August 2008
39 posts
“Perfect for an adrenaline shot of dance on a balmy summer eve, and way closer...”
– Sunday Arts Blog » Archive » Cedar Lake: The Copier | Thirteen/WNET
“The dancers and creative team were enthusiastically applauded by a large...”
– - Philip on Oberon’s Grove: Jill Johnson’s THE COPIER @ Cedar Lake
“Every movement - and every performance of The Copier - appears different every...”
– Evan in “Cedar Lake’s The Copier: Opening Night
"Copycats" - The Copier in Time Out New York →
“Johnson is fascinated by how different states of mind can radically alter a movement phrase. She doesn’t abide by a formula; her approach is to begin with a set of ideas and parameters, music and improvisational modalities. She creates movement in collaboration with dancers, but it isn’t just noodling around.”
Cedar Lake: The Copier @ Cedar Lake Theater -... →
Cedar Lake Dance continues to change the way dance is viewed with its new production,The Copier.
Dance Outlook: Cedar Lake's Project 52 →
One company. One year. One one-minute piece of a documentary released each Monday. We have Project 52, the latest on the web from Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. When a year has gone by, you have a 52 minute documentary about Cedar Lake, its dancers, and anything else you would want to know about the company. The series is available as a podcast on iTunes, or in high definition on Vimeo.
Off Center: Cedar Lake Reminder →
Cedar Lake’s The Copier: Behind the Scenes, Part 4 →
Evan’s last post before opening tomorrow!
Swan Lake Samba Girl » It’s Cedar Lake Time Again →
The Copier: Behind the Scenes, Part 3 « Dancing... →
Evan gives us a complete rundown on yesterday’s open rehearsal with photos.
Oberon's Grove: THE COPIER: Open Rehearsal at... →
Philip talks about the open rehearsal yesterday and the company’s new dancers.
The Copier on Dancer Universe Blog →
“Dances take place in various areas, sometimes simultaneously, and people are...”
– Cedar Lake: The Copier @ Cedar Lake Theater - Flavorpill New York
Buzzine » The Copier →
Check out The Copier on Buzzine, a culture and entertainment webzine.
Jill Johnson on Body and Soul podcast with Eva Yaa... →
Eva interviewed Jill yesterday after rehearsal about her process and the installation. You can subscribe via RSS or listen to it on her blog.
Going to see Cedar Lake? Get a discount. « on The... →
WatchDancer Jubal Battisti shares his insight on improvisation with Jill as part of project52.
Oberon's Grove: Event Horizon: THE COPIER at Cedar... →
As Philip points out, The Copier is “A great opportunity to see something new, to check out Cedar Lake’s incomparable performing space and to watch their uniquely talented dancers in an up-close setting.”
“As a creative point of departure we used noted, and or common behaviors...”
– Jill’s notes on today’s rehearsal
“participatory performance is not the same as audience interaction. “still...”
– Matthew Gough on quodlibet - transmission
“Apparently, at the atomic level, our bodies are 99.99% space”
– One of Jill’s thoughts for the day
The Audience’s Role « Dancing Perfectly Free →
Evan gives her views on audience participation in installations.
“Interacting with dancers on intellectual and emotional levels - selecting what to observe, deciding how and when to shift around the space, processing what is being conveyed, and reflecting on how it makes you feel - can be just as significant and meaningful.”
“Creative process jumping off point:
“Wabi-Sabi can be called a...”
– - Wabi Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, by Leonard Koren
I Want More From Cedar Lake ... Copy That! -- The... →
There is a discussion about how much audience participation should be included in The Copier over on The Kinetic Interface.
“The dancers were focused and diligent, but occasionally erupted into laughter,...”
– Evan’s view of rehearsal
Cedar Lake’s The Copier: Behind the Scenes «... →
Evan Namerow gives her perspective on the first day of rehearsal.
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“By choice, force or design, we copy others everyday. We stand in lines, forward...”
– Jill
“You might say that ‘The Copier’ is an analog response to a digital world.”
– Jill Johnson