The Dance Discourse Project is an exciting Bay Area project that brings together Dancers' Group, Counterpulse, artist/facilitator Mary Armentrout, and the community. Each time a new one is announced, I get excited about the topics and panelists. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to attend due to scheduling conflicts.
Thank goodness for technology, and the ability to engage in the Dance Discourse Project via podcasts or videos of the discussions.
Photo from Dancers' Group website, www.dancersgroup.org
Today I was watching/listening to the September 2008 discussion on "Media, Technology, and Performance." I highly encourage you to check out this video, and also to share it within a college course. Have paper and pen on hand to catch some key phrases and food for thought on this topic. (The video appears at first to be only 9:50 in length, but then one video links right into the next, as the discussion continues....) Even if you simply watch the first 10 minute video, there are a lot of thought-provoking ideas around the subject within the introduction for the event.