tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342335872012-01-28T10:00:04.553-05:00Dance@Dartmouthescrosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453592473418574094noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-87114966700149876682007-03-07T13:04:00.001-05:002007-03-07T13:04:44.163-05:00Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806539325124111754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-18625573230147352692007-03-07T13:03:00.001-05:002007-03-07T13:03:52.433-05:00Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806539325124111754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-8060528570928252842007-03-07T13:02:00.002-05:002007-03-07T13:03:04.232-05:00Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806539325124111754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-85084516726054079562007-03-07T13:02:00.001-05:002007-03-07T13:02:39.834-05:00Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806539325124111754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-40649141364791336742007-03-07T13:01:00.000-05:002007-03-07T13:02:05.559-05:00Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806539325124111754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-13372825961177282932007-03-07T13:00:00.000-05:002007-03-07T13:01:15.955-05:00Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806539325124111754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-65649447650098763552007-03-07T12:59:00.000-05:002007-03-07T13:00:20.000-05:00Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806539325124111754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-63592115583886733372007-03-07T12:58:00.000-05:002007-03-07T12:59:27.408-05:00Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806539325124111754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-46916966675837226282007-03-07T12:56:00.000-05:002007-03-07T12:58:09.301-05:00It was wonderful to see the opening piece in the studio the other evening. The movements give so much life to the music. I have posted this one tiny and very short video clip (originally film)~others to follow. Imagine the clips not as the postage stamp size they are here, but 20 feet wide...Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806539325124111754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-63802715505797834012007-03-07T12:41:00.000-05:002007-03-07T12:47:19.310-05:00Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806539325124111754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-50246106929161261402007-02-27T21:33:00.001-05:002007-02-27T21:33:42.108-05:00"The ability to envision a second world is a major source of ritual knowledge-That which is so deeply felt, so primal in form that it is neither word nor outcry, neither sign nor symbol, but the ineffable thing itself, that which precedes speech and thought,that which is the raw experience itself without evaluation or moralities. It is the ineffable structured into an event - that which is escrosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453592473418574094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-74771069372197253782007-02-25T13:10:00.000-05:002007-02-25T13:25:09.329-05:00The most striking part of Cistern, for me, is the final section. On Friday, when we were discussing the tone we should try to convey in our movement, my first instinct was that of course we should be demonstrating sadness and loss. The water in the cistern has dried up, leaving us with only mud. It's occurred to me, however, that the situation is far more complex that that. We will have just Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263216831969913341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-19660700236941658372007-02-23T12:18:00.000-05:002007-02-23T12:57:29.233-05:00Ford has stressed that the feeling of community is essential to this piece. I found it difficult to fully realize this feeling within the context of isolated sections. For me, last night was a huge step towards a more established sense of community, and I'm excited at the prospect of further growth leading up to the performance. The change of facing after the canon just felt right, and seeing Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764689943701700363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-40604365058526713642007-02-23T11:43:00.000-05:002007-02-23T11:57:56.096-05:00Michael's images are amazing and indescribable! Their swirls and dips and striations seem so alive and touchable, they MOVE! Truly inspiring. Speaking of inspiration, I was telling Marie last night that I recommend this movie I just recently watched called "Water". It's an Indian film about widows who continue to live in poverty and restriction even today(though the film is set in the time when jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291787607023621761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-43574993300547414372007-02-22T12:11:00.000-05:002008-11-13T01:57:05.201-05:00Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806539325124111754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-46871589451341574162007-02-21T12:29:00.000-05:002008-11-13T01:57:05.427-05:00Hi dancers,I have posted this one image as a test, look for others to follow. I will also be putting some short video clips up so you can all see the palette of images I will be working with. It’s a pleasure to be working with Ford and all of you on the project. I'll be seeing you on the 23rd in the studio. All best,MichaelMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806539325124111754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-85286674079834847302007-02-04T13:26:00.001-05:002007-02-04T13:26:37.081-05:00Hi Michael,Just wanted to give you an update on the piece. The last section is now complete with everyone dancing, which really changes the feeling of that section by bringing everyone together in unison movment for the finale. I am going to include a solo, as I mentioned, and it will be just before the last section. The solo is dark, animalistic and foreboding. It is about a 2 min. and 43 escrosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453592473418574094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-30313621433067749212007-01-27T15:59:00.000-05:002007-01-27T16:09:02.266-05:00Seeing what we have from all the pieces yesterday was fantastic! It gave me a stronger sense of the show as a whole, but I also realized how much work we still have to do! When everyone is integrated into that last piece that the mature/inspired/established artists taught us, it will be even more powerful and beautiful than it already is! I'm very much looking forward to continuing our work. It'sFionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876519496944133823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34233587.post-50774212004759936282007-01-13T17:27:00.000-05:002008-11-13T01:57:05.537-05:00Welcome to the Dartmouth Dance Ensemble blog! We're one week back into the term, and we've hit the ground running with 4 intense rehearsals of hard core Ford Evans-style folk dancing. YEAH! In addition to those of us who danced last fall, we have some new faces on board, including seasoned veterans back from their travels abroad and some folks brand new to the Dartmouth Dance Ensemble.escrosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453592473418574094noreply@blogger.com0