Body And Soul

Cristiane Bouger muses on time. Cristiane Bouger is a Brooklyn-based artist and writer. She explores the intersection of performance, theater, philosophy, literature, do-­it-­yourself practices and post-­punk influences. Her work reveals existential examinations reflecting upon the female body, desire, cultural conducts, behavior and symbols, biography and fiction. She is a 2012 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence and a 2012-2013 Performa Magazine Writer-in-Residence. Learn more on InfiniteBody blog (http://infinitebody.blogspot.com) (c)2013, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody

Dancer Jennifer Monson, artistic director of iLAND (Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Art, Nature and Dance), talks about her new project, "Live Dancing Archive" which will be presented in New York City at The Kitchen, February 14-16, 21-23. For more information, see http://www.ilandart.org/ or my InfiniteBody blog at http://infinitebody.blogspot.com. (c)Eva Yaa Asantewaa InfiniteBody http://infinitebody.blogspot.com

Eva's review of German choreographer Raimund Hoghe's "Pas de deux," a duet with Takashi Ueno, at Baryshnikov Arts Center, October 10, 2012. (c)2012, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody http://infinitebody.blogspot.com

Listen to JoAnna Mendl Shaw, choreographer and artistic director of The Equus Projects, as she talks about how an Arabian stallion named Hamlet influenced her creative process. Visit The Equus Projects site: http://www.dancingwithhorses.org/ (c)2012, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody (http://infinitebody.blogspot.com)

Dance artists who happen to be both female and Black often find it tough to forge a viable, sustainable career, says Camille A. Brown, the well-regarded choreographer and Artistic Director of Camille A. Brown & Dancers. They need role models. Listen as this inspiring artist shares her experience of taking nourishment from talking with young dance students of color. Camille A. Brown & Dancers http://camilleabrown.org (c)2012, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody (http://infinitebody.blogspot.com)

Listen to the multitalented Steven Reker (dancer, choreographer, musician, songwriter) talk about "creating sonic landscapes" with his band of musicians and dancers, People Get Ready. People Get Ready/Steven Reker will present the world premiere of Specific Ocean at New York Live Arts (October 18-20). Prior to the October 18th show, there will be a conversation about 'Where Contemporary Dance and Pop Music Intersect in NYC Today" at 6:30pm, moderated by Michael Azerrad. More information here: http://www.newyorklivearts.org/event/specific_ocean (c)2012, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody (http://infinitebody.blogspot.com)

Listen as Elastic City's director/founder Todd Shalom takes us on an improvised walk to his local post office. For information on Catastrophe!, the final "way" of the Elastic City season, with Spanish artist Xavier Acarin--tomorrow, Tuesday, October 2, 7pm, on the Lower East Side--visit the Elastic City site at http://www.elastic-city.org/. (c)2012, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody (http://infinitebody.blogspot.com)

Listen to my guest Dan Safer (Artistic Director of the great dance/theater hybrid troupe, Witness Relocation) talking about the importance of listening. (c)2012, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody (http://infinitebody.blogspot.com)

Listen to vocalist/composer Imani Uzuri talk about deep listening to the ocean and her own need, as an artist and a woman, for meditative time alone. For more information about Imani Uzuri and her new album, The Gypsy Diaries, visit her site at http://www.imaniuzuri.com. (c)2012, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody (http://infinitebody.blogspot.com)

Listen to dancer-choreographer Maria Bauman talk about everything she's inspired to listen to, with great care, these days. Bauman fun facts: *Premiered "Stand" at SummerStage, August 11, 2012 *Setting "Stand" at Long Island University Dance Department this semester *Guest Artist at Connecticut College, September 2012 *Teaching contemporary dance at Hunter College this semester *Working with Jen Abrams on a new piece called "Any Resemblance," using video, photography, the Internet and live performance Contact links for more information are available on InfiniteBody blog at http://infinitebody.blogspot.com. (c)2012, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody (http://infinitebody.blogspot.com)

Listen to choreographer Deborah Hay talk about what she has learned from working with highly-skilled performers and about her plans for a sabbatical to re-set, refresh and see what comes next in her work. (c)2012, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody (http://infinitebody.blogspot.com)

Listen to director/choreographer/educator Edisa Weeks (DELIRIOUS Dances) talk about the role of storytelling and justice in her work and the inspiration of the political insights of Thomas Paine. Edisa Weeks premieres To Begin the World Over Again at the Irondale Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Sept 27-29 at 8pm; Oct 4-6 at 8pm. (c)2012, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody (http://infinitebody.blogspot.com)

