Hi!

My name is Rick Southerland and I am an MFA student in the Hollins University/American Dance Festival program. I am also teaching dance at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. My research and thesis is based on the Phenomonology of Global Warming and Queer Theory. The paper that I am currently researching and writing on is about the ideology of queer theory (embracing difference and all difference) and the non-judgmental quality of global warming. My thesis will, of course, be a danced presentation that will include video and a variety of sound sources.

My over all goal, aside from this fulfilling MFA requirements, is, as this is an urgent subject, to use the medium dance art to bring about awareness of global warming, that we are all in this together regardless of geographic location, race, gender, age, class, etc., and to support our local, state, and national politicians who work very hard towards a healthier planet in this coming up election year. Fortunately, my danced presentation will be shared with the international dance community at the American Dance Festival at Duke University Campus in Durham, NC in July 2008.

I would very much like to speak someone, particularly from a dance company that deals with environmental issures, to include in some of my research.

Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to hearing from you very soon!

Rick Southerland
ricksoutherland@yahoo.com

Rick,

Thanks for your post - your goals are great and ambitious. I hope dance companies with interest in environmental issues follow-up with you.

Could you possibly elaborate a bit more about how you see dance contributing to bridging differences and encouraging politics to take action to combat global warming?

Hi
I'm Harriet and i go to Worthing College in West Sussex, England
I am taking Performance Studies As Level at the moment and i am currently trying to gather some research on environmental issues and dance groups that devise pieces of dance about environmental issues.
I mainly need to look at things to do with pollution but our aim at the end of this is to divise a piece of theatre (dance, drama and music) based on pollution. i saw your page on Global warming and that you have a dance group that is composing a dance about global warming and i was wondering if you could tell me more about what your dance group are hoping to achieve, how you are going to achieve it, perhaps some of your dance ideas to portray this image of global warming.
I would be very grateful if you could help.
thank you for your time