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Sixty
As I look at the relationships, ideas, stories and memories that have made up my life, I notice that, over time, their meanings have evolved and changed. I expect they will continue to do so. They are like the colored pieces of glass in a kaleidoscope: at any moment they may settle into a picture, but these vibrant slivers are in motion, constantly creating new pictures. I believe that this blending/fusing/mingling/ of events and memories in relationship to each other is universal, and that in describing this experience in dance, I will be able to say something about who we are and how we understand our lives.
As I turned 60, I was inspired to initiate an epistolary collaboration: I sent sixty letters to people
who have been important to me in different ways, and asked each of them to suggest an idea for a dance.
The idea could come in any form, sounds, visual images, words, etc. This collaboration is the basis for
my new work, Sixty.
I'm keeping a journal of the evolution of Sixty on this website. To find out more about the piece and its
progress, click HERE
Sixty will be an evening-length work which will premiere in Fall 2008. I'm thrilled to be working with
Elise Knudson, Luke Gutgsell, Paul Singh, Gabriel Forestieri, and Eun Jung Gonzalez, my core company.
The performance will also feature several guest performers, including Vicky Shick.
Over the coming year we'll show excerpts of Sixty at several different venues. For information on
upcoming shows, click HERE
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