Listen as Saifan Shmerer relates how being present with impermanence launched a dreamlike journey of discovery for a choreographer at the start of her career. saifan shmerer | SASSON premieres Nothing Lasts Forever, Nothing is Lost Forever at The End (18 Kent Street, Brooklyn: map/directions). Thursday-Saturday, September 27-29. Details and tickets can be found at www.dontyousass.me. (c)2012, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody (http://infinitebody.blogspot.com)

Listen to dancer-choreographer Katy Pyle talk about the the saving grace--and the power--of imagination. Katy Pyle and Jules Skloot present COVERS -- September 6-9 at The Bushwick Starr. Get details at http://cargocollective.com/katypyle/COVERS. (c)2012, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody http://infinitebody.blogspot.com

Surprise! It's time to revive my old dance interview podcast, Body and Soul. I'll be starting with Listen., a new series-within-the-series that will feature short, unmediated takes by artists from the dance world and allied disciplines about...well, really about anything they want to say, any way they want to say it. While I expect that these folks have plenty to say about life, art, politics, spirituality and more, each one will have to keep it all down to 10 minutes max--which is good for focusing the speaker's mind and holding the typical Web surfer's attention, right? Listen. Doug Varone and Dancers at The Joyce Theater, October 9-14 For links to more information about Varone and his company, visit my blog, InfiniteBody, at http://infinitebody.blogspot.com. Thanks for listening! (c)2012, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://infinitebody.blogspot.com

Aviva Davidson, Executive and Artistic Director of Dancing in the Streets, talks about Hip Hop Generation Next 2009, a celebration of global hip hop culture, with upcoming events in July and August in Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx. Details at Dancing in the Streets -- http://www.dancinginthestreets.org. (c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://infinitebody.blogspot.com

Today, I visited with Naomi Goldberg Haas/Dances for a Variable Population--fifteen dancers who range in age from mid-20s to 80s--at a rehearsal for the premiere of "Fanfare" at the Whitehall Terminal of the Staten Island Ferry. This twenty-minute work will utilize the terminal's bright, spacious and rather busy waiting room for 12:30pm and 1:30pm performances on June 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26 and 27. Subways: #1 to South Ferry, 4/5 to Bowling Green or R to Whitehall Street. Admission is free. Just take the stairs or escalators up to the waiting room and look around! "Fanfare" is a presentation of Sitelines 09, the summer site-specific performance series produced by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council as part of the River to River Festival. Naomi Goldberg Haas: http://www.naomigoldberghaas.com Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Sitelines: http://www.lmcc.net/sitelines River to River Festival: http://www.RiverToRiverNYC.com (c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://infinitebody.blogspot.com

Olive Bieringa of The BodyCartography Project, based in Minneapolis, talks about plans for next month's SEEDS Festival of arts and ecology. Now set to launch its second summer at EARTHDANCE in Massachusetts, SEEDS is an international, interdisciplinary festival, forging connections between innovative artists and scientists. SEEDS http://www.earthdance.net/seeds The BodyCartography Project http://www.bodycartography.org (c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://infinitebody.blogspot.com

Choreographer Megan V. Sprenger joins me to talk about "...within us," her new, evening-length production at PS 122, May 17-24 (Tues-Sat at 7:30pm; Sun at 5:30pm. Company information at Megan V. Sprenger/mvworks -- http://www.mvworks.org/ Further information at Performance Space 122 -- http://www.ps122.org -- or 212-352-3101 (c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://infinitebody.blogspot.com

Michelle Boulé is a choreographer, teacher and performer well-known for her work with cutting-edge dancemakers such as John Jasperse, Miguel Gutierrez, Donna Uchizono, Beth Gill, Doug Varone and Deborah Hay. She is also a certified practitioner of BodyTalk, a fascinating bodymind healing modality which we discuss in today's podcast. Michelle Boulé http://michelleboule.wordpress.com Nurture Day Open House Nurture New York Thursday, May 7 (4-8pm) $30 for one of various mindbody modalities, including BodyTalk; $25 for 2 or more. See Web site for details. Drop in: Reservations not required! Nurture New York, 1123 Broadway, Suite 1205, Manhattan (at 25th Street); 212-580-2689; http://www.nurturenewyork.com The BodyTalk Center http://www.thebodytalkcenter.com (c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://infinitebody.blogspot.com