On October 13th, The Inquisitive Owl turned two. While I can hardly claim to have been diligently dedicated to posting over the past two years, it has been an interesting practice to attempt to maintain this outlet over that time. I can only guess as to whether it has provided any interest for others, but [...]
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Rear-view mirror; navigation
Posted in practice and process on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Throw it here – I’m open.
Posted in practice and process on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As part of my “off-line” investigations, I curate a performance-development series called “THROW” at The Chocolate Factory Theater in Long Island City. THROW returns from its summer hiatus on Tuesday, September 15th with works-in-progress by Maura Donohue, Benjamin Rasmussen, and Jessica Ray.
Designed to provide artists and audiences with a platform for testing ideas-in-progress THROW has [...]
Making Good
Posted in practice and process on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This owl has been focusing all of her inquisitiveness into a new production, which opens at the Chocolate Factory Theater on March 25th. Hence, the relative lack of posts lately. I do hope that you will come and see my effort to spin the theory into practice:
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Created by Red Metal Mailbox
Presented by the Chocolate Factory Theater
March 25-28, [...]
Making It
Posted in practice and process on January 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lately I’ve been having some trouble focusing on art-making. Several artists I know are having the same struggle. Over the past few months, I’ve been struck by how many artists have said to me (unprompted) in conversation, “I’m just not sure what to make anymore. I feel like I’m re-thinking what’s important [...]
A little fun goes a long way.
Posted in practice and process on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday, my company Red Metal Mailbox performed as part of a showcase of work created in part at the Dragon’s Egg, an artist residency space near Mystic, CT. There were many different kinds of performing artists on the program, presenting a lot of different types of work. It was a great reminder that some people [...]
…which brings the question…
Posted in practice and process on August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I took Ishmael Houston-Jones‘ composition class this week, which focused on text and movement as part of Movement Research’s MELT workshop. We started each class session with a five-minute free write, which made me wonder about free-writing on this blog. Is it possible for me to put myself out there without editing? [...]
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Posted in practice and process on July 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It is always just at the moment when I am leaving New York City that I fall back in love with it. A tinge of pink sunset reflected off of the buildings at Columbus Circle reminds me that the natural and the man-made can be a briliant team. Rushing to the Lincoln Center [...]
What’s that sound?
Posted in practice and process, reviews and responses on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m working on two performance projects right now that employ Foley sound. One is a radio play to be released via podcast and the other is dance-theater piece which layers a reading of Strindberg’s Easter over a movement duet about String Theory. Sounds fun, right? My interest in Foley began with the radio scene in the movie [...]
busy, but curious
Posted in practice and process on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been super-busy lately: transitioning to a new job, training for certification to teach yoga, working on a new performance project… I’ve been struggling to maintain my written investigation on the owl, as is apparent from the lack of posts. The struggle got me thinking, (surprise, surprise.) How does one achieve a balance between investigation [...]
Marking Time
Posted in practice and process on January 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My sister gave me a copy of Harrell Fletcher and Miranda July’s Learning to Love you More (the book) for Christmas. It’s a collection from the website of the same name (which you’ve already learned if you clicked the link) of “assignments” posted by July and Fletcher for the internet community. They are simple, yet [...]
