A particularly challenging and fertile aspect of being a creator of experimental performance is that I often have to describe a project in detail many months or even years before I start on it.  When working with 10 or more … Continue reading →

My dear friend Sharon died on Sunday Dec. 5th. She has been one of my closest friends since high school and so losing her is evoking all sorts of reflections on life, death, spiritual path, friendship and more. I’m devoting … Continue reading →

My dear friend Sharon died on Sunday Dec. 5th. She has been one of my closest friends since high school and so losing her is evoking all sorts of reflections on life, death, spiritual path, friendship and more. I’m devoting … Continue reading →

This is from collaborating performer Julia Hollas: Opting Out/Diving In I hate competition.  There’s something about the required and unabashed self-assertiveness in it, the will to prove yourself as “better” than another, that I find constitutionally distasteful.  My parents say … Continue reading →

We just passed through the turning of the Jewish New Year, as well as the Autumnal Equinox. I start the new school year today. Seems to be a good time for setting intentions. My New Year’s resolution for year 5771 … Continue reading →

As we returned to the grind of daily life back home, reflections on our BAC Residency have been trickling in. Here are a few more: MICKEY KAY(Collaborating Performer) For me, “Don’t Suck” was such a strange and powerful mix of … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, Sept. 7th, we had both our BAC residency culminating showing, and the final event for our NYC 2010 “Don’t Suck!” Competition. It was a thrilling evening. I felt that we transcended the notion of performing “for” people, and … Continue reading →

Now that we’ve come home from the NYC residency, and are returning to “ordinary life,” I’m starting to post the things I would have like to have posted earlier, but was too caught up in all the details and drama … Continue reading →

Dandelion Dancetheater has now completed our “Don’t Suck!” residency at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. We had a public performance/competition Tuesday night, Sept. 7th, and it was a huge success on many levels. It was both a rich evening of interdisciplinary … Continue reading →

At his concert at The Tank last week, David Ryther made me remember why I love music. Which is worth stating, because I feel claustrophobically threatened by practically every other composer-performer I know. I avoid going to see live music, … Continue reading →