National Dance Week arrives. Is Santa Cruz Ready? “Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order.” —Samuel Beckett Leave it to a playwright to set things straight. Dancing, Beckett seems to suggest, allows us access to a deeper well that can better inform our...
Suspension of Disbelief By Will Mosher Kristin Robson is giving instructions to two girls who are suspended halfway between floor and ceiling by umbilically situated harnesses. They’re all talking about their routine, but one is also talking to her dinner. “Oh dinner,...