Articles from the ‘Creative Responses’ collection
Retrograde Gave Up
By Madelyn Biven Sea foam births apple seeds while tulips cry outside of their skin. Their bulbs are death of stars; collapsed and lathering black air. Charcoal lines exfoliate with burning rose petals. Pottery wheels are spinning into infinity, which is the space between eruptions and flat tires. Clay is […]
July 19, 2012 | Read Article
Trains
Paintings and poetry by Julia Cost I like to stand on train platforms very close to the edge and feel the rush of the cars charging past me When they are finally gone I feel like I am going to fall over I like to stand hands-free in speeding […]
July 5, 2012 | Read Article
Measure the Music: “Let it Snow!” by Lena Horne
By Jake Padilla, with help from fellow dance enthusiast Stevie Weller The 46th measure: Let’s light this blog up like Christmas on the Fourth of July!! July’s fog is like the calming state of the first snow in Colorado… at night. There is so much detail and subtlety, […]
July 2, 2012 | Read Article
Observations of Alessio Silvestrin’s rehearsal, June 10, 2012
By Julia Cost This is a sea 33 skulls pull along individual arcing trajectories Chins land on invisible shelves Hips jut out and torsos rearrange carefully between Legs step in a strange spiral beneath, spring loaded and exact uncoiling precisely into an arrival Restart Like looking at leaves blowing in […]
June 14, 2012 | Read Article
Measure The Music: “Up For the Down Stroke” by Parliament Funkadelic
By Jake Padilla The syncopated rhythm figure leading into the 21st measure. Your own steady rhythm is the most comfortable. This is the steady pace and the exact stride you need to jump the ravine. You see the ravine. You check your footing. It’s perfect. Not only are you prepared, […]
June 4, 2012 | Read Article