http://www.dcdanceblog.com/archives/274 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:38:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.dcdanceblog.com/archives/274#comment-46995 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:38:36 +0000 http://www.dcdanceblog.com/archives/274#comment-46995 I love Amanda's thought that dismissing one's audience is a bad idea. I wrote a piece a while ago called "In Praise of Judgement". It's actually up on the Day Eight website right now. www.dayeight.org. The basic thoughts will be published as a letter to the editor in the upcoming issue of contact quarterly. I think the dance community does this a lot: we feel misunderstood, underappreciated so we act arrogant. For how I think one responds to this well, you can check out www.bourgeononline.com. I think the audience deserves not watered down explanations, but our actual thoughts on what we do. I think if we don't treat them as equals, they have no right to give us the attention that others command. I love Amanda’s thought that dismissing one’s audience is a bad idea. I wrote a piece a while ago called “In Praise of Judgement”. It’s actually up on the Day Eight website right now. www.dayeight.org. The basic thoughts will be published as a letter to the editor in the upcoming issue of contact quarterly. I think the dance community does this a lot: we feel misunderstood, underappreciated so we act arrogant. For how I think one responds to this well, you can check out www.bourgeononline.com.
I think the audience deserves not watered down explanations, but our actual thoughts on what we do. I think if we don’t treat them as equals, they have no right to give us the attention that others command.

]]> http://www.dcdanceblog.com/archives/274#comment-46738 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:19:52 +0000 http://www.dcdanceblog.com/archives/274#comment-46738 Dancing is the medium of communication I feel most comfortable with. The reason I do it and watch it, is to have a conversation. One hopefully more clear and deliberate than using language. It is all about the exchange. Between what is put out there and what is received, what is offered and what is taken. The audience's performance is just as interesting as the performer's. Dancing is the medium of communication I feel most comfortable with. The reason I do it and watch it, is to have a conversation. One hopefully more clear and deliberate than using language. It is all about the exchange. Between what is put out there and what is received, what is offered and what is taken. The audience’s performance is just as interesting as the performer’s.

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