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May 25

Dance

Dance and/as philosophy

Dance and/as philosophy Of all the forms of art (especially contemporary art) I have written about in the last few years, dance is one of those for which I have been unable to say anything coherent. Movement is indescribably difficult to work out unless one has the vocabulary for it. I therefore decided to watch Pinoy-French Contemporary Dance at the PETA Theater Center, knowing full well that I would be venturing into a totally new experience. Read more...
 

Secret Dance Moves 3: Taking sides

Secret Dance Moves 3: Taking sides

Our arbitrary associations to history and its relative authority in the pursuit of predictability can sometimes leave behind a bitter aftertaste of disgust, even discontent and anxiety similar to bouts of insecurity that visit any creative process. The consequences of which are rarely documented, no...

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Leaving little room for dancing

Leaving little room for dancing
That evening, it seemed almost impossible to inhabit the distance required to complete the transaction of exchange between the little indeterminate steps of someone beginning to recuperate from the excess of information or visual stimuli that typify celebratory gatherings such as the Gala Performance... Read more...
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