Monthly Archives: June 2013

24 Jun, 2013

Where’s the beef? The Thick Rich Ones serve up Minced Meat June 28-29!

2013-06-24T20:50:40-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2013|Tags: , , , , , |

photo by Weidong Yang America is built on the concept that consumption keeps our world afloat.  We know in order to have a thriving economy we have to put our money where our mouths are and invest, consume and purchase to keep the system running.  What happens when the system falters and we end up in a recession?  How have we failed the system?  How has our culture failed us?  And should we question our correlation of consumption

26 Jun, 2013

A Study in Overindulgence: Working Toward Minced Meat

2013-06-26T23:07:10-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2013|Tags: , , , |

Over the past four months I’ve come together with a group of talented dancers, actors and improvisers to explore America’s rampant consumer culture. The result is this week’s performances of Minced Meat, an absurd dance-theater piece that asks “How far will you go to feel full?”  The process began with free association and improvised movement on a theme I’d never explored on the dance floor: meat.  It was the perfect starting point to explore consumption and fulfillment.  Is meat a

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