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KRISTIN SLOAN |
The website, Cool in Your Code asked me a few questions about The Winger, but more about living in New York in general. Not sure why I decided to use such a goofy photo, but there you go 
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After physical therapy this morning (at 8:30, ouch!) I’m hitting Starbucks up for their internet connection to do a little work (see below) before shooting a few interviews of people and understudying a rehearsal.
The R+J videos will be spreading… I am currently working on uploading them to blip.tv (tragiclovenyc.blip.tv), and soon you’ll also see them on iTunes.
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Misnomer dance theater
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Just a heads up about a dance company that’s doing some really interesting things both online and off…
I first saw them on myspace (a great way for companies to connect with more people). Then I found their website and blog, which is full of videos, info, rep list, calendar, tons of press. Very impressive. Chris Elam is the director/choreographer, (you can see a video interview of him here). He says he is heavily influenced by Balinese dance. (I took Doug there for his birthday a few years ago, but we were so destroyed by our jet-lag that we missed our one opportunity to see a traditional dance performance! ugh! maybe next time.)
So check out their videos, especially this one done by Apple about Misnomer’s collaboration with Tronic Studios (how cool!) for RES Digital Film Festival.
Their next performances are April 12 & 14 and NYU’s Skirball Center, followed by tours in the Ukraine, France, and Turkey.
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We got to 11
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Since some of you have expressed interest in Doug’s tshirt designs, I thought I’d let you know that we’re clearing out the current Dooker inventory… so all shirts are now 11 dollars.
That’s right, dooker t’s go to 11.
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an update of sorts
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Photo by Victor
Hey. I’m sorry if I’ve left you feeling a bit neglected lately. Really, I am. It’s not that I don’t care about you. I’ve just been busier than usual, and you know how hyper-focused I can get sometimes. I promise I’ll make it up to you…
Just kidding. Even though I haven’t been posting much recently, it’s been so fun to read the posts from our other contributors. You guys are so awesome! I love learning about new things from all of you!
I’ve been busy working on something new, which you’ll find out about soon. Meanwhile, working hard at physical therapy. Had a good day today. Actually got to do an exercise that looked something like ballet, and it didn’t hurt! Yay!
One of the many torture devices tools at West Side Dance Physical Therapy to help get my hip back on track.
One thing I would like to share is my frustration about the worker’s compensation doctor I saw recently. (Every so often they send you to one of their doctors for a check in. The last one I saw was very thorough and helpful. This one, not so much.) I don’t think this new doctor even asked how I was feeling. Just asked for dates of surgeries, if I was doing physical therapy, if I still needed physical therapy. Yes, and yes.
Then I got my report back, which included minor factual errors such as… Motor vehicle accident in 2001, MRI of left knee, MRI of right knee. Hmmm. I must be really bad off, since I don’t remember ANY of that ever happening to me. Ugh.
I don’t mean to give the doctor or the workers compensation team a hard time. I am so fortunate to have it, and fortunate that it functions as well as it does. It’s just hard when your health is your complete focus, and you want nothing but to get better and return to dancing, and the people and organizations you’re trusting are focused on so many people’s health all at once. It’s bound to get messed up from time to time. Maybe not the biggest deal to them, but it’s always a huge deal to the patient. Guess that’s why you’re always your own best advocate when it comes to this kind of stuff.
In the mean time, there’s been some interesting conversation going on over at Foot in Mouth, the ArtsJournal blog of Apollinaire Scherr, about dance critics at the New York Times. Even a post devoted to a comment by our friend Tonya!
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Ranting Abroad
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Matt Murphy of Ranting Details, and la Tour Eiffel
For those of you who are yearning for an ABT fix (or just enjoy hearing things from a dancer’s perspective)…
Our friend at over at Ranting Details, Mr. Matt Murphy of American Ballet Theater, has been doing an amazing job documenting his dance journey with ABT on their tour of Paris and London. With great photos, and plenty of witty text to accompany them, it’s fun to feel like you are right there with Matt and his friends.
The last time I went on tour with the company outside the U.S. was for NYCB’s trip to Scotland and Japan in 2000. Ouch. It’s been a while. So nice to live vicariously through you Matt… Thanks for sharing!
