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Inside Rafael Bonachela’s Frame of Mind
Working with Rafael Bonachela on the drammaturgy of Sydney Dance Company‘s Frame of Mind was a continuation of a process I am always happy to be engaged with, considering and processing Rafael’s choreographic impulse and finding words and ideas with which to help him expand and structure it. Dance is a complex medium and so the road between idea and physicality can be a difficult one to travel, but Rafael is very dedicated to that journey and I have been…
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Storify: That Wednesday afternoon that I decided to rant on Twitter about religion, culture, oppression and other fun things.
After hijackers commandeered an Ethiopian Airlines flight in 1996 and it eventually ran out of fuel, one man stood to give passengers one last chance to hear a lifesaving message – the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Storify: That Saturday morning when I decided to rant about arts and entertainment on Twitter
Arts criticism is the attempt to judge a creation based on its quality. But art USES quality to enact symbolism. Symbolism is key.
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Rafael Bonachela’s ‘Frame of Mind’ (Sydney Dance Company)
When Rafael called me at the end of last year and asked me to join the project as Dramaturgical Consultant, I couldn’t say ‘Yes’ fast enough.
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Samuel on Italian Television (RAI – Community)
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being invited to Rome to appear on an episode of ‘Community – L’altra Italia’.
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Winter in Valdazze
Valdazze is a ‘frazione’ (hamlet) of Pieve Santo Stefano, Arezzo. The town was created in the 1970s to house famous Italian singers, but soon fell into disuse… Now there are very few inhabitants, but it still stands as a beautiful Tuscan escape. A little cold for me to live there in Winter, I think, but nice to visit with a camera.
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Thoughts: On Pop (and other types of) Music
The pop music industry is like deciding that the most popular form of poetry should be hallmark cards, and then asking the world’s best poets to write them…
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Thoughts: Flirtation
Most days, my flirtation for you is as my aspiration for all things beautiful…
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Poem: All Those Words
A poem about art, poetry and life in a new place thinly disguised as a poem about snow.
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In studio: “Let’s call it a sneak peek…”
I’m not very good at staying quiet about things, so let’s keep this between us, okay?
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News: Competition Finalist + Exhibition
Hey guys, I’m not known for blogging casually, so let’s:
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Premio Pieve Saverio Tutino 2014 (Festival)
Photos from the four day festival of Premio Pieve Saverio Tutino 2014 (30th Anniversary) – September 18-21.
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Premio Pieve Saverio Tutino 2014 (Exhibitions)
Il Piccolo Museo del Diario e le mostre di Premio Pieve Saverio Tutino 2014.
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Blog: A Simple Thought About Art
The artistic process, for me, is like the foreigner who arrives and points out something obvious you’ve been doing your whole life and never questioned – and from that moment on, you can’t help but notice it.
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