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Richard Siegal and The BakeryIf/Then DialoguesThe Arts Arena at the Door Studios, Paris Monday, November 21, 2011, 7:00pmINTENTIONAL DESIGNS IN MOVEMENT ARCHITECTURE© Ann MoradianRichard Siegal, an American now based in Paris and Berlin, talks in Paris. Okay, he actually dances--long legged, loose-limbed power with articulation, and play-- and talks at the same time. And he even makes a lot of

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Last fall, I began working with a private student who had practiced yoga for many years, mostly on her own with videotapes for guidance. She had developed spinal stenosis and, after a year of limited movement and severe pain, wanted to verify that she was working safely in her home practice before returning to it. She brought this article to my attention, and I think it is worth sharing. (Click

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Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Special Presenter Initiatives Grant Program$500 to $5,000 grants to small and mid-sized presenting organizations in Delaware, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Deadline: various, February 1, 2012 Sundance Documentary Fund Spring 2012 Grants RoundUp to $50,000 to support documentary films that focus on current human rights issues, freedom of

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Just a reminder that Ann will be teaching Community Class this Sunday, November 27th from 11h30 to 13h00 at theCentre de Yoga du Marais, 72 rue Vertbois, 75003M° Reamur-Sebastopol, Arts et Metiers, Temple, Republique, Strasbourg-St. DenisSuggested donation 10€ - 50€Community Classes at the Centre are donation-based, and every cent goes to support those in need: 'Families for Children' is a

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In the ancient Indian scriptures there are many stories worth recounting, but I especially love the one of the Old Man with the Lamp. It tells of a man who once, not so long ago, stepped out of his house into his garden at that magical time when light and shadow meet and merge, when the air is quiet and full with its secrets. Photo © Ann Moradian 2012.The man breathed in the moist air deeply, and

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Kresge Foundation Invites Preliminary Applications for Arts and Community Building and Artists' Skills and Resources Grant Opportunities.Deadline: February 1, 2012 (Preliminary Applications)Theatre Communications Group Announces New Leadership Program for Theatre Practitioners.Deadline: variousBreakthroughs in Gerontology Initiative Invites Proposals for Research Into Biology of Aging. Two-year

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©Ann Moradian for The Dance EnthusiastThe large metal door opens by itself so slowly I have to slow the city rush in me to wait. But it is worth it. Paris is full of magical courtyards, and this one feels like entering an old country village with its cobblestone and moss. It feels ancient in contrast to the urban press of the highrises that make up the 20th arrondisement. The studio theatre here

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©Ann Moradian, from 'Impressions from Paris', for The Dance EnthusiastI attended a performance of the Slovakian Ballet at the State Theatre in Bratislava 18 years ago. It was an unforgettable experience. The dance actually began as the conductor raised his baton. There was a very long pause in which you could savor and actually rest in the tangible silence that proceeds sound. The orchestra, the

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"Serve and love. Serve with love, because without love you cannot serve." (M. Sivananda)Ann Moradian will be teaching Community Classes at the Centre de Yoga du Marais on Sundays from 11h30 to 13h00March 18, 2012, November 27, 2011 and October 2, 2011* Community Classes at the Centre are donation-based, and every cent goes to support those in need: 'Families for Children' is a not-for-profit

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Two great sites for rolling lists of Opportunities and Calls for Submissions Move the Frame ">Contemporary Performance John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation - Fellowships for Artists and Scholars Deadline: September 15, 2011 (U.S. and Canada), Deadline: December 1, 2011 (Latin America and Caribbean) Tribeca Film Institute - Narrative and Documentary Filmmaker Grant Programs Deadline:

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Kathy Wildberger talks about her work with Jeff Duncan (the founder of Dance Theatre Workshop) on this video interview by Christine Jowers of The Dance Enthusiast. Worth watching!

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beginning September 1, 2011 -Tuesday 7h30-8h30 Yoga (dynamic) at Centre de Yoga du Marais -Thursday 14h00-15h15 PranaStretch (Level I/II) at Porte Maillot -Friday 9h30-10h45 PranaStretch (Level III) at Porte Maillot -Friday 12h15-13h45 Yoga (open level) at Centre de Yoga du Marais COMMUNITY CLASSES at the Centre de Yoga du Marais -Sunday, October 2nd from 11h30-13h00 -Sunday, November 27th

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James Thiérrée and Kaori Ito. Photo © Jean-Louis Fernandez.The first time I saw James Thiérrée's work a few years ago, I saw the production called "Bright Abyss," which left an unforgettable and thoroughly indescribable scent of a memory. I was and am still speechless. Not because of the performers' flying feats, which are truly impressive, but because of Thiérrée's ability as a director to

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CHOICESthira, Sukha, DukhaStability, Ease, Dis-easeMy mother made sure that my brothers and I did our fair share of the housework when we were growing up. I think this was as much to ensure that we would be able to take care of ourselves when we set out into the world, as it was to ensure that the house ran properly since she worked fulltime! Even with lots of practice and excellent training, I

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After far too many years.

