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  • Choreography of emotion: Jann Gallois + 4 dance “Quintette” [by Paul Tracy Danison]

    January 17, 2018

      Jann Gallois’ choreography focuses on precision in the expression of movement.  Maria Fonseca, Jann Gallois, Erik Lobelius, Amaury Réot, Aure Wachter search synchrony (and synchronicity) in “Quintette”. Photo©2017Patrick Berger Seeing the premiere of…

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  • Next Line, Please: The Top Ten

    January 17, 2018

    Well, folks, we finally have it! The top ten poems of 2017, as voted upon by the contributors to Next Line, Please. No fear: all can be found with a little bit of scrolling! Angela…

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  • Our Sedentary Ways [by Charise M. Hoge]

    January 17, 2018

    We are civilized, and we take our seats––a lot. Many of us are compensating for all this sitting by working out. We task our bodies to exercise, all in the quest for balance and…

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  • Elizabeth / this is your life. Get up and look for color [by Laurence Goldstein]

    January 17, 2018

    Next week, as we all know, Elizabeth Alexander (left) will read a poem composed for the occasion at the inauguration of Barack Obama.  The welcome mat is being extended by communities beyond the sphere…

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  • Quote of the Day: “Blazing forth and muddling through.” Philip Roth on 50-plus years as a writer

    January 16, 2018

    C.M. Looking back, how do you recall your 50-plus years as a writer? P.R. Exhilaration and groaning. Frustration and freedom. Inspiration and uncertainty. Abundance and emptiness. Blazing forth and muddling through. The day-by-day repertoire of oscillating…

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  • We All Belong…to Dance [by Charise M. Hoge]

    January 16, 2018

    People have signature moves, which collapses the argument that you can’t or don’t dance. There’s a proscenium that is not a dance floor––it’s wherever you exist in space, with weight, timing and energy. Rudolph…

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