I took quick look presentation. Looks fascinating. I may need audio track/more background to understand entire presentation. Important conversation to have.
Doug Fox
· 1 year ago
I went through Sheila's presentation. I would need more to fully understand (audio or text would be great?). But interesting ideas and nice pictures. And, I hope good springboard for more discussion on this and related topics.
My first reaction is that we are at very early stage of exploring how the Internet can be used by dance artists.
My second reaction is that choreographers/dancers who do use blogs do not share both their creative work and ideas, and the theory that guides them. In addition, there is usually no discussion of what and who has influenced artists. The end result is that much of published content is lacking context and anchor. It just floats in a disconnected cloud without meaning or access points.
mpgough
· 1 year ago
hi doug,
i guess sheila will reply but my 2 cents/pence are:
this is an early indication of practice, rather than claiming something established. as such not all dance blogs display these tendencies, but a few do (consistently).
i think this covers both you points. you observations are accurate for the majority of dance blogging (and online scholarship), but a small change is happening.
i guess the intention is to say 'there is a different way', and to highlight the observed features so they can be developed / nurtured.
retruning to some of my current concerns / thoughts, we really don't teach artists 'how' to share their influences. most 'artists statements' are marketing speak, so they may be accessible, but are not a true 'context'.
but perhaps it does not need to be the 'actual' influence, just an eternally 'meaningful' one.
(btw) i'm @ the coast at the moment with patchy internet. so apologies if comments take a little while to clear.
best
matt
Sheila
· 1 year ago
Hi Doug, Matt;
Thanks for your comments. I agree that this is an area that deserves further conversation. But, just to add some more context...
The focus of this presentation was the 'artist-scholar' and specifically the presentation of their work (theory, practice, thought) through the medium of the blog. Therefore, as Matt suggests, this does not refer to the majority but a few who consistently share their praxis as part of their research/practice methodologies.
I agree that much work published in blogs by choreographers/dancers "floats in a disconnected cloud without meaning or access points". But what we are seeing within the artist-scholar blog is accessibility: a return to 'Principles and Practice'. This allows the reader to understand/be directed towards the fundamentals of the subject.
Quodlibet is a very appropriate example of this. Indeed your responses to this particular post are demonstrating the distributed discourse that I proposed. We are initiating and developing discussion on this topic, in the hope of establishing further definition.
The conference proceedings will be published by the DRFI. I understand this publication will be available online...
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My first reaction is that we are at very early stage of exploring how the Internet can be used by dance artists.
My second reaction is that choreographers/dancers who do use blogs do not share both their creative work and ideas, and the theory that guides them. In addition, there is usually no discussion of what and who has influenced artists. The end result is that much of published content is lacking context and anchor. It just floats in a disconnected cloud without meaning or access points.
i guess sheila will reply but my 2 cents/pence are:
this is an early indication of practice, rather than claiming
something established. as such not all dance blogs display these
tendencies, but a few do (consistently).
i think this covers both you points. you observations are accurate for
the majority of dance blogging (and online scholarship), but a small
change is happening.
i guess the intention is to say 'there is a different way', and to
highlight the observed features so they can be developed / nurtured.
retruning to some of my current concerns / thoughts, we really don't
teach artists 'how' to share their influences. most 'artists
statements' are marketing speak, so they may be accessible, but are
not a true 'context'.
but perhaps it does not need to be the 'actual' influence, just an
eternally 'meaningful' one.
(btw) i'm @ the coast at the moment with patchy internet. so apologies
if comments take a little while to clear.
best
matt
Thanks for your comments. I agree that this is an area that deserves further conversation. But, just to add some more context...
The focus of this presentation was the 'artist-scholar' and specifically the presentation of their work (theory, practice, thought) through the medium of the blog. Therefore, as Matt suggests, this does not refer to the majority but a few who consistently share their praxis as part of their research/practice methodologies.
I agree that much work published in blogs by choreographers/dancers "floats in a disconnected cloud without meaning or access points". But what we are seeing within the artist-scholar blog is accessibility: a return to 'Principles and Practice'. This allows the reader to understand/be directed towards the fundamentals of the subject.
Quodlibet is a very appropriate example of this. Indeed your responses to this particular post are demonstrating the distributed discourse that I proposed. We are initiating and developing discussion on this topic, in the hope of establishing further definition.
The conference proceedings will be published by the DRFI. I understand this publication will be available online...
Best regards,
Sheila