Whenever I was with Stephen Bivens, I always found myself doing most of the talking. Invariably, I would rewind conversations with him in my mind shortly after we spoke, and think to myself, “Wow, I sure do talk a lot.” And while it may be true that I enjoy talking, I found that there were many others who felt the […]
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When considering one’s personal evolution over time, it is easy to conceive of the journey in terms of a straight line. A line would make sense; it has beginning and end points that appear simple, direct, and finite. It may go up or down, as the trajectory of one’s life is wont to do. But when Luis Ituarte reflects upon […]
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When Luis Ituarte considers the idea of borders, it is not in the traditional sense where lines of demarcation are drawn to signify one’s crossing into new territory. Instead, Ituarte’s approach is more Post-western. He recognizes notion of borders geographical and otherwise, but raises a question: why do we have borders to begin with? It’s a simple question, but in […]
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The Arrival of Departure Asked about his first impressions of Cleveland, Taiwanese dancer/choreographer Meng Cheng Lee offers a surprising response. “Here, it is so big and so calm. My country is small but very busy. The cars, the people, the movement – here, it is different.” If it is a sense of calm that Lee has found during […]
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Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan, established in 1973, is widely considered the island’s premier dance company. The company has garnered its reputation due in no small part to the company’s founder, Lin Hwai-Min, who champions a hybrid dance of classical western modern technique and eastern movements that find their origins in the martial art of Tai Chi. It is […]
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