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Author, The Grand Union: Accidental Anarchists of Downtown Dance; dance history teacher at Juilliard; editor at large, Dance Magazine. Opinions are my own.

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Wendy Perron
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One image from Yoshiko Chuma's performances in the Pop Up Series at Mabou Mines. The chance method brings creativity, chaos & counterpoint to her intergenerational cast. Here I am with Deniz Sancak, Ph by Sabine Lola Stock, an onstage disrupter.
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Last chance to see @YoshikoChuma in action at Mabou Mines is tonight. Here's what I wrote about her 2 years ago:
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"Shockwave Delay” is billed as the “final exam” of The School of Hard Knocks. But it’s also the beginning of a new era.
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Born Aug. 1, 1930, Geoffrey Holder was a great dancer/actor/choreographer/sculptor. This photo of him by John Lindquist in 1960, with driftwood/fingers, now hangs on the wall of Blake's Barn @JacobsPillow. It's part of the exhibit I curated:
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John Brennan @TNYRadioHour : "President Obama taught us, in every endeavor, to avoid the loss of innocent lives." . Such a different, more compassionate time. .
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I love that @tilerpeck is using this photo for her @JeromeRobbinsFd festival @TheJoyceTheater. I remember this shoot by Matt Karas for the May 2010 cover @Dance_Magazine w cover line: "NYCB's Tiler Peck Takes Off."
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Tnx for this wonderful review including "Connecting Thru Time: 50 Seasons with Norton Owen" now on view @JacobsPillow.
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Three new public exhibitions at Jacob’s Pillow celebrate the prestigious dance festival’s past, present and future.
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Wendy Perron
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After 40 yrs @StephenPetronio folded his co. Ahead of the official farewell, he showed many works in his studio. I just read this wonderful description of that bittersweet event @BrendanMcCall here ph Julie Lemberger
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I missed SOAK by @EikoOtake & DonChristian Jones at HarlemStage, so was happy to find this poetic review by Hannah Lipman:
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Tnx John. It's too bad that this obit does not mention Andy de Groat, the first choreographer he collaborated with and had a long relationship with.
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Robert Wilson, who influenced me so much and was kind to me when I was starting and allowed me to attend rehearsals has died. Provocative Playwright and Director, Is Dead at 83 via @NYTimes.
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Wendy Perron
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To help celebrate the 85th anniversary of @ABTBallet, let's remember it began with Mikhail Mordkin, who had been a star of the @BolshoiOfficial ballet. Ph of Mordkin w/ Anna Pavlova c. 1910
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Tnx for this article about the 3 exhibits @JacobsPillow including mine, "Connecting Through Time: 50 Seasons with Norton Owen. This was pure joy to work on.
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Three new public exhibitions at Jacob’s Pillow celebrate the prestigious dance festival’s past, present and future.
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Wendy Perron
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Marking Paul Taylor's birthday, I thank him for this handmade assemblage titled "These Are 2 Shoes, Stupid," loaned by Denise Roberts Hurlin & Nathan Hurlin @paultaylordance for "Connecting Thru Time: 50 Seasons w/Norton Owen" @JacobsPillow
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Wendy Perron
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The first publicity image of @aliciagrafmack as the new artistic director of Ailey: energy, compassion, openness! ph by Andrew Eccles
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This moment from Hidden Forest by Elaine Summers, just performed @LincolnCenter, brings to mind the huge trailblazer that Elaine Summers was. See my Unsung Hero on her:
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If you didn't get your fill of Elaine Summers in last night's improvised Hidden Forest @LincolnCenter, here's more on this Unsung Hero, who was a pioneer in Intermedia as well s somatic practice.
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For #Pina Bausch's birthday, this haunting photo of her with her teacher Jean Cébron was taken in 1968 by John Lindquist. It's now in my exhibit Connecting Thru Time: 50 Seasons w/ Norton Owen @JacobsPillow
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Wendy Perron
10 days
If you and other big time AIPAC congresspeople had stopped arming Israel months ago, and insisted on letting in humanitarian in, maybe the Palestinians wouldn't be constantly bombed and starved to death.
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Statement on the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza.
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A great opp to learn from the wize & witty Shelley Senter in @MvmntResearch 's MELT intensive, starting Monday. A former @TrishaBrown dancer, she teaches Alexander Technique covering a big range of conscious awareness.
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