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Saturday question: What are the major issues in our community that recur with frequency? (economy, rigor, collaboration, diversity, gender...?)

Seattle Star's Omar Wiley surveys Culturebot's "Everyone's A Critic." Linked here is part two. Part one is here: http://www.seattlestar.net/2013/03/everyones-a-critic-except-when-theyre-not-part-one/

The Seattle Star » Everyone’s a Critic–Except When They’re Not, Part Two My first real experience of a work of art happened in the Hamburger Kunsthalle. I had learned a little about European art history in my high school Humanities 1 & 2 classes, and adored the Impressionists but I still hated “modern art.” Walking through the Kunsthalle on a stroll through the ages, I c...

Your Tuesday STANCE post! Lexi Hamill reflects on how she shapes time in her work as a dramaturg--in 250 words or less.

// Velocity Dance Center • Dramaturgy and Time // As a dramaturg, I spend my time supporting people’s art in every way I can. Dramaturgy, for me, is simply the art of asking questions of the artists and the art-making process in support of the emergent production. When I think about dramaturgy and shaping time, I see that my efforts are divided…

New STANCEcast! Tara Dyberg and Jesse French talk immigration, the science of sound, and producing their first show "Net//Works" at the Abbey this Saturday.

// Velocity Dance Center • Tara Dyberg and Jesse French talk immigration, power, and the science o A year ago Tara Dyberg, a dancer with Ate9 and formerly, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, began the process of immigrating to the United States from Canada. As she tells it in this episode of STANCEcast, regular encounters with domineering U.S. border agents shrunk her physical and emotional self. Empo...

The STANCE editors have set their goals for 2013. We're innovating communication about process, performance, and embodiment. Join the movement: come to the next STANCE gathering!

http://velocitydancecenter.org/stance/2013/stance-gathering/

// Velocity Dance Center • A call to readers, listeners, past and future contributors // In December we took over STANCE’s editorial reins from Syniva Whitney. We owe Syniva a debt of gratitude for bringing us in during STANCE’s early stages and trusting us to be its caretakers going forward. As new editors we had many long conversations about the importance of STANCE’s mission and our…