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Dance Writing: Critical thoughts

Yesterday one of the choreographers about whose piece I had written expressed surprise at the style of my reviews. She felt that there was not as much analysis of the idea behind the show as she would like.

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Impulstanz: Hey dude…i have talent…i’m just waiting for god – Vera Mantero & Robyn Orlin

From left to right: a panel written over English, the image of the artist pressed up against the wall, a panel written over in German: The initial message is this: hey dude i have talent, i’m just here waiting for god The artist bends over to each panel to change the writing gradually…. After about seven minutes, she finally rises and comes into the darkened theatre via the spectator entrance.

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Dance Publicity Photographs: Promotion of Dance in the Press

While some of the companies have provided excellent pictures which correspond to the show at hand – Opéra de Paris, Etienne Guilloteau, Jan Lauwers to name a few – others have offered pictures which have little or nothing to do with the stage performance…. While I understand these dance companies would like to protect their image, at the very least there should be an official Impulstanz photographer shooting every show in rehearsal and offering the company director or manager to approve or disapprove shots from the rehearsal photo session.

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