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"Serve and love. Serve with love, because without love you cannot serve." (M. Sivananda)CANCELLED --On Sunday, June 26th, I will be teachingCommunity Class at the Centre de Yoga du Marais11h30 to 13h00Community Classes at the Centre are donation-based, and every cent goes to support those in need: 'Families for Children' is a not-for-profit agency that cares for over 600 destitute and mentally

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UNESCO Headquarters, ParisApril 27, 2011International Dance Day was established in 1982 by the International Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute of UNESCO. They, along with dancers and dance lovers around the world, have been celebrating on or around the 29th of April every year since. It has come a very long way from the intrepid expeditions in UNESCO's hallowed hallways,

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This is Randy Cohen's post for Arts Watch. He was asked for '10 Reasons to Support the Arts' by a major business leader. He was supposed to put together a compelling argument in one page. This is what he said:10. True prosperity…The arts are fundamental to our humanity. They ennoble and inspire us—fostering creativity, goodness, and beauty. They help us express our values, build bridges between

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In honor of Earth Day, I am grateful for the indigenous voices of Bolivia speaking out so clearly and steadfastly.Bolivia's President, Evo Morales, has been an outspoken critic of US imperialism. Photo by Marcello Cassal Jr. via WikiCommons"Bolivia is set to pass the world's first laws granting all nature equal rights to humans. The Law of Mother Earth, now agreed by politicians and grassroots

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©Ann Moradian, April 9, 2011 When we hear the word yoga, what comes to mind for some of us (particularly those of us in the West) might be a type of exercise that involves contortionistic postures geared toward improving health, well being, flexibility and strength. To limit our understanding of yoga to these postures, or asanas, is not only a gross misconception but also a great

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Wednesday, 27 April 2011, 7 p.m. – International Theatre Institute ITI  UNESCO Headquarters in ParisHall 1, 125 avenue Suffren, Paris 7e Invitations: info@iti-worldwide.orgProgram: www.iti-worldwide.org Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Come Out, photo by Hofesh Shechter. In 1982 the Dance Committee of the ITI founded International Dance Day to be celebrated every year on 29 April, the anniversary

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You have to descend, down into the basement, to find the dancers who come from all over the world to perform at L'Espace Culturel Bertin Poirée in the center of Paris. It is a small and very intimate space, with its old stone walls and archways, and the curved ceiling not so high above. It is in this charming space the Tenri Franco-Japanese Cultural Association produces an ongoing dance series.

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(photo 2009, Jivahn Moradian & Kenneth L. Tharp)Walk gentlywith feet that listen tenderly.It is my body you mark with each step.Know yourself by the feel of the airas it breathes through the pores of your skin.It is my soul you breathein your lungs in your blood in your heart.Pay attention to the weather.As you march through the heat that burns water dryit is the dust of my skin you spit

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Earthquake, Japan, March 2011THE MINEA cavernous journey into the mineCut off from the worldCold stone walls caress warm fleshAnd it chillsAnd in this cave of richesOnly meAnd mineI possess this heart of the earthI possess the depths of her soulI own herNone can enterRabbits are murdered for trespassingThen they join me for supperThe jeweled ceiling rests above meLike a turquoise crownSet on

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I have always wondered why non-violent protest worked so well in India with the British and has not yet succeeded in China with the Tibetans. It seems clear to me, finally, and probably should have been obvious all along! Our human decency is called to account when we are held, and hold ourselves, personally responsible for our individual and collective actions. When we do not claim or accept

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"Serve and love. Serve with love, because without love you cannot serve." (M. Sivananda)This Sunday I will be teachingCommunity Class at the Centre de Yoga du Marais11h30 to 13h00, March 6, 2011Community Classes at the Centre are donation-based, and every cent goes to support those in need: 'Families for Children' is a not-for-profit agency that cares for over 600 destitute and mentally

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Prana, meaning "vital energy," is most readily accessed through the breath. Prana and thought flow together. PranaStretch is a yoga-based practice that brings the breath and attention together in the moving body. Riding on the breath, our awareness combs through the inner body, releasing blockages, developing optimal alignment, and an ease, joy and power in moving in the world. This process

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photos copyright 2010, Kenneth L. Tharp.I wanted to share these photos my father took. The terrain is distinctive and fascinating, though harsh. I tried to put words to the memory of that land -- not quite a poem, but maybe an idea shared.YELLOWSTONERains seldom fall here.Snowmelt races across rocky shelves that barre water from soil,carving valleys into the roots of the rising peaks.Layers

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Photo copyright 2010, Nannette Bertschy & Ann Moradian.Toby Brothers' response to Nannette Bertschy & Ann Moradian's movement video "downup," exhibited in Paris at Atelier Z:DOWNUP  is a visual poem querying perception from the tactile realm to the metaphysical.  Through the relentless and curious gaze of the camera, the viewer is drowned in a world that slides from up to down, from sharp-edged

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(photo copyright 2010. Nannette Bertschy & Ann Moradian)What follows is a response to "Mind's I," the movement video by Nannette Bertschy and Ann Moradian that was presented this summer in New York City at the World Dance Alliance World Congress and in November at Atelier Z as part of "le mois de la photo" in Paris:"In Mind's I we are lulled into the beauty of the vibrant colors and textures,

