The day before taking a road trip up to Jacob’s Pillow to see Restless Creature, I took down my costume design website. Over the last two years my artistic focus has shifted from designing and sewing to visual art and writing. I officially ended all of my design work in May, but somehow this more recent move to delete my online portfolio felt seismic in proportion. The next morning I picked up my traveling companion feeling light and unburdened from the act of shedding an identity. We were both eager to vacate the city and see our mutual friend Kyle Abraham challenge the ballerina Wendy Whelan with his street inflected moves. We drove with the sunroof open, inhaling the fresh country air despite the pollenated atmosphere irritating the allergies of my passenger. Our timely arrival at The Ted Shawn Theater, a veritable dance church, could have been announced with bells. And in fact, a quaint cowbell was rung to urge the audience into the house. There was a buzz of excitement among the crowd as we filed into that hallowed barn, believers anticipating a transcendental experience. The dance gods, feeling kind and generous, did not disappoint. In the first […]
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