Dance Discussion: Are we trapped in a static presenting model? | SoMa

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This is an ongoing series of discussions by dancers about modern dance. This time, they ask…

“Are We Trapped in a Static Presenting Model?”

Much of contemporary dance in the Bay Area continues to be presented Thursday through Saturday at 8pm in traditional venues. Distance is often created between Contemporary Dance and popular culture, and the pervading opinion is that to be considered legitimate, a work must have certain presentational aspects, be associated with certain venues, subscribe to particular codes of relating to audience, etc. Is this helping/hurting the form?

About The Dance Discourse Project:

This on-going series of artist-driven discussions is organized by Mary Armentrout and co-produced by Dancers’ Group and CounterPULSE. They aim to articulate in a cohesive and coherent way, from the participants themselves, what is happening in contemporary dance in the Bay Area and beyond.

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