Comments on Mondavi Center - 08-09 Season Blog: Merce @ Mondavi

Recently, I have been thinking a lot about form. A...

2008-06-02T20:26:00.000-07:00

Recently, I have been thinking a lot about form. As an actor, I am drawn to substance above form. In other words, I care very little about the actors physical choices and their inflections. Instead, all I crave is for something dynamic and true to happen between the people on stage.

In dance, I believe that I am seeking the same thing. I want to be stirred. At no time should I feel like

When I came to UC Davis the main type of dance I w...

2008-05-26T10:33:00.000-07:00

When I came to UC Davis the main type of dance I was doing was Hip Hop dance. I have done tap, jazz and a little bit of ballet but I have never done modern dance or contact improvisation. Before Davis i have never even seen a modern or contact improvisation performance. I have watched Merce Cunningham's dancers and at first I didn't know what to think but then I started to really like the

As a dancer who's worked primarily with strong con...

2008-05-24T19:09:00.000-07:00

As a dancer who's worked primarily with strong concepts and storylines, I found myself struggling to appreciate Cunningham's purely aesthetic and often chance-operated choreography. Much of the movement seemed repetitive and lethargic to me.

However, I was blown away by the visuals in this performance. BIPED presented us with a morose, galactic world onstage. A scrim was used to allow

I am definitely not a modern dance person, not tha...

2008-04-29T22:40:00.000-07:00

I am definitely not a modern dance person, not that I do not appreciate it, but I grew up on ballet, flamenco and sandungueo.
But Biped truly drew my attention. I had to watch this performance as a requisite for one of my classes, and I was expecting something completely different. Taking classes with David Grenke has made me think that every performance is going to resemble Esplanade; yet