performances, discussions and classes that they’d be interested in, and the result is a bunch of wild and unpredictable happenings all around nyc’s 5 boroughs. maybe i’m missing something, but it looks very exciting.
it’s these kind of events that i’d LOVE to see more of in dc. yes, it’s true that the artists and groups that seem the most fresh and “cutting edge” can also be the most flaky and unfocused–and unable to deliver–but i’m still deeply attracted to the energy that comes with fresh art and new ideas. i confess that i’ve had something like that in mind for the dc improv festival, but so far it really hasn’t come together. it’s not that people here don’t have the energy or interest in something new and different, but there just aren’t that many artists here, and for many reasons it’s not a great town for new and different art. i’m still hoping, though, and trying…anyway, folks will be performing outside of theatres in various places downtown, and that should definitely be cool.
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