Critical Correspondence
MR Festival 2008: wikidancing: chase granoff at dtw by Eva Yaa Asantewaa
by Eva Yaa Asantewaa MR Festival Spring 2008: Somewhere Out There one door closes and another opens again again again it’s hell in the hallway balls and blocks the scrape of the curtain rod the roar of the crowd no printer cartridges were harmed in the making of this performance hubbada hubbada hubbada shoosh the […]
MR Festival 2008: Said/Unsaid by Eva Yaa Asantewaa
by Eva Yaa Asantewaa MR Festival Spring 2008: Somewhere Out There I left close to 4pm. So, I’m not sure if Saturday’s circle in dialogue at Judson ever got around to directly addressing moderator Rebecca Lazier’s opening topic–“What is an ideal institution?”–or its eventual offshoot, “What are some new models for working together?” Those questions […]
MR Festival 2008: 24 x 4 x 4 by 1
by Eva Yaa Asantewaa MR Festival Spring 2008: Somewhere Out There This morning, from my friend Serge in Paree, I receive the following wonderful explanation: “Esprit d’escalier (meaning: what comes up in your mind (when you leave where you’ve been) while you’re going down the stairs–what you should’ve said, I have those alot, I try […]
MR Festival 2008: The 80’s and 90’s On Screen – Dance Relics by Eva Yaa Asantewaa
by Eva Yaa Asantewaa MR Festival Spring 2008: Somewhere Out There Judson Church’s gym. Engulfed by this metallic, swarming roar with an uncanny, regular pulse. Maybe a hundred dancers talking all at once over loud music. Clothing and skin no match for this energy. Indestructible and frightening. Voices pitched through instruments of exploration and whimsy […]
