Tuesday, May 27, 2008

And now. . .



















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Sunday, May 11, 2008

National Cathedral

Artist Gerry Hofstetter had his work projected on the Washington National Cathedral so I took advantage of it for my final danceaday dance. Todd was on camera duty while I worked my way around the building dancing in the light. Todd being Toddish decided to ask one of the people on the projector if the light would stain the walls if it was on all night. She was stunned by the question as you will hear. At the end you can hear me talking on the phone to Kate about the end of danceaday.

Thanks to everyone who has joined me on this ride. It is hard to believe that it has been a year and that now it is over. This blog is now an archive but please visit

http://boriswillismoves.blogspot.com or http://boriswillismoves.com for my next move. You can see a video of the Cathedral slideshow below if you have windows media player. 

http://video1.cathedral.org/wmv/ltu080509.wmv 

I will be writing about my experiences soon and will be describing my challenges and talking about why I wanted to do this project.

Peace,

Boris 


Saturday, May 10, 2008

OSU Reunion

This video was taped by both David Morneau and myself and it is what happened before and after the previous dances. I dance with Amiti and then we see a few current and former Ohio State dance students some of whom dance and some do not. Coco and Amiti, Colleen, Katherine, Yari, Keren, Peter, Kate, Jaclyn and me. It is an OSU reunion at Judson Church.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Judson Church

Colleen had a show at Judson church and many Ohio State Dance people came out to see her. She performed with Jaclyn and Coco who you see on the balcony. Peter and Katherine dance with me while David Morneau taped this dance and layered the organ music on top. Sadly, this is our last collaboration. Bittersweet. His daily project continues through June so be sure to check him out.

http://60x365.com 


Thursday, May 8, 2008

Boris and Jac

Jaclyn and I dance at Judson Church after her performance.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Kate Triple Solo

As danceaday is in its final week I can't seem to help using David Morneau's compostions. I keep making work that is 60 seconds long and in need of sound. Today I went to Rockville MD to tape Kate at Strathmore.

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http://katejordan.net 


Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Ashley A. Friend

At Judson Church with Ashley we go round and round.

http://www.youtube.com/user/AsertyDances 


Monday, May 5, 2008

Airplane

I was out at Gravelly Point where you can go to see the airplanes land.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Tulips Tiptoe

I taped this dance on the campus of George Mason University. Of course I hear Tiny Tim when I watch this video but I got the music from David Morneau.

http://60x365.com/2007/07/july-31-2007.html


Saturday, May 3, 2008

Zack and his Sax

I went down to the Alexandria Waterfront to hang out and I met Zack who is from NC like myself and we had a nice conversation. I asked if he would play for my danceaday and he was nice enough to do so. I also ran into Kim who I performed "I Can Stop On A Dime And Get Ten Cents Change" with, it was a good day.

Friday, May 2, 2008

David's Birthday

Today is David Mornau's birthday so he remixed a song that his uncle made for his 13th birthday. It is also JulieAnna's birthday. Todd did a big feet dance for me.

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Thursday, May 1, 2008

National Harbor

I was at the new National Harbor a few days ago for work. There is not much there at the moment except for the Awakening which looks totally out of place. So here I am at the Alexandria waterfront across from the Harbor in MD.

Pre-Futurist Dance Manifesto

The world of the past is no more and the world of the future will never arrive. There is only now and how you decide to respond in the now.

Postmodernism has past.

We believe in the intelligence of the body, the intelligence of the mind and that the two are impossible to separate.

Dance is the result of the physicalized mind and the verbose body and we reject putting the cart of scholarship and language before the horse of dance.

Performance happens now, it does not have to secure funding, book a theater or advertise in newspapers. It does not need rehearsal space. It does not need a concept. It does not need to last for more than a second. It does not need to be ephemeral. It does not need flowy pants, tight tops or bare feet. It does not need previews, reviews or even to be seen at all.

We reject the term modern dance, we make art through movement. We dance, we make videos, we make paintings, we make video games, we write, we sculpt, we draw, we act, we sound and we move. We make art. We are artists.

We can change the world.