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Jesse Eisenberg’s Mom Explains the Ballet to Him
Actor Jesse Eisenberg has written a Shouts & Murmurs column for The New Yorker called “My Mother Explains the Ballet to Me“. His mother, in fact, chastises him for much more than not knowing anything about the ballet they see. An … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, Dance, Dance writing, Entertainment
Tagged ballet, Dance, Dance writing, entertainment, jesse eisenberg, New Yorker, shouts & murmurs, writing
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The Rail is Here! For Real.
The February issue of The Brooklyn Rail is now online and in print. The dance section is packed with good stuff this month: Thom Donovan’s review of choreographer Miguel Gutierrez’s performance texts, Mary Love Hodges’ spotlight on The Tank, and … Continue reading
Dance Magazine – The Body Issue
Cover image of Dance Magazine, July 2008, photo by Kristie Kahns I’ll be in the Adirondack Mountains for the next few days, with little or no internet access and therefore no blogging. It’s not always easy to suddenly disconnect from … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, criticism, Dance, Dance writing, Education
Tagged Dance, Dance Magazine, Dance writing, July 2008 Dance Magazine, The Body Issue, Wendy Perron
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Word of the Day: Criticaster
Criticaster [kri-ti-KAS-ter]: a minor, incompetent critic. The ending -aster is used to form nouns referring to someone who is inept or unskillful in a certain sphere of activity, for example, poetaster, a person who writes bad poetry, or medicaster, a … Continue reading
Posted in criticism, Dance, Dance blogs, Dance writing
Tagged arts, blogs, criticaster, criticism, Dance, Dance blogs, Dance writing, erin mckean, totally weird and wonderful words
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