“Pink Sneakers and Pussy Hats: The Performative and the Political” featured in Performance Philosophy

“Pink Sneakers and  Pussy Hats: The Performative and the Political” Article published in Performance Philosophy’s 5th Birthday compilation:  It is impossible to consider the future of performance art without wondering how it fits into a larger political world. We have seen, through works by artists like Suzanne Lacy, that performance has the possibility to ignite […]

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Senator Wendy Davis, Marina Abramovic, and the Art of the Filibuster

The Texas Senate met on the last day of the Special Session Tuesday night in order to discuss SB5 which would greatly limit the accessibility of clinics authorized to perform abortions throughout the State. To give you a metric, it is estimated that under the law only 5 of 42 existing clinics would be legal. […]

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Viva la revolucion pero con banos! Occupy Wall Street kicked out of Park

There is a fine line between protest and occupation, liberation and tyranny and that is why Occupy Wall Street continues to be a mystery to me. Hence the Delacroix, above. In the past day, Mayor Bloomberg has evicted Occupy Wall Street protestors from Zuccotti Park in downtown Manhattan. Here is my question — was he […]

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The Office Tango

Lately I find myself talking more and more about dance and not necessarily about the virtues of Ann Reinking. Mostly I talk about dance at work, which seems paradoxical. How could an office be likend to dancing? Most frequently I hear myself say, “well, we’re now going to do the dance.” Studying ballet, modern, and ballroom […]

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SlutWalk UK

Just wanted to share this article posted on Daily Mail today. “Thousands of scantily-clad women to march in London as ‘SlutWalk’ protest reaches UK” To sum up — A Canadian police officer walks into a college classroom to discuss health and safety issues. When the topic of rape came up he advised, “You know, I think we’re […]

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