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HER KIND

December 12, 2006 at 1:31 pm · Filed under TONY, sarah lawrence, Anne Sexton, Dalton, HER KIND, Hannah Wolfe, Laurel Dugan

I would like to introduce you all to somebody very special.

Laurel Dugan is a wonderful dancer, teacher and a dear friend of mine. She is also a Sarah Lawrence alumnus. She and I took class together with Viola Farber way back in the day (1998). Since then we have reconnected and been conducting dance and media experiments together. Laurel has a wonderful sense of humor and likes to put on my glasses when we improvise.

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At Laurel’s invitation, I will be guest teaching next week at Dalton high school where Laurel teaches dance and composition. I am excited to be working with young techno-philic dancers. It will be a great opportunity to exchange information, opinions and ideas about dance and its ceaseless transformation.

Over the next week Laurel will be performing down on the Bowery in…

HER KIND: The Life and Poetry of Anne Sexton by Hannah Wolfe

HER KIND is the result of a long-time fascination of the raw, vivid poetry of Anne Sexton. The work passes on the inspiration of Sexton’s poetry through characterizations of people in her life using a variety mixed media including video, photography and audio and most importantly, Sexton’s poetry.

First Performance
Wednesday, December 13th at 8pm
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (& Bleeker, across from CBGB’s)

Second Performance
Wednesday, December 20th at 8pm
Dixon Place
258 Bowery (between Houston and Prince)

$12 Tickets at Door Only
Bar Service at Venue
Run Time 1 Hour

I will be going this Wednesday. Please join me.
| | Posted by Tony Schultz

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tonya said,

December 12, 2006 @ 2:17 pm

Oooh, I am a very big Ann Sexton fan! Awesome! I can’t go this Wednesday, but am writing it down in my organizer for the 20th right now!

sloan said,

December 13, 2006 @ 9:37 am

sounds interesting…
doug and i will be there

Kate said,

December 13, 2006 @ 2:32 pm

I had been wondering if you knew Laurel, who besides being an awesome dancer, also happens to be my cousin! If you read this before next week, tell her that (cousin) Kate says hi from Scotland.

Kate

tonya said,

December 20, 2006 @ 11:17 pm

Hey Tony, were you there tonight (20th)? I really liked it. I actually thought Laurel was a better Sexton than Hannah (whom the woman sitting next to me, an English prof and writer, and I agreed played Sexton more like Sylvia Plath; she was more schoolgirl sweet than sexy, though she was a great actress and changed between the roles brilliantly). But Laurel, with her dancing, I felt was more the sultry Sexton, and my favorite parts of the play were where Laurel expressed Sexton’s words through her dancing. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like that and I thought the dancing added so much more to the words than just speaking them. Anyway, thanks for the recommendation!

Tony said,

December 21, 2006 @ 5:01 am

Kate. Laurel was tickled when I transmitted your regards. She couldnt stop talking about your science skills and how smart you are. What a cool family to be a part of. Glad to know there are other sci-geeks in the dance blogosphere. Perhaps there are others…

Tonya. I am glad you enjoyed Laurel’s performance. Kristin and I went last week and were equally enchanted. Today I will be visiting Laurel at Dalton to have lunch with her and guest teach her dance composition class. She will be happy to hear your rave review. I will keep everyone posted on Laurel’s upcoming performances. Definitey someone to keep your eyes on, its practically impossible not to.

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