All This Stuff I’m Carrying vs Things Waiting for a Weightless Me. Never content with simply providing what’s requested; always on a mission to break it down to something that… Read More
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Water is Life
Sometimes, as we develop our craft, we find we have a theme in our art. Sometimes we are inspired specifically by a certain event, a place, or even a person. … Read More
Creative Clay is Here!
By Sheila Cowley. “Billow” is a short script I wrote thinking of Creative Clay – a celebration of being spectacular and being seen. “It speaks to the whole fight of not being visible,” says CEO Kim Dohrman. The first rehearsal was this week and the performance is part of their Spring for the Arts fundraiser on May 20. The ensemble features actor Jan Neuberger, dancer Helen Hansen French, choreographer Paula Kramer and every Creative Clay artist who wants to join in…. Read More
Working with the Georgia Dance Theatre
This past weekend I had the great experience of working with the dancers of the Georgia Dance Theatre. I set a new work on five very talented dancers for the… Read More
STEPPING STONES: PATHS TO WRITING & THE BEST ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED (A MICRO MEMOIR IN 2 PARTS)
In a continuation of last week’s blog, I’d like to keep talking about stepping stones and butterfly effects. All those little things, seemingly small at the time, that build and… Read More
Metadata at The Ringling
By Tom Winchester. Metadata: Rethinking Photography in the 21st Century at the Ringling Museum of Art gives a new perspective on the artform we all know so well. Two decades after the crisis of digitization, photography is going through a series of changes. Culturally, photography has become integral to the way we communicate, which has led to a shift in how artists approach the artform. … Read More
BEACON Dance Collaboration
By Carol Mickett. Robert Stackhouse and I enthusiastically agreed to work with choreographer Paula Kramer, premier dancer Helen Hansen French, musician and composer John O’Leary III and photographer Tom Kramer on a collaboration for BEACON 2022, the yearly contemporary dance celebration produced by Helen French and Lauren Slone at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg…. Read More
NPR is my muse.
I was listening to NPR in my car the other day. Does anyone listen to NPR when they aren’t driving? They did a story on a man who owns a… Read More
Aural Dissonance vs Visual Dissonance
Have you ever been around a little kid who is learning to play a musical instrument? Have you ever been around someone learning to play violin…or better yet, bagpipes? It… Read More
A Pioneer in the making! Jason Hackenwerth
