MEMORIES!!!!
ALL ALONE IN THE MOONLIGHT!!!!........
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Our last class together! We got off to a sugary and hyper start and the sugar from the cupcakes and (beets?) made it through everyone’s system; this sparked a very insightful and awkward discussion about the muscle definition of the lead dancer at Battleworks. As we sat in perfect symmetry, Eric and I, the only men present in the room were dumbfounded by everyone’s supposed lack of words in describing the dances. Then Patrick came in to liven the conversation up with his ridiculous accents and satire of a certain unnamed NYT dance critic. We ended the meeting with a sudden frantic and crazy shout out to Spring Awakening through Emily and Brian’s little exchange, but it was a great way to end the last meeting at the Jacob Blaustein Building.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
The New Museum provided an experience that was nothing short of new. We went to see the After Nature exhibit but got stock surrounding the woman writhing on the floor creating her own art. As many of us chanted “What’s inside is just a lie,” over and over again, we tested the limits to her movement forcing the guard to come over and order us to move. Riding the green elevators after observing a replica of the Unabomber’s house wasn’t too bad of an idea (except for when people started to get on with us). The cookies downstairs didn’t seem to bad but the pizza was slightly price at $4 a slice. We exited the building and our final experience with art together ran to us from across the street. As we closed in for a group hug, the finality of the act became clearer and we smiled for our last couple of pictures in summer TRaC. For the last time Eric asked, “Does anyone need directions?” We all went our separate way but this doesn’t mean its the end. Its never the end. Lose an hour. Gain an hour. Lose your mind. Take it back. Its never over, and we’ll meet again (pizza and a movie anyone?). The dude abides, and this dude named Sahil signs off summer TRaC. Over and out.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
On this day,
-Before class, we saw Monica Bill Barnes and Company at the Robert F. Wagner Junior Park.
In class,
-We read our two line reviews, and some of us read our responses to the Battleworks show.
-We had a guest, Brian McCormick, who co-wrote Taking Up the Modern Dance Cause.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Today,
-We gave Eric about a thousand gifts! (I hope you enjoyed them!) =D
-We went to the New Museum.
Guys, I’m gonna miss you all so much!!!
But, it’s most definitely NOT the end!!!
See you next week!!! 0=D
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
LAST DAY OF SUMMER TRaC 2008 ever.......
Our big finale is tomorrow and what better place than the Bowery to finish up our time in the city together. Can I get a "Hell, Yes!"?
We're meeting up at THE NEW MUSEUM at 235 Bowery Street from 4:30-7pm. (We were there. You saw it. Here's the website: http://www.newmuseum.org) The stated mission of the New Museum is as follows:
Our focus is going to be the exhibition After Nature, though you can of course check out the whole place - and you should! From the website: "After Nature surveys a landscape of wilderness and ruins, darkened by uncertain catastrophe. It is a story of abandonment, regression, and rapture—an epic of humanity and nature coming apart under the pressure of obscure forces and not-so-distant environmental disasters. Bringing together an international and multigenerational group of artists, filmmakers, writers, and outsiders, the exhibition depicts a universe in which humankind is being eclipsed and new ecological systems struggle to find a precarious balance."
Sounds uplifting, doesn't it??? Perfect for our last adventure.
Before we go, take a look at the online exhibition here.
And, as this is more like a party than a class, feel free to invite any and all friends to come along. Just be there by 4:30 so we can go in!
Directions by Subway:
From the East Side of Manhattan
Take the downtown 6 train to Spring Street. Exit the station and walk one block north on Lafayette Street to Prince Street. Turn right and proceed until Prince Street ends four blocks later at Bowery.
From the West Side of Manhattan
Take the downtown 1 train to 42nd street and transfer to the downtown R or W trains on weekdays or the N or R train on weekends, downtown to Prince Street. Exit the station and proceed east on Prince Street for six blocks to Bowery. You may also take the downtown B or D trains to Broadway/ Lafayette. Walk three blocks east to Bowery and turn right two blocks to Prince Street.
From Brooklyn
Take the Manhattan-bound F or V train to 2nd Avenue. Exit at Houston Street, and walk one block west to Bowery. Turn left, and proceed one and a half blocks south to Prince Street.
From Queens
Take the Manhattan-bound F or V train to 2nd Avenue. Exit at Houston Street, and walk one block west to Bowery. Turn left, and proceed one and a half blocks south to Prince Street.
