November 9, 2007

Share Your Comments - Conversations From Around Dance Blogosphere

- In comment to "Dancing to Combat Global Warming" in my Dancing into the Future blog, Harriet, a performance studies student at Worthing College in West Sussex, England, wants to learn about dance companies exploring global warming and environmental issues.

- In his post "Challenges in Making Site Work" in Third Rail Projects blog, Tom Pearson asks: "To other artists who have created site work for spaces that they have had only limited access to: what were the greatest challenges for you and what methods were successful in preparing for the unknown?"

- Taylor Gordon on The Winger wants your thoughts and feedback. "For my [thesis] I would like to explore the changes that the internet and new media are bringing to arts journalism, specifically dance criticism."

- In "Tools of the Trade: Rethinking Social Networks" in Misnomer Dance Theater blog, Jaki Levy asks, "How are you using MySpace and Facebook? What other online social networks have yielded good results for you? Why do you have MySpace pages? I'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts!" You can address similar topic in Dance Goes Digital blog.

- Many one-word summaries in the comments section in response to Dance Theater Workshop post that features behind-the-scenes video footage of David Neumann/advanced beginner group at CultureFest. How would you describe this important documentary footage? (Also watch video of David Neumann at Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC) at Florida State University - via Danciti.)

- In comment to "Five Strategies for Engaging New Dance Audiences," John Cavenaugh believes that overcoming people's fears is critical and that "Dancing with the Stars is definitely putting dance back on the map for the American mainstream." What do you think?

- In multi-blog conversation, posts address topics about the challenges faced by modern dance and how experimental artists treat their audiences - Lisa Traiger, Amanda Abrams, Daniel Burkholder and Anna Brady Nuse. What's your take?

- In My Kingdom for Your Story, Peter DiMuro invites readers to share their traditional and non-traditional family stories in text, photo and video formats for upcoming performances of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange's Funny Uncles.

- In "Creating Dance Works Specifically for the Internet" in Dance Goes Digital readers share examples of dance videos and Second Life dance performances. Have you created dance performances for the online world? What have you done?

- Wheelchair dancing is a nightmare when the stage slopes - read "It's Official: Panic" from Wheelchair Dancer.

- A number of posts about John Jasperse at BAM - Aynsley Vandenbroucke, Amanda Abrams, and Tonya Plank.

- How should dance-tech list evolve? Matt Gough on "Community." My post from earlier this week. New dance-tech social networking group on Ning. Also visit The(Inter)Mission from The Winger, a general dance social networking site created by Kristin Sloan.

- How would you choreographer a Parkour video? Watch video from Vancouver Film School student Eric Morrison on Da...nce.

- Don Baarns of The Unlikely Salsero on my on-going struggles to master Salsa music. After more reflection, my challenges are not just with the rhythms of Salsa but are actually with many different types of rhythms. How do you help students/dancers connect with music?

- Shallom of Moving Space and Time blog shares dance translation exercise that consists of passing-on choreography from one dancer to the next. "Thoughts? If you want to use this idea, please feel free. If you do, I'd love to see the results or hear some comments about the process.

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