59 | #JonathanBurrows

On our third episode of Dance History month, your co-hosts Martheya and YeaJean interview Choreographer, Dancer, Author, and Associate Professor Jonathan Burrows. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about why and how he created A Choreographer’s Handbook, Jonathan’s personal experience within the history of digitizing dance works, his performing practice with composer Matteo Fargion, why their full length works are accessible online, and three tips for choreographers to consider.

This week on DANCE BEHIND THE SCREEN PODCAST…

[0:28] Martheya and YeaJean introduce Jonathan Burrows

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QUESTIONS WITH JONATHAN BURROWS

[4:15] Martheya asks: “We noticed you make full length works available online via Vimeo. Can you talk about why you do this?”

[11:07] Martheya asks: “Do you feel like that (deep imagination about what might have been that influenced what could be) is not there for you in the same way it was?”

[12:16] YeaJean asks: “You performed a new work entitled “Rewriting” and the ideas came from a statement or question of a book that you wrote in 2012, “A Choreographer’s Handbook.” Could you share your philosophy behind this performance?” How did you feel performing that choreography?”

[17:47] YeaJean asks: “Had your choreography shifted because of the proximity between you and the audience?”

[21:16] Martheya asks: “What made you want to write “A Choreographer's Handbook”? Can you tell us more about the history behind creating this resource?”

[23:20] Martheya asks: “Can you talk more about how this was unique?”