We're meeting up at THE NEW MUSEUM at 235 Bowery Street from 4:30-7pm. (We were there. You saw it. Here's the website: http://www.newmuseum.org) The stated mission of the New Museum is as follows:
Our focus is going to be the exhibition After Nature, though you can of course check out the whole place - and you should! From the website: "After Nature surveys a landscape of wilderness and ruins, darkened by uncertain catastrophe. It is a story of abandonment, regression, and rapture—an epic of humanity and nature coming apart under the pressure of obscure forces and not-so-distant environmental disasters. Bringing together an international and multigenerational group of artists, filmmakers, writers, and outsiders, the exhibition depicts a universe in which humankind is being eclipsed and new ecological systems struggle to find a precarious balance."Sounds uplifting, doesn't it??? Perfect for our last adventure.
Before we go, take a look at the online exhibition here.
And, as this is more like a party than a class, feel free to invite any and all friends to come along. Just be there by 4:30 so we can go in!
Directions by Subway:
From the East Side of Manhattan
Take the downtown 6 train to Spring Street. Exit the station and walk one block north on Lafayette Street to Prince Street. Turn right and proceed until Prince Street ends four blocks later at Bowery.
From the West Side of Manhattan
Take the downtown 1 train to 42nd street and transfer to the downtown R or W trains on weekdays or the N or R train on weekends, downtown to Prince Street. Exit the station and proceed east on Prince Street for six blocks to Bowery. You may also take the downtown B or D trains to Broadway/ Lafayette. Walk three blocks east to Bowery and turn right two blocks to Prince Street.
From Brooklyn
Take the Manhattan-bound F or V train to 2nd Avenue. Exit at Houston Street, and walk one block west to Bowery. Turn left, and proceed one and a half blocks south to Prince Street.
From Queens
Take the Manhattan-bound F or V train to 2nd Avenue. Exit at Houston Street, and walk one block west to Bowery. Turn left, and proceed one and a half blocks south to Prince Street.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Midnight Monday deadline and Monica Bill Barnes in the Financial District at 1pm (optional - if you miss it you're crazy!)
As I mentioned at the Joyce after the incredible Battleworks show, we need some more dance in our lives! If you can make it downtown a little bit early on Tuesday, Monica Bill Barnes will be treating the public to a FREE performance. She's fabulous and this is a brand new work. Everyone who can come, should. Feel free to bring along anyone you like. (Twin sisters included;) Details follow your assignment......
2 Assignments for Tuesday's class:
Free Response to Battleworks. (minimum 500 words. It can be as long as you like...)
Write a creative response to the show in whatever form you want. Again, like the last round of free responses, bring us physically into your piece with rich details about the moment(s) you describe. Having trouble? Find an entrance to the piece. Maybe a moment that transported you. Maybe it was something Robert said. It's up to you. Just don't forget a title!!! And include a word count at the end.
A two-line review of Battleworks. (Two sentences only!)
Imagine that we need a snappy quote to put under the picture on the poster outside the Joyce. You are not trying to advertise the piece - meaning, you don't have to write a promotion or an ad. Write your two-line review. As in, you have two sentences to tell a friend what the show was. See what you can do!
Email both assignments to me by midnight on Monday. Bring THREE copies to class. Email me if you need copies. 24 hours till deadline!!!! Go and write!!!!! (after you read the message below, of course....)
***SPECIAL SUMMER TRaC BONUS****
For the optional dance show this Tuesday, meet at 12:30 downtown in the financial district at Robert Wagner Jr. Park. Email eric if you plan on coming! The show will be a little over a half an hour. Afterwards, we'll go our separate ways until we meet again for class at 4:30. If you'd like to come back up to High 5 in-between the show and class, you are all more than welcome.
MONICA BILL BARNES presents Game Face
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's
Sitelines 2008 Series
2 more days left of Summer TRaC!!!!
And, Yes, there are going to be baked goods. Don't ask me how this happened. I just accept it with joy. Who am I to ask questions???
2 Assignments for Tuesday's class:
Free Response to Battleworks. (minimum 500 words. It can be as long as you like...)
Write a creative response to the show in whatever form you want. Again, like the last round of free responses, bring us physically into your piece with rich details about the moment(s) you describe. Having trouble? Find an entrance to the piece. Maybe a moment that transported you. Maybe it was something Robert said. It's up to you. Just don't forget a title!!! And include a word count at the end.
