Bending Over Backward to Make a New Solo

Bending Over Backward to Make a New Solo

Ryan Schmidt always bends over backward to get the job done whenever I work with her.  In our new solo, she displays a little from column A and a little from column B– the Chinese Food menu of dance movement, minus the fortune cookie! Before knowing of the horrendous...
A Timeless Solo

A Timeless Solo

I was under the influence of a sentimental journey when I first choreographed “My Room” on Julie, now almost three years ago. Julie had come back from a trip to Korea that she and her family went on to visit her homeland. She came back with a bunch of slides, stories,...
“A Dress in the Stream”

“A Dress in the Stream”

People always want to know what things mean in art. I think the questioning is part of what makes us part of the fabric of the art. If it were all spelled out for us, then how could we really be partaking in the wholeness of art? Que?? I think there’s no way to define...
Run, Don’t Walk… to Get This CD!!

Run, Don’t Walk… to Get This CD!!

Maria Schneider is at it again!! Her new CD,“Winter Morning Walks,”  is simply sensational!! I let out an incredulous gasp after hearing this music. I can’t believe how gorgeous it is. Oh, but I really can. Why? It’s Maria!! She and the extraordinary soprano, Dawn...
A Picture Perfect Day

A Picture Perfect Day

Hollywood glamour meets modern dance, meets short-film… was this what I intended? Well, it was what happened last weekend. Put together one fine dancer, a talented filmmaker, and a choreographer– add to it a bunch of fancy dresses, props, a dance studio,...