sixty by sixty by sixty
i’m now feeling a bit self conscious about mentioning cool things going on in new york (not everyone wants to be compared to nyc, i know) but there seem to be so many that i can’t help myself. i’ll at least try to be inspirational.
a notice of this little event passed through my inbox this week. the event organizer, a former washington resident, wrote:
A couple of months back, I met a composer named Rob Voisey, who founded Vox Novus, a group dedicated to new music. He mentioned a festival called 60×60, for which 60 composers each create a new piece of music that is 60 seconds long. He said that he would like to collaborate with a dancer.
I, of course, replied A DANCER, WHY NOT 60?
He had his doubts - did I really know 60 dancers? Could we could really come up with 60 choreographers to volunteer their time and talent? Well, (by the skin of our teeth) we have…and now we’re ready for our closeup…
pretty cool! the idea of bringing together the choreography of 60 different people, all those flavors combined, plus of course 60 different composers–it’s exciting.
and even if it turns out to be jarring, overwhelming, and even just crappy, the idea got 60 folks choreographing something new, thinking about how to work with new music, how to combine with other styles…it still somehow furthers the craft, even if it’s just an exercise. right?