The Window

Their is a window of time for any artist to make their work. This window seems particularly finite for dance artists. All of us are at the mercy of our mortality. As the body ages what can be asked of it changes too. This is of course ironic, as the knowledge of years of work accumulates, the facility to express that knowledge deteriorates.

This is not to say that we should buy into the cult of youth, I love watching dance artists of any age. It is just to acknowledge the facts. The window is short and we have to take advantage of that time. We have to make sure that we support our artists to produce their work, and we have to take care of them once they are finished performing.

This transition idea is a difficult one. How can we build skills in dancers that will support them throughout their career? Can these transitions happen within the dance community? Can we find areas in the broader community that need the skills that dance artists accumulate?

An oxymoron

Mainstream contemporary dance

It does happen. My favourite example at the moment is the ok go film clip for "Here it goes again"

http://boss.streamos.com/qtime/capi001/okgo/
hereitgoesagain/video/hereitgoesagain_v300.mov


and “A Million Ways” Dance
http://boss.streamos.com/qtime/capi001/okgo/
amillionways/video/amillionways_v750.mov

You have to see these.

Im sure you have other examples and would love to see you post them here.