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Geronimo"The Apache refused to be dealt with in any civilized manner. Whereas history proved to the Spaniard that all Indios could be reasonably subdued, and eventually civilized, the Apache was a frustrating enigma. When the Spaniards took Apaches as slaves, they retaliated by taking Spaniards as slaves! Unthinkable! When the Mexican soldiers used lances upon them, the

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Experience frames perspective:"Once," he said slowly, 'my father told me to run to a mountain. I ran for three days across the desert. My mouth was dry and cracking and my tongue swelled from thirst. I came upon a fresh spring of water falling over rocks in the mountain. I wanted to rush into the spring and gulp the water so that my mouth would quickly lose its thirst. But I did not. I lay down

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I was surprised the other day to discover that a friend of mine, who I regard as well-informed and highly educated, had never heard of the term Manifest Destiny, nor its relationship to the expansion of the United States, particularly in the 19th century. On refreshing my own memory and filling in some of the blanks, I could only marvel with sadness and regret at how ideas that begin as

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I hadn't realized when I touched your hand, or you touched mine, that I hold the hand of your mother,the empty space your lover has leftembracing you like armor...your cat's fur caressing my skin...I hear a child crying and run with youahead of the rush of waterthat mounts canyon walls...What is this weaving when we meet,when each of us carries already an entire universe?--©Ann Moradian, 2009.

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This blog entry of Anne Bogart's is interesting, if the neuroscience of empathy in theatre captures your imagination... (Click here to view)Award-winning director Anne Bogart of SITI (foreground) rehearses 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' with (from left) Chris Wells, Barney O'Hanlon and Karenjune Sanchez of the San Jose Repertory Theatre. Photography by Dixie Sheridan, 2004.

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"Being a warrior isn't about taking lives. Being a warrior isn't about showing strength. Being a warrior is not showing how much knowledge you have. Being a warrior is learning how to cry. Learning how to cry, because when a man learns how to cry he is learning understanding. He is learning how to understand, because when a man cries then compassion starts to grow. He is learning compassion.

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It is interesting what happens when we follow the path that calls:A conversation with Aniruddh D. PatelExploring Music's Hold on the MindBy Claudia Dreifus, The New York Timespublished May 31, 2010

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The pianist (Vessela Pelovska) and the ballerina (Dorothée Gilbert) in "The Concert."Life happened on the way to the theater so, suffice it to say, we arrived 45 minutes late. But life had been going on at the theater too, with a strike that held the curtain from going up on time. Surprisingly, we only missed the first piece of the Paris Opera Ballet's "Hommage à Jerome Robbins." The dancers

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photo copyright 2009. Nannette Bertschy and Ann Moradian.The Natural Order of ThingsSome things go with the flowriding the current out to the seas...I am told that is the natural order of things.Yet some things naturally stop somewhere along the way,like a seed, and plant themselves beside the river's edge.And some strange creatures spend their livesswimming against the current on a relentless

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I found some excellent footage of Thierry de Mey's "Table Music" for ARTE television in France. Not only do I like the music presented here, I love the dance, and the questions the work raises for dance and for music. Click here to view.

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In celebration of dance, recognizing international dance week that approaches with the last week of this month, I'd like to share one of the most beautiful 'dance' videos I have yet seen: "Nature by Numbers," an exquisite illustration of the Fibonacci sequence by Cristobal Vila. Please click here to view.

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Photo "Paws Passed" ©Jivahn Moradian, 2010.(See also "What Moves Us?" entry, January 26, 2010)quote ©Ann Moradian, 2010. May be freely shared with credit to author.

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Click here to see footage from "Sans objet."It doesn't seem far-fetched to imagine that the inspiration for Aurélian Bory's "Sans objet", performed by Compagnie 111 in Paris on Théâtre de la Ville's program at Les Abbesses last night, had something to do with their being situated in the heart of one of France's industrial centers for aviation and car manufacturing. I say this because the

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Click here to see footage of de Mey's "Table Music" for ARTE television.I went to see the Belgian artist Thierry de Mey's music, movement and film last night at Nanterre's Maison de la Musique just outside of Paris. It is the first time I have seen his work.The first piece was a dance film about 5 minutes long (from the early 80s) that was listed by the name "Dom svobode." A group of about 8

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a paper presented by Ann Moradian at The World Dance Alliance Americas Congress -- "What Moves Us?" May 28-31, 2009, University of Wisconsin/Madison, USA"What moves us?" is an essential question for dance, and it has been a driving question for me. My response is a personal one and, naturally, limited. It is a response determined by my character and by my history -- not only my personal history,

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a paper presented by Ann Moradian for The 21st Natya Kala Conference -- "Choreography: The Art of Making Dances"December 15-21, 2001, Shri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai, IndiaIt can be rather intimidating for a dancer to talk about dance. It isn't that there is someone better to do it, but we do not always have a lot of practice at it. I have spent most of my life exploring dance experientially,

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