Poetry’s Leaky Margins

Anne Carson and Rashaun Mitchell: Ms. Carson, a poet, and Mr. Mitchell, a dancer and choreographer, collaborated on “Nox” and “Bracko” at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. From left, Marcie Munnerlyn, Mr. Mitchell, Carol Dougherty,Ms. Carson, Robert Currie and Kate Gilhuly in “Bracko.” (Photo: Liza Voll) My admiration for the poet Anne Carson […]

Visualizing Online

Every once in a while you find something online that well, defies description. Here’s two for you: 1. Synchronous Objects The site is a project between choreographer William Forsythe and Ohio State University’s Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) and the Department of Dance. The approach explored is a kind of dancing/data […]

The Indelibles

Mark Morris Dance Company performing V Some of the artists I love have achieved the state of being apotheosized. They have become, for me, untouchable and unconditionally cherished. The Indelibles. I’m sure you have your elite corps too, the ones that have connected with you at such a deep place that they are immune to […]