this article inspired the organizers for the coming International Day of Dance in Rotterdam to open up all levels of organisation and enable all participants to share in the responsiblity. tomorrow will see the first meeting for questions of scheduling, production, PR, and exchange in general ... http://www.artshub.com.au/education/news-article/opinions-and-analysis/professional-development/tania-canas/diversity-is-a-white-word-252910 (includes a very useful scale of participation)
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don't vouch for the assumption about therapy that is put forward in the ladder: therapy is innately for self-empowerment on a personal
level. Whether the approach and outcome are adequate in an intercultural
situation is crucial, but I find the assumption of therapy as the lowest (hierarchical!) end of the ladder, to be falsely generalizing a status
quo and shut down any possible & much needed improvement.
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I remember very well the un-ease I felt after leaving the Zwaanshals-area in Rotterdam back in 2004, as artists-in-residence. we came and were adopted as the 'village-excentrics', had some nice and inspiring interactions, but now it was time to move on. what about the people who I left behind?
now in 2017, it is more clear than ever that if I am working in a local situation, I need to be aware of, and get involved with the people who are a part of it, and they with me. this article was very inspiring https://roarmag.org/essays/worker-control-viome-greece/
artists are sense-workers, communication workers, just like dreamers of any kind. following from this understanding must be an acceptance that just like every individual being, art/science that has an innate value beyond any immediate "use", actual or perceived.
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