A week ago the world was already struggling to find equilibrium as folk emerged from the Covid–19 shutdown facing the new choreography of social distancing and facemasks. Then things took another dark pivot with the videotaped murder of George Floyd. What has followed presented protesters raising their arms, chanting “I can’t breathe,” more police violence …
Bob Dylan’s model for his just-released 17-minute song “Murder Most Foul” may well be Ezra Pound’s Cantos, a sprawling text that drew liberally from and poeticized a myriad of literary and historical sources. Tonally the track is sparse and pensive, bringing to mind 1997’s Time Out of Mind, particularly Daniel Lanois’ production techniques. “Murder Most …
With “Murder Most Foul,” Bob Dylan Laments the US’s Missed Potential Read More »
Birds are pretty intelligent creatures. Take the African gray parrot, for instance. Don’t think this can really happen? Check this out! Yup, the eyes of birds are so powerful, animals like the owl moth even try to fool predators into thinking they’re being stared down by a pair of bulgy peepers. [alert type=alert-white ]Please consider …
The final chapter of Poetry + Murder. From 1981 – 1984, as a young and emerging choreographer/director, Sarah Elgart taught dance and created choreography with a small group of maximum-security inmates at California Institution for Women, the state prison. Initially unbeknownst to Elgart, two of the inmates in her class included Patricia Krenwinkel and Susan …
Poetry + Murder, Part 7: My Dance with the Manson Women Read More »
From 1981 – 1984, as a young and emerging choreographer/director, Sarah Elgart taught dance and created choreography with a small group of maximum-security inmates at California Institution for Women, the state prison. Initially unbeknownst to Elgart, two of the inmates in her class included Patricia Krenwinkel and Susan Atkins of the Manson Family. When each …
Poetry + Murder, Part 5: My Dance with the Manson Women Read More »
From 1981 – 1984, as a young and emerging choreographer/director, Sarah Elgart taught dance and created choreography with a small group of maximum-security inmates at California Institution for Women, the state prison. Initially unbeknownst to Elgart, two of the inmates in her class included Patricia Krenwinkel and Susan Atkins of the Manson Family. When each …
Poetry + Murder, Part 4: My Dance with the Manson Women Read More »
From 1981 – 1984, as a young and emerging choreographer/director, Sarah Elgart taught dance and created choreography with a small group of maximum-security inmates at California Institution for Women, the state prison. Initially unbeknownst to Elgart, two of the inmates in her class included Patricia Krenwinkel and Susan Atkins of the Manson Family. When each …
Poetry + Murder, Part 2: My Dance with the Manson Women Read More »
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