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Saturday question: What are the major issues in our community that recur with frequency? (economy, rigor, collaboration, diversity, gender...?)

NOW ON STANCE! Kaitlin McCarthy, Rachel Grant and Jenny Peterson, the creative forces behind HOT MESS, open up about their process in an interview with Joyce Liao.

// Velocity Dance Center • Hot Mess: The Interview // Joyce Liao interviews Rachel Grant, Kaitlin McCarthy and Jenny Peterson, the creators of Hot Mess. Hot Mess was an independently-produced evening length dance performance that premiered at Velocity Dance Center on February 22nd and 23rd, 2013.

Steven Gomez in a Stance DOUBLE QUICK DRAW on audience engagement and criticism, responding to a STANCE Gathering writing prompt and "Everyone's a Critic".

Keep the spirited discussion alive after On the Boards' Culturebot discussion—come check it out and weigh in!

// Velocity Dance Center • Double Quick Draw! On Audience Engagement and Criticism // The following material originally appeared in Steven Gomez’s blog, Theatrical Experimentation, in February 2013. The first is a response to a writing prompt (“Who do you create your work for, and how does this influence your creative process?”) at the STANCE gathering on February 18th. The second is...

And here's Culturebot's recap of "Everyone's A Critic." It's a useful document for anyone who didn't make it to the live discussion or attendees who didn't take notes!

Recap of “Everyone’s A Critic” @ On The Boards in Seattle Andy looks back at Culturebot's "Everyone's A Critic" project at On The Boards in Seattle.

Seattle Star's Omar Wiley surveys Culturebot's "Everyone's A Critic." Linked here is part two. Part one is here: http://www.seattlestar.net/2013/03/everyones-a-critic-except-when-theyre-not-part-one/

The Seattle Star » Everyone’s a Critic–Except When They’re Not, Part Two My first real experience of a work of art happened in the Hamburger Kunsthalle. I had learned a little about European art history in my high school Humanities 1 & 2 classes, and adored the Impressionists but I still hated “modern art.” Walking through the Kunsthalle on a stroll through the ages, I c...

Now on STANCE: "Together," a chapter from Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore's new book, The End of San Francisco. In Mattilda's words, "It's about dancing and bodies in space and memory and longing and self-expression."

Together // a chapter from Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore’s new book In one of my early club moments, I was inspired by a beat I hadn’t heard before to climb up onto a black dance cube in the red, green, yellow, blue spotlights and that’s where I first heard the deep droning voice in the song that went “People are still having s*x. Lust keeps on lurking…

We’ve just launched a new project: the Seattle Dance Map. The map will show where dance happens in Seattle.
So, we ask you: Where do you take class? Attend performances? Dance for fun?

// Velocity Dance Center • Seattle Dance Map // Want to leave us an opinionated voicemail about the intricacies of the salsa scene? Or Instagram us a photo of you doing the Cupid Shuffle with your cat in your kitchen? We say yes!

Your Tuesday STANCE post! Lexi Hamill reflects on how she shapes time in her work as a dramaturg--in 250 words or less.

// Velocity Dance Center • Dramaturgy and Time // As a dramaturg, I spend my time supporting people’s art in every way I can. Dramaturgy, for me, is simply the art of asking questions of the artists and the art-making process in support of the emergent production. When I think about dramaturgy and shaping time, I see that my efforts are divided…

New STANCEcast! Tara Dyberg and Jesse French talk immigration, the science of sound, and producing their first show "Net//Works" at the Abbey this Saturday.

// Velocity Dance Center • Tara Dyberg and Jesse French talk immigration, power, and the science o A year ago Tara Dyberg, a dancer with Ate9 and formerly, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, began the process of immigrating to the United States from Canada. As she tells it in this episode of STANCEcast, regular encounters with domineering U.S. border agents shrunk her physical and emotional self. Empo...

The STANCE editors have set their goals for 2013. We're innovating communication about process, performance, and embodiment. Join the movement: come to the next STANCE gathering!

http://velocitydancecenter.org/stance/2013/stance-gathering/

// Velocity Dance Center • A call to readers, listeners, past and future contributors // In December we took over STANCE’s editorial reins from Syniva Whitney. We owe Syniva a debt of gratitude for bringing us in during STANCE’s early stages and trusting us to be its caretakers going forward. As new editors we had many long conversations about the importance of STANCE’s mission and our…

NEW Stancecast with Jeremy Wade + STANCE co-editor Tyler P. Wardwell! Deserts, San Francisco, and go-go. Want more? Wade's performances + workshop at Velocity Dance Center are FEB 15+16.

// Velocity Dance Center • Jeremy Wade talks deserts, an impossible score, and his cracking shell He’s done the preacher. He’s done the shaman. Berlin-based dance artist Jeremy Wade will do ‘em all over again when he performs his solo “The Fountain” at Velocity on Feb 15th and 16th. He’ll also be teaching a workshop. The latest STANCEcast features highlights from Jeremy’s journey through the Wes...