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Month: January 2001

Part Four of The Essential Imagination Series

Living Other Lives Part Four of the Essential Imagination Series by Leda Meredith Photo by Tom Caravaglia, of Leda Meredith and Michael Jahoda in Jennifer Muller’s ‘The Spotted Owl’ This is the article that inspired my quest to bring Leda Meredith to the-vu Jeffrey the Barak, Publisher. Stepping onto the stage, I am living two… Read More Part Four of The Essential Imagination Series

January 4, 2001December 6, 2022 thebarakLeave a comment

Part Three of The Essential Imagination Series

Make Believe By Leda Meredith Photo by Eduardo Patino of Leda Meredith in Francis Patrelle’s ‘Macbeth’ Several years ago I was coaching a young dancer in a dramatic role and I asked what her interpretation of the character was. She looked at me with utter confusion and then described the mood of the entire ballet.… Read More Part Three of The Essential Imagination Series

January 3, 2001December 6, 2022 thebarakLeave a comment

Part Two of The Essential Imagination Series

Detail and Nuance by Leda Meredith photo: Tom Caravaglia Make believe No, not fantasy, but truly how to make someone believe. How to make an audience suspend disbelief in what they are witnessing long enough to be moved by what they have seen and to think about it for years afterward. What do you remember… Read More Part Two of The Essential Imagination Series

January 2, 2001December 6, 2022 thebarakLeave a comment

Confessions of a Closet Dancer

By C A Crossman Oh Please, Don’t Make Me Dance… (Confessions of a Closet Dancer) I am not a dancer. Oh I’ve dreamed of dancing, longed for dancing, but more often than not, I have found myself clinging to a table leg and saying in an agonized voice to a confused escort: Don’t make me… Read More Confessions of a Closet Dancer

January 1, 2001December 6, 2022 thebarakLeave a comment

Part One of The Essential Imagination Series

Essential Imagination By Leda Meredith “It’s just your imagination.” Was there ever a more detrimental thing to say to a child, especially a child who may someday wish to be a performer? Think about it: the computer screen you are looking at would not exist if someone hadn’t imagined it first. The design of the… Read More Part One of The Essential Imagination Series

January 1, 2001December 6, 2022 thebarakLeave a comment

Technique Is Only The Beginning.

By Leda Meredith photo by Bill Hedberg “There was a child went forth every day, And the first object he look’d upon, that object he became, And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day, Or for many years or stretching cycles of yearsÂ…” When I was… Read More Technique Is Only The Beginning.

January 1, 2001December 6, 2022 thebarakLeave a comment

How Often Do You Get It?

by Leda Meredith photo by Tom Caravaglia What if you were to walk down the street and randomly interview passersby with the question, “How often do you buy tickets for dance performances?” Now imagine asking the people who sometimes do, what would motivate them to buy tickets more often. Then imagine asking the ones who… Read More How Often Do You Get It?

January 1, 2001December 6, 2022 thebarak1 Comment
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  1. Paige Avatar
    Paige
    February 10, 2011

    Leda,

    It’s so great to hear an experienced dancer/choreographer/performance artist remind us that the performance means little without a receptive audience. Again, to comparing dance to literature, if no one “gets” your writing, then there is much room for improvement.

    Furthermore, as a patron, I would like to feel confidant that a show I am going to see is at least going to have behind it, an earnest effort to communicate, even if it’s not in my language.

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