On November 11, 2011 (commonly referred to as 11-11-11), I spent over 6 hours in a high school classroom offering an experience of InterPlay techniques and forms to 6 different classes of students. I’m grateful to my co-teacher, Anita Bondi, who is a magnificent teacher and improviser. She responded to the students in the moment in [...]
I will not tap my feet. Though the rhythms and melodies you play Conger up kicking off shoes and Dancing barefoot in the grass, I will not tap my feet. Though my heart beats faster at the Melodic buildup — as horn and keys Latch together in the repetition of a theme, Calling my heart [...]
This is Scout. He’s a dog that we adopted several years ago. These days, he is aging alongside us. Which is wonderful. He has some idiosyncrasies. So do Anita and I. And like most pets, Scout thinks he’s the master. Some days, he is. To me, in certain regards, he’s a sort of mentor monk or [...]
“She sees everyone who has shared their pain with her bathed in warmth and love.”
Singing greases the wheel of desire that’s been waiting to roll out.
I consider improvisation to be a highest form of art. Having heard the mantra “just improv” from other artists too many times, I’ve been continually more and more committed to improvised music (and dance and storytelling) over the past decade.
For today, I drew the card for Practice with the great story about the goddess who “knows what is best for you … She knows that to change your life, you just need to change your practice.” I don’t know about you, but I need to be reminded about the stuff I already know.
varieties are spice…
picture this…
gigs coming up...
Arts on Main
May 19, 2012 - Stroudsburg, PAInterPlay class
May 21, 2012 - Stroudsburg, PAGrand Opening
May 25, 2012 - Bethlehem, PAWedding and Cocktail Hour with Penn Strings
May 27, 2012 - Stroudsburg, PAInterPlay class
May 28, 2012 - Stroudsburg, PA
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