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lists September 26, 2011 blog We have a limit, a very discouraging, humiliating limit: death. That’s why we like all the things that we assume have no limits and, therefore, no

tennis September 12, 2011 blog

I’ve started work on a project that involves (in part) searching through some old VHS tapes mostly from the very early 1980s. This was not long

how much? July 19, 2011 blog Most of what I know about writing I’ve learned through running every day. These are practical, physical lessons. How much can I push myself? How

bias towards action July 16, 2011 blog IDEO’s David Kelley waxing lyrical about action, creativity and projects … (via Ken Robinson on twitter, 15 July 2011) Good short interview from

greatest gift June 30, 2011 blog Lars Von Trier: “You may prefer to regard it like working with an actor …” Jørgen Leth: “Where you push me to extremes …” Lars Von Trier: “The

on friendship June 29, 2011 blog If you press me to tell why I loved him, I feel that this cannot be expressed, except by answering: Because it was he, because it was I. –

single idea May 28, 2011 blog The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he’ll fight and die for it. – Francis Crick

berger on collaboration May 13, 2011 blog The only rule in collaborations is that one should never strike deals and never compromise,” he says. “If you disagree on something you shouldn’t

rehearsal for leaving May 12, 2011 blog Dance4, February-March, 2011. skellis.net/leaving

wild ideas April 30, 2011 blog In my various roles as choreographer, video-maker, teacher (what Cat Harrison calls a “slashie” as in dancer slash maker slash …) I seek

better late than never April 30, 2011 blog

Remarkable bit of filming, editing and work

some guy called Pablo April 30, 2011 blog Taste is the enemy of creativity – Pablo Picasso — via dave trott (@davetrott) April 29, 2011

delusion, choreography and dramaturgy April 20, 2011 blog I am a choreographer and I understand this work to involve developing imaginative and playful questions of how to represent ideas through embodied

on humour April 19, 2011 blog On Saturday night I watched the final evening of the finals of the Place Prize in London. There were four performances — Begin to Begin by Eva

European Spring / Antipodean Autumn April 18, 2011 blog Dear All Some brief news about some things I’m involved in over the coming months … 1. Colin, Simon & I Colin Poole and I are currently finishing

restless writing February 20, 2011 blog If artists more frequently approached writing in public as just such an extension, rather than a means of explaining or promoting it, they might

assessing information February 19, 2011 blog the greatest challenge of our current, digital information age is assessing, not accessing information. – Dwayne Harapnuik (cited or reworded by

veronique February 6, 2011 blog I had the great pleasure of watching Jerome Bel’s Veronique Doisneau again (perhaps for the 4th time?) on Friday night during the screenings at the

inadequate January 27, 2011 blog A grade is an inadequate report of an inaccurate judgement by a biased and variable judge of the extent to which a student has attained an undefined

practice as research in dance January 24, 2011 blog University of Northampton, Avenue Gallery Wednesday 23rd Feb, 1.00pm-5.30pm Moving Forwards offers the opportunity to investigate current agendas in