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足彩app哪个是正规的 spotlight was \u2014 quite literally \u2014 put on students and faculty in the University of Washington Bothell\u2019s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing & Poetics<\/a> program as they took to the stage in What Problem?, a touring production by the Bill T. Jones\/Arnie Zane Company of New York. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 performance over the weekend of March 24 featured spoken word poetry, live choral music, a deconstructed text from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d speech and reflections by Bill Jones on the character of Pip in Herman Melville\u2019s Moby Dick. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was described in the press as a performance that \u201cprovokes the tension between belonging to a community and feelings of isolation that many feel during these divisive political times.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amplifying voices and experiences <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的s and faculty from UW Bothell were able to participate in the performance as Jones chose to include a cast of local community members from each of the tour locations. He wanted to make each performance specific to its host city as the work is about community and coming together in spite of differences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to participants, the culmination of these differences has caused a divide within society. From the 2020 election to disagreements about how to best manage the spread of 足彩app哪个是正规的 to the murder of George Floyd, the performance explored how racism is embedded in each of these instances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wanting to create beauty from pain, individuals \u2014 strangers from a myriad of backgrounds \u2014came together to participate in a groundbreaking show with only a matter of days to learn the steps and build trust with one another. 足彩app哪个是正规的y had a hand in the final act as they joined the touring cast on stage. 足彩app哪个是正规的y moved collaboratively through themes and motifs which were portrayed by their bodies as they were raised by the hands of others and, moving through various positions, portrayed vulnerability and strength. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gavin Doyle, lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences and one of the community performers, said that \u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 group movement, running, lifting and lowering of others, and the forming of precise shapes with my body was one of the most difficult and meaningful things I\u2019ve done in decades.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New, inspiring perspective <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 movements expressed in the final performance called back to the previous acts and were followed by concluding statements from each performer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Divided into two groups on stage facing each other, the dancers stepped up to a microphone one by one to say something they know about themselves and American society. \u201cPeople told personal truths about family, addiction, culture, sexuality, women\u2019s rights and more. It felt raw and honest,\u201d Doyle said. \u201cI finished my last performance with the statement, \u2018I know that my family in Ukraine deserves to live. And deserves to live free.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alumna Emma Carson (MFA \u201916) also participated in the performance and thought the \u201cI know\u201d segment was particularly powerful. \u201cHe challenged us all to consider what we know carefully and find something vital to say with our opportunity to speak,\u201d she said. \u201cI think we should all get behind that work.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the opening night\u2019s post-production discussion, many of the community cast members agreed that their participation with Jones and his art effectively passed something on to them: a new inspiring perspective on community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploring collective redemption <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Carson joined the community cast through an open call in her alumni mailing list. As a poet and visual artist, she felt privileged to learn about dance alongside so many people whose perspectives and skills shone. \u201cOur rehearsal guides were company dancers Huiwang Zhang, Marie Lloyd Paspe and Jacoby Pruitt who worked with us from day one to realize the movement and spirit of the performance,\u201d Carson said. \u201cIt always felt like we were collaborating on something bigger than ourselves and yet which made room for everyone.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First-year MFA student Dria Simmons took part in the performance as well. Although Simmons had sparse experience in both dance and theater, it was the words \u201ccommunity participation\u201d in the subject line of a simple email that immediately captured her interest in the What Problem? production opportunity. Since the beginning of the 足彩app哪个是正规的 pandemic, that particular phrase might have been used to describe collective efforts to wear masks and keep social distancing alive, except this promised to be something inherently different, something more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the tailwinds of an isolating era consisting of unexpected quarantines and unpredictable lockdowns, the production emphasized the loneliness one can experience both alone and within a community. It explored the need for community and the notion of collective redemption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c足彩app哪个是正规的re are so many wonderful aspects of the experience I could rave about,\u201d Simmons said. \u201cI learned so much \u2014 about myself and about community \u2014 in such a short amount of time. It was a privilege to be a part of something that not only lends a voice to the Black experiences of America but also speaks of the importance of your fellow man, the necessity of human connection, outreach and healing.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 idea of belonging <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First-year student Raelynne Woo also participated in the performance. She came into UW Bothell\u2019s MFA program with many years of dance experience, mostly in ballet. When rehearsing the part of a community member in What Problem?, she recalled, \u201cIt\u2019s dance but not the way we are used to, like watching a dance recital. It\u2019s abstract, interpretive \u2014 and pushes the boundaries of dance and what it can be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn ballet, the atmosphere is filled with pretty costumes, smiling until your cheeks hurt, proper technique and in my case dancing with other girls who were around my age,\u201d she said. \u201cIn this environment, there is a different kind of intensity about being in a diverse group of people, wearing everyday clothes, where the act of simply walking or running is supposed to communicate something about the divisive times we live in and the idea of belonging.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coming from a formal dance background, Woo will admit that this kind of dance was out of her comfort zone and is not at all what she was used to growing up, but she was excited to see how movement and dance could be used to enhance the meaning of writing and poetry. \u201cI didn\u2019t think that I would get back into dance, so I am very grateful for this opportunity to work with such talented performers to broaden my knowledge of dance in a new way,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Woo and Simmons knew one another prior to the performance, the duo had not yet met alumna Carson. 足彩app哪个是正规的 experience of dancing together achieved, in part, one of the goals of both the MFA program and the performance itself: building community in divisive times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspiring perspective on community <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Not only did the production deliver in terms of remarkable performances by Jones and his traveling company, but like a watering hole is to the parched, the experience revitalized the performing local community cast \u2014 which also included Diana Garcia-Snyder, lecturer in the School of IAS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was life-changing to be on stage with the New York-based Bill T Jones\/Arnie Zane Dance Company. I learned so much in such a short time from Bill\u2019s presence and from his cast,\u201d Garcia- Synder said. \u201cI felt inspired and empowered by the clarity of their creative process, and Bill\u2019s commitment to create honest and fearless work. 足彩app哪个是正规的y all were so generous and open with the members of the UW and dance community. I felt seen and heard and in a boat where everybody was rowing harmoniously despite the waves of 足彩app哪个是正规的. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was great to participate in a production that celebrated justice and community at a time that we needed it the most.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byline: UW Bothell MFA students Raelynne Woo and Dria Simmons and alumna Emma Carson \u201916 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos courtesy of Jim Coleman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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