Dance artist James Morrow (Choreography Fellow '14) has launched a crowdfunding campaign for his upcoming event Sweaty Epiphany, October 23-24, 2015 at the Dance Complex in Cambridge. The event, Morrow's Boston-area introduction, explores performance and ability, patriarchal culture, and the convergence of public and private reality, and will include work by Morrow as well as … [Read more...]
How Do You Talk about Your Art?
Periodically, we pose a question to artists about an issue they face in their work and lives. At some point, most artists are asked to either speak or write about their work and about their creative process. How much do they explain? What aspects do they steer away from discussing? We asked artists in different disciplines, What do you strive to convey when speaking or … [Read more...]
Choreographers Diane Arvanites and Tommy Neblett: A Prolific Collaboration
We're celebrating 40 Years of Fellowships by sharing video interviews with some of the extraordinary artists who have received Artist Fellowships since the program's inception in 1975. Many "perfect match" collaborations have helped Diane Arvanites and Tommy Neblett, aka Prometheus Dance, receive six Artist Fellowships since 1994, making them the most highly awarded artists … [Read more...]
Merli V. Guerra on the Movement and Light of Luminarium Dance
Luminarium Dance received funding from the Arlington Cultural Council for "Night at the Tower," which transformed the Arlington's Park Circle water tower through film projections and live dance. That project subsequently received a prestigious Gold Star Award from MCC's Local Cultural Council Program. Luminarium will be presented with the award at the 5th Annual Gala and … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – May 15
This May, our past Fellows/Finalists are flinging open their studio doors (for Open Studios), making art out of the historic snows of 2015, and singing and dancing with Mandy Patinkin... Check out some of the exciting Open Studios events this month, which feature too many MCC awardees to list: Somerville Open Studios (5/1-5/3), SoWa Artist Guild Art Walk & Open … [Read more...]