SEP 8-11, THU-SUN at 8PM FACT/SF: Pretonically Oriented Pretonically Oriented v.3 looks deeply at creative processes and products, proposing the creation of a dance work as a metaphor for the creation of identity. Formative experiences, statements of self, the rehearsal process, and performances are all juxtaposed to have a deeper look at what things are […]
MARCH 31- APRIL 3, THU-SAT at 8PM, SUN at 7PM $17 General Admission, $14 On-Line Discount, $12 Students or groups of 10 or more Kegan Marling: Jump ship mid way Grown up. It’s what we become once we take on a certain degree of social responsibility – for a partner (marriage), a child (parenthood) or […]
I’ve come to love tech week–the week leading up to a performance run in which we have tech (technical) rehearsals, dress rehearsals and last minute scramblings to finish. I notice that during this time I am highly energized with a mix of anxiety, anticipation and joy. And I notice that the main thing that keeps […]
The showings that Dandelion has been doing as part of our residency at CounterPULSE have taught me a lot. Here’s an incomplete list of insights, reminders, clarifying moments that I’ve gathered so far from the three monthly public showings of our Friend project: 1. Public showings are crucial to the development of the kind of […]
Work in Progress Showing: CounterPULSE Winter 2011 Artists in Residence Kegan Marling & Dandelion Dancetheater MAR 12, SAT at 1PM FREE Get a rare glimpse of the creative process at this showing of work in progress by current Artists in Residence, Kegan Marling & Dandelion Dancetheater. With Jump ship mid way, Kegan Marling navigates the […]
I’m humbled to see how deep so much of my conditioning runs. I’ve been learning about and experimenting with inclusive dance techniques for almost a decade now. I’m continually looking for ways to make the ways I perform, think about, create and teach dance/theater inclusive of people with diverse mobilities. And still my conditioning asserts […]
I see the creation of each art work as a kind of birth. There’s both great connection and great pain in this process, and I often forget that the magnitude of how connecting a piece is directly relates to how painful its birth can be. Last week we tried out a structure for performing a […]
1/11/11, a lucky numerical day I believe to start something new. I got off the BART train in high heels freezing my tiny self and toes off, noting that I never want to wear these specific heels again to the city. I had coffee breathe and stopped by Walgreens to get some gum, I also eagerly […]
I’m often able to tell other people when they are injured how much every injury can be a teacher. When it’s not me having to hold back from moving with physical abandon, I see the benefit of learning about our limitations and our vulnerability through our injuries. When I have an injury, my vision is […]