The ‘Mythical Feminine’....
Complex. Highly Polarized. Denaturalized.
Consumed by Men and Women.
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As of Jan. 1, 2010, due to new policies, I will no longer be able to afford to rehearse at Joyce SoHo, a space which has become home to me over the past two years. This video is guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes, Dec. 18, 2009.
-Julie Fotheringham
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Had I seen Chunky Move’s special effect heavy Mortal Engine in a hotel in Vegas, I would have been blown away by its artistic integrity. At BAM, I’m blown away by the way that its artistic integrity is lost in an extravaganza of moving projections, laser lights and fog; smoke and mirrors so to speak.
The piece is built around technology that uses an infrared camera to locate bodies in the space, allowing projections and sound t... Read More
I spent my New York day in a very New York way on Friday with my girl, Julie Fotheringham, fellow iDANZ member as she bum rushed the beautiful Museum of Modern Art in only a way a New York artist would. It was a beautiful, crisp Friday afternoon, and Julie invited me and some of her dancer friends to go down to MoMA and do some spontaneous improvisation in front of a multi-media installation presented at the Museum. Admission was free that day, so of course, me, being the curious... Read More
Tere O'Connor is known for being hyper-articulate. He's good at talking about dance, talking about his work, and talking about talking. But ultimately it's the effect of the work which matters. A piece must speak for itself without any supplemental commentary. O'Connor's last piece, Rammed Earth did this brilliantly, but for reasons I'm still attempting to identify; Wrought Iron Fog leaves me dissatisfied. Perhaps it's the curse of creating something brilliant that makes it... Read More
