One of my favorite film events every year is the opening night screen dance shorts of Dance Camera West (DCW). This year marked DCW’s 16th Annual Dance Film Festival, and it did not disappoint. Having worked with DCW for almost 7 of its years and continuing my own research watching hundreds if not thousands of …
Married 63 years since May 1954, Kirk Douglas and his second wife Anne just published a book of the love letters they exchanged in the 1950s and 60s after meeting in Paris in 1953, with a running commentary from both about their life together until the present, which they call their “golden hours.” Kirk celebrated …
It seems churlish to write about the production of Man Of La Mancha at A Noise Within (ANW) several weeks into its run, but the company’s rotating schedule, combined with the need to catch up to shows with shorter calendars, resulted in this late viewing. Not too late however. In this 25th year of its …
Of Men, Women, Windmills and Winning Combinations Read More »
This busy week’s SoCal dance events include the LA Dance Festival in Lincoln Heights, a trio of homegrown troupes in Echo Park, social experiment dance in a Chesterfield Park warehouse, more site specific dance in Culver City, opera danced in North Hollywood, a legendary master in Beverly Hills and a young master in Santa Monica. …
“I don’t have a lot of money but the Blues have made me rich deep down in my heart..” — Sista Sherry Pruitt It’s not New Orleans. Not Chicago, Memphis or even San Francisco. This is Los Angeles, and these are the Blues, filling every corner of our city with its mournful longing. The Blues …
I learned about 90×90 at the 2014 Seattle AWP Conference. It was at a panel featuring editors from Kaya, Tia Chucha, Les Figues, Siglio, and, of course, Writ Large Press. AWP, for the uninitiated, is a conference that happens once a year in which thousands of writers and publishers descend upon a city to talk …
Where We Need to Be: #90X90 and The Summer of 2014 Read More »
For those that have read our recent review of MG, and the interview with its subject Marjorie Goodson, you’re in for a visual treat below. Through those pieces, we’ve given you a taste of the beauty and grace of Ms. Goodson’s dance, and the unbelievable lens of Andreea Raditoiu. Now we present them in full …
The Radiance of Marjorie Goodson’s Dance, As Captured by Andreea Radutoiu Read More »
(“Tomorrow’s Voices Today“ is a new series curated by poet and educator Mike Sonksen.) *** I pity my peers who feel little but speak often, Just as I pity the puppet who knows not he has strings. Their words grind my mind, For they never cease to Disappoint my foolish trust. MY access to MY …
People often cite luck as a contributor to their achievements or failures, but there really is nothing tangible about luck. In most cases, the “lucky” people are the ones who have prepared for the moment good fortune smiles on them. With that in mind, there are some things you can do to increase that feeling …
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What are they? The figures in question are located in the wrap-around vertical circulation complex of the new Pavilion for Peace of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. (See image* below) The architect’s “parti” was to place that complex along the street, and, by enclosing it in glass, to place the city in display for …
In the US, last week was Bring your Son or Daughter to Work Day. Did you know that in certain offices in remote rainforests across the world they have the same custom? Here’s a peaceful scene at your typical orangutan workplace: And then the children came in: [alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation …
If the future of business involves the remote workplace, the sense of independence people feel when they have the option of staying at home will translate to more ambitious people pursuing entrepreneurial business models. Beyond savvy product creation and independent business ownership, entrepreneurs need to embrace marketing technology like AR and VR in order to …
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