(Roughly) 86 (collectively sourced) steps towards an ideal cultural economy (ecology)**
**Inspired by the 2016 handbook on how to ‘Become the ideal cultural worker in 86 steps’ – a performance-text that was part of Choreographing Calculation (2012) that premiered at the […]
Some Unresolved Questions
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 2 on Work & Play (Do we) how do we teach the ability to play? What is the role of art in society? Is […]
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 1 on Ecology Ahmed, Sara. 2006. Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others. Duke University Press. Bateson, Gregory. 2000 [1972]. Steps to an Ecology of Mind. […]
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 1 on Ecology
Introduction In calling forth the future of dance, the first About Dance forum included six speakers, Zooming in from six distant locations — oracles, if you will. The forum’s moderators […]
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 2 on Work & Play
The ABOUT DANCE, Vol 2 participants spent two days discussing labor, work, play, virtuosity, and new tenets for an ideal cultural economy. Prompted into various forms of dialogue by forum […]
ABOUT DANCE — forming futures, Vol 3 on Artistic Curation
The framing question for ABOUT DANCE, Vol 3 was, “What Do We Need?” Over the course of two days this question provided the guiding thread for an exploration of the […]
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 4 on Collective Retrospection
For the fourth volume of ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures we gathered in Lake Studios Garden to reflect, discuss, dance and meditate about the preceding one and a half years […]
ABOUT DANCE — forming futures, Vol 5 on Pain & Care
The final ABOUT DANCE weekend of 2021, hosted by Jeremy Wade and a cast of colorful characters, took a unique approach to the forum structure. The first day took on […]