Daily Archives: February 11, 2013

11 Feb, 2013

Journey to the Kongo — The Creation of Kimpa Vita! A Solo ChoreOpera — Blog #1

2013-02-11T04:20:45-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Muisi-kongo Malonga, Performing Diaspora|Tags: , , , , , , |

I am not sure I can ever recall feeling such an urgent and bone-deep calling to tell a story, or a desire to delve deeply into myself in order to craft a new work in dance, music and theater. Of course, like any other artist, I have experienced both sudden shudders and slow simmers of inspiration, but my latest work, and first venture into the realm of solo performance, falls outside of the aforementioned experiences. This new creation, Kimpa Vita!

11 Feb, 2013

DEMONS FOR HOT TEA, please.

2016-03-18T22:48:34-07:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Miriam Wolodarski|

Feb. 10, 2013 The crew of ‘Of Limb & Language’ travels to Earthdance today, to the E|MERGE residency, for two weeks of retreat. In the TSA line at SFO, my elation and gratitude is mixed with apprehension. Distance affords politeness: how will we survive two weeks of non-stop abstract somatic investigation into the production of meaning and the nature of language? In the cramped gangway leading to the plane, Rosemary reminds us that it’s the Chinese New Year. In Beijing,

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