At the end of yesterday afternoon, come the final period of a Wednesday (what some consider the middle of the week “hump-day”), Paul Matteson announced to those of us in…
alexAugust 2, 2012
On the eve of the 2012 Summer Olympics, week one of the Professional Training Program is almost to a close. Most of my recent cafeteria conversation swings from what Olympic…
sophieJuly 27, 2012
I think the best way to evaluate your first day at the Bates Professional Training Program is to see how you feel on the second (and the third and fourth,…
sophieJuly 24, 2012
I was lucky enough to escape the oppressive NYC humidity and come up to Bates early to catch the end of the Young Dancers Workshop. My roommate is a counselor…
sophieJuly 24, 2012
I talked with faculty member Carl Flink in Commons about his background, company, and, of course, food! Take a look at some of my short notes from our conversation. Tell…
sophieAugust 11, 2011
This Saturday I was an usher at the UN/Stable Landscape performance. The work is collaboration between JoAnna Mendl Shaw’s company, The Equus Projects, and Carl Flink’s company, Black Label Movement. …
sophieAugust 7, 2011
One of my roommates was away this weekend, so I was lucky enough to steal her ticket and see both performances of “Prophets of Funk,” from David Dorfman Dance. This…
sophieAugust 7, 2011
This past Friday marked a regular favorite at the festival, “Class Switch Day”. For one day only, students could switch their daily schedules to practice with faculty that they may…
sophieAugust 7, 2011
Mike Vargas is a virtuosic listener. His compositions, performances, collaborations, and improvisations are informed by his surroundings. On the stage, he draws from his bank of musical memory. For dance,…
briannaAugust 3, 2011
