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Fiction

The Scaffold and the Ivy

This is a work of fiction. It starts with a… no, it doesn’t start with anything. Nature, or more precisely the nature of us, cannot be sharpened to pinpoints of causality. That is not the way of things. The way of things is blunt sunlight, it is wobbly driving rain, it is an accidental wind…Continue readingThe Scaffold and the Ivy

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Dance

A Natural History by Catherine Tharin: Playful, Contemplative, Organic

What does it mean for a work of art to be ‘inspired by nature’? What does it mean for a work of art to be ‘organic’? I was stirred to contemplation of these core questions during the Soaking Wet series performance of A Natural History at the West End Theater, led by choreography from Catherine…Continue readingA Natural History by Catherine Tharin: Playful, Contemplative, Organic