October 26, 2006

Funny Uncles at Kennedy Center

An abridged version of Funny Uncles will be performed at the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 6:00 PM. The performance is titled "Gumdrops and the Funny Uncle and it's FREE!

I spoke with Peter DiMuro about this upcoming initial performance of Funny Uncles.

Click this link to listen to interview.

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Generating Movement Vs. Crafting Movement

Last Friday, the last day of an intensive week of rehearsals for Funny Uncles, I sat down with choreographer Peter DiMuro to discuss his approach to creating movement.

Click this link to listen to audio interview with Peter DiMuro.

I especially enjoyed this interview because Peter delved into the different phases of how he and Liz Lerman Dance Exchange goe about the choreographic process.

During the past week of rehearsals, the primary focus was on working with dancers to generate movement and create the movement vocabulary for this piece. As Peter explains, the initial movements come from the dancers themselves through exercises, experimentation and collaboration. During the next round of rehearsals in November, the focus will be on crafting the actual movement for upcoming performances in December.

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Pictures from Second Day of Rehearsals

Here are pictures from the second day of rehearsals.

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Asanga Domask

Cassie Meador

Chris Morgan

Peter

Elizabeth, Tamara and Cassie

Tamara and Cassie

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October 22, 2006

Peter DiMuro Discusses First Morning of Rehearsals

During lunch last Monday, I spoke with choreographer Peter DiMuro about the first morning of rehearsals.

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More Pictures from First Day of Rehearsals

Here are some additional pictures of dancers.

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Ben

Elizabeth and Sandra

Peter

Martha

Elizabeth and Tamara

Thomas and Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Elizabeth, Sandra and Ben

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October 16, 2006

Funny Uncles Audio Interview with Peter DiMuro

Before today's afternoon rehearsal for Funny Uncles, Peter DiMuro, producing artistic director for Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, offered an introduction to this production during a five-minute audio interview.

Click this link to listen to this interview with Peter DiMuro.

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First Rehearsal Pictures

The first rehearsals for Funny Uncles took place today. Here are some pictures of the dancers.

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Peter DiMuro
Producing Artistic Director

Elizabeth Johnson
Associate Artistic Director

Thomas Dwyer

Martha Wittman and Thomas Dwyer

Sandra Atkinson

Tamara Pullman

Ben Wegman and Sandra Atkinson

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Welcome To Funny Uncles Blog

The Funny Uncles blogs takes you behind the scenes of an upcoming Liz Lerman Dance Exchange performance.

Our goal is to provide blog visitors with video, audio, pictures and commentary so that you can see how Funny Uncles is created from the first rehearsals through performances, which start in December 2006 in Washington, DC.

We welcome and encourage your comments and feedback.

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