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Ufer/Outside Dances in the Streets
I recently assisted in the creation of Ufer/Outside with Jo Parkes and the students and teachers of the Erika-Mann Grundschule in Wedding. It was a delight to get to know the kids and teachers and watch art unfolding out of the daily movements made by people working on Badstrasse, which they “donated” to the kids […]
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Fall Fieldwork in Berlin
I started The Field Berlin in 2009 because I missed the consistent support and challenge The Field had offered me for creative work in my native North Carolina. We’re in our third year and now hosted by Tanzfabrik- the next 8-week session starts on September 4th. If you’re an artist of any genre working in […]
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Performers’ Rights Initiative
DANCERS UNITE for fair and safe work conditions! Every now and then I am seized by a desire to change the world, no through art, but through activism. This happened recently, as I read about the current controversy sparked by Yvonne Rainer’s comments on working conditions for performers in a show of Marina Abramovic’s work in LA. Suddenly […]
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