{"id":51473997,"date":"2011-05-01T18:08:56","date_gmt":"2011-05-01T18:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howlucky.posterous.com\/international-dance-day-taking-your-experienc"},"modified":"2014-05-01T03:07:18","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T03:07:18","slug":"international-dance-day-taking-your-experienc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/globadom.com\/howlucky\/2011\/05\/01\/international-dance-day-taking-your-experienc\/","title":{"rendered":"International Dance Day – “Taking Your Experience for Mine”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luck seems to be on my side lately as I have won my fourth prize since I began this blog back in January! I entered to win tickets to the April 29th show of “Taking Your Experience for Mine<\/a>“, a dance performance that was part of International Dance Day.<\/p>\n

I entered this particular contest because I wanted to see my first modern dance performance live. Also, I must confess that I am a terrible dancer and have great admiration for anyone who can use their body expressively, rather than clumsily.<\/p>\n

The basis for Taking Your Experience for Mine\u00a0<\/i>was described as follows in the program:<\/div>\n

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“Throughout the creative process I have explored many questions surrounding the relationship between the body and technology. Is there a new language? Is the renegotiation of skill being forced upon our state of being? What will happen if we always connect through a device? If we are always collecting and deflecting information in such an obsessive manner how long before it becomes part of our neural make-up?” (Sara Coffin<\/a>, choreographer and director)<\/div>\n

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I think choreographer Sara Coffin effectively presented these questions. I was especially struck by a couple of sequences in the performance. In the first, two dancers move to the music, pausing to photograph their actions and facial expressions. I was reminded of the film Shadow of the Vampire<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>when the fictionalized F. W. Murnau asserts that if something is not on film it does not exist. Also, I have often thought that one can get so wrapped up in photographing an event that the enjoyment of the moment becomes lost in the desire to commemorate it.<\/div>\n

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The second sequence that struck me was when one performer was watching a series of film clips on a T.V. and was describing what was happening while the other performer tried to dance in response to what she heard. I think technology does manipulate us and we will inevitably struggle to keep up.<\/div>\n

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All in all, the evening was very enjoyable and thought-provoking. The reception canapes were also delicious. I’m certain that this will be the first of many modern dance performances I will see.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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