A two-line review of Battleworks. (Two sentences only!)
Imagine that we need a snappy quote to put under the picture on the poster outside the Joyce. You are not trying to advertise the piece - meaning, you don't have to write a promotion or an ad. Write your two-line review. As in, you have two sentences to tell a friend what the show was. See what you can do!
Email both assignments to me by midnight on Monday. Bring THREE copies to class. Email me if you need copies. 24 hours till deadline!!!! Go and write!!!!! (after you read the message below, of course....)
***SPECIAL SUMMER TRaC BONUS****
For the optional dance show this Tuesday, meet at 12:30 downtown in the financial district at Robert Wagner Jr. Park. Email eric if you plan on coming! The show will be a little over a half an hour. Afterwards, we'll go our separate ways until we meet again for class at 4:30. If you'd like to come back up to High 5 in-between the show and class, you are all more than welcome.
MONICA BILL BARNES presents Game FaceLower Manhattan Cultural Council's
Sitelines 2008 Series
Come see Anna Bass, Monica Bill Barnes, Deborah Lohse, Lindsey Kelley, Mindy Upin and Mary Ann Wall dance and sweat under the summer sun at Robert Wagner Park. Grab your lunch and sun block and enjoy this free event. If all goes well, you, too may be able to join in the fun and sing along.
"Monica Bill Barnes injects some fun into the stock market. And while it may be hard to have a sense of humor in the Financial District these days, Barnes is sure to bring a smile to even the most cynical faces." The Village Voice
"Monica Bill Barnes injects some fun into the stock market. And while it may be hard to have a sense of humor in the Financial District these days, Barnes is sure to bring a smile to even the most cynical faces." The Village Voice
Directions to Robert Wagner Jr. Park (click here for map): Take the 4 or 5 train to the Bowling Green stop. The park is located across from the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Walk west from the Bowling Green subway stop and look for an observation deck which frames the Statue of Liberty. (If you need help with directions call me in the morning on Tuesday or write me an email.) Remember to email me if you are coming!!!!
2 more days left of Summer TRaC!!!!
And, Yes, there are going to be baked goods. Don't ask me how this happened. I just accept it with joy. Who am I to ask questions???
Friday, August 1, 2008
Tuesday and Thursday, July 29 and 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
On this day,
-We read our “Explode a moment”’s aloud, except for Lucy, who read her free-writing assignment about how she was feeling. (Our 10-minute free-writing was either about that or a description of the room/ our surroundings.)
-We heard some thoughts, learned some things, and shared some laughs. =D
Thursday, July 31, 2008
-We went to see Battleworks at the Joyce Theatre.
-We had a talk-back with Robert Battle.
Highlights of the Night:
-Ketchup’s reaction: It had the greatest affect on me. I texted my friend during intermission and said, “Tomorrow, we have to dance.. We just have to.”
-Asking Eric random interview questions.
His favorite color is blue. He used to have a ponytail when he was younger. And, for the record, some of his shirts ARE made of 100% linen!!! Hopefully, he’ll wear a linen shirt next Thursday, the last day of class. Feel free to join in the linen-wearing party!
PS. Lucy’s going to be bringing in delicious baked goods on Tuesday. I will bake cupcakes. What’s the occasion? We don’t know! =D
Have a great weekend!
Assignment: Check e-mails to find out about our soon-to-be-due creative response.
On this day,
-We read our “Explode a moment”’s aloud, except for Lucy, who read her free-writing assignment about how she was feeling. (Our 10-minute free-writing was either about that or a description of the room/ our surroundings.)
-We heard some thoughts, learned some things, and shared some laughs. =D
Thursday, July 31, 2008
-We went to see Battleworks at the Joyce Theatre.
-We had a talk-back with Robert Battle.
Highlights of the Night:
-Ketchup’s reaction: It had the greatest affect on me. I texted my friend during intermission and said, “Tomorrow, we have to dance.. We just have to.”
-Asking Eric random interview questions.
His favorite color is blue. He used to have a ponytail when he was younger. And, for the record, some of his shirts ARE made of 100% linen!!! Hopefully, he’ll wear a linen shirt next Thursday, the last day of class. Feel free to join in the linen-wearing party!
PS. Lucy’s going to be bringing in delicious baked goods on Tuesday. I will bake cupcakes. What’s the occasion? We don’t know! =D
Have a great weekend!
Assignment: Check e-mails to find out about our soon-to-be-due creative response.
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