Marie TolloninODC.dance.storiesUp for Air Program NotesStories are compasses and architecture; we navigate by them, we build our sanctuaries and our prisons out of them, and to be without a…Aug 3, 2019Aug 3, 2019
Marie TolloninODC.dance.storiesDance Mongering: A Response to the 2019 Walking Distance Dance FestivalYou know, we’re all mongers of one sort or another. Whatever we’re selling — fish or gossip or war or peace — it’s the imperative of…Jun 3, 2019Jun 3, 2019
Marie TollonDance Mongering: A Response to the 2019 Walking Distance Dance FestivalYou know, we’re all mongers of one sort or another. Whatever we’re selling — fish or gossip or war or peace — it’s the imperative of…Jun 3, 2019Jun 3, 2019
Marie TolloninODC.dance.storiesTraveling To and Through the Cosmos of Blackness: An Interview with d. Sabela grimesIn science fiction and fantasy writer N.K. Jemisin’s work, characters often travel through many forms of the gender spectrum. In The…May 10, 2019May 10, 2019
Marie TolloninODC.dance.storiesKinetech Arts and the Unpredictability of Artistic SystemsIn the rehearsal studio, Hien Huynh punches the air with an electric-orange boxing glove. After a few punches, he stops and runs his…Apr 30, 2019Apr 30, 2019
Marie TolloninODC.dance.storiesMary Armentrout Dance Theater’s listening creates an opening | By Sima BelmarChoreographer Mary Armentrout is my dear friend and Feldenkrais practitioner. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s talk about…Apr 24, 2019Apr 24, 2019
Marie TolloninODC.dance.storiesFrom the Black Box to the White Cube: An Interview with Lauren SimpsonBay Area dance makers Lauren Simpson and Jenny Stulberg’s Still Life Dances were based on 19th century still life paintings from the de…Apr 11, 2019Apr 11, 2019
Marie TollonFrom the Black Box to the White Cube: An Interview with Lauren SimpsonBay Area dance makers Lauren Simpson and Jenny Stulberg’s Still Life Dances were based on 19th century still life paintings from the de…Apr 11, 2019Apr 11, 2019
Marie TolloninODC.dance.storiesDo You See MeIn a recent public letter, the National Domestic Workers Alliance celebrated the women of Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón’s 2018 film Roma…Mar 7, 2019Mar 7, 2019
Marie TolloninODC.dance.storiesThe Body As A Divining ToolThe first part of Katie Faulkner’s Divining zooms in on groupings of dancers moving slowly in a sculptural way. Engaged in ceremonial acts…Feb 27, 2019Feb 27, 2019