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All articles tagged: Dance Massive

it's all happening in Issue #05: Body Social. Body Political.
Olivia Millard

Matthew Day’s Mass: An observation of practising

I also noticed that Day’s body changed over the time of his practising. I became aware that Day’s body had become more open, more available to me as its witness. I am unsure if this change was wrought through my gaze, or if the body was becoming, softer, weightier through its own physical exertion. Read more...
food for thought in Issue #04: Dance Is Massive.
Mary Lou Jelbart

Too Many Festivals Bad For Local Artists

Paris counts some 300 independent choreographers and the country some 50 dance festivals. Here we highlight this debate that seems to be brewing, but with issues that are specific to Australia. A response to Esther Anatolitis’ Too Many festivals is never enough. So too many festivals, good or bad? Read more...
it's all happening in Issue #04: Dance Is Massive.
Sandra Parker

Capturing The live Moment ‘The Recording’

Exposing the risk of manipulation and blind acceptance, the gap between the live ‘rehearsal’ and the capturing and recapturing process is opened up and tested on stage before the audience. Read more...
diary entries in Issue #04: Dance Is Massive.
Diary Entry Contributions

Why Dance?

Diary entries by Philipa Rothfield, Kath Papas, Ashley Dyer, Raewyn Hill, Tracie Mitchell and Martin Del Amo. Read more...
editorial in Issue #04: Dance Is Massive.
Angela Conquet

Dance Is Massive

Thinking does not need the word but it needs the body. And as Spinoza pointed out, seeing is doing, and seeing dance is often dancing. This is why the effects of dance are as restless and relentless as its authors in their endeavours to make us see and feel with our bodies. Read more...
diary entries in Issue #03: Less Is More
Matthew Day

How I Became A Minimalist

I had very little to work with, no track record, the worst supporting documentation ever, limited access to space and few resources. But I had a sense of urgency and I believed that the body was a medium so full of potential that it was possible to make something meaningful with very little. Read more...
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