Comments on: At the Doors of U.S. Customs http://www.tonyaplank.com/swan_lake_samba_girl/2007/08/23/at-the-doors-of-us-customs/ “If you learn to dance with people, with life, then nothing wrong can happen to you.” -Hugues de Montalembert Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:34:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Swan Lake Samba Girl » Blog Archive » My Best of 2007 in Dance | Tonya Plank | Writer, Dancer and Public Interest Lawyer http://www.tonyaplank.com/swan_lake_samba_girl/2007/08/23/at-the-doors-of-us-customs/comment-page-1/#comment-30417 Swan Lake Samba Girl » Blog Archive » My Best of 2007 in Dance | Tonya Plank | Writer, Dancer and Public Interest Lawyer Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:02:56 +0000 http://www.tonyaplank.com/tonyaplank/swan_lake_samba_girl/?p=383#comment-30417 [...] 6) Best Performance in a Non-Traditional Venue: This is a toss-up between the wonderful “Accounting For Customs” performed on the steps of the US Customs House, and the super fun and impossible-to-tear-yourself-away-from Lincoln Center ‘drive-in,’ David Michalek’s “Slow Dancing” films. [...] [...] 6) Best Performance in a Non-Traditional Venue: This is a toss-up between the wonderful “Accounting For Customs” performed on the steps of the US Customs House, and the super fun and impossible-to-tear-yourself-away-from Lincoln Center ‘drive-in,’ David Michalek’s “Slow Dancing” films. [...]

]]> By: Swan Lake Samba Girl » Blog Archive » Watching “window” by bill shannon | Tonya Plank | Writer, Dancer and Public Interest Lawyer http://www.tonyaplank.com/swan_lake_samba_girl/2007/08/23/at-the-doors-of-us-customs/comment-page-1/#comment-19054 Swan Lake Samba Girl » Blog Archive » Watching “window” by bill shannon | Tonya Plank | Writer, Dancer and Public Interest Lawyer Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:18:46 +0000 http://www.tonyaplank.com/tonyaplank/swan_lake_samba_girl/?p=383#comment-19054 [...] Okay, now that I’m back at my desk I can write more. Bill Shannon’s “Window” is the last of the works shown as part of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s “Sitelines” (consisting of site-specific dance performances) portion of its “River to River Festival” for this year. (”River to River” takes place downtown each summer). The two others I was able to see, I blogged about here and here. [...] [...] Okay, now that I’m back at my desk I can write more. Bill Shannon’s “Window” is the last of the works shown as part of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s “Sitelines” (consisting of site-specific dance performances) portion of its “River to River Festival” for this year. (”River to River” takes place downtown each summer). The two others I was able to see, I blogged about here and here. [...]

]]> By: Swan Lake Samba Girl » Blog Archive » Brief Snapshots From Downtown Dance Festival | Tonya Plank | Writer, Dancer and Public Interest Lawyer http://www.tonyaplank.com/swan_lake_samba_girl/2007/08/23/at-the-doors-of-us-customs/comment-page-1/#comment-17731 Swan Lake Samba Girl » Blog Archive » Brief Snapshots From Downtown Dance Festival | Tonya Plank | Writer, Dancer and Public Interest Lawyer Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:23:59 +0000 http://www.tonyaplank.com/tonyaplank/swan_lake_samba_girl/?p=383#comment-17731 [...] Speaking of Sitelines, Apollinaire and Eva Yaa Asantewaa are having a very interesting discussion of the Macaulay NYTimes review of the Reggie Wilson / Andreya Ouamba work I wrote of earlier. Eva’s review of the piece puts me to shame — she saw all kinds of things I hadn’t thought of — do read it! I do have thoughts on the subject of socio-cultural meaning in dance and whether the choreographic duo’s mission statement should have been confined to grant application writing, as Macaulay argues, but am far too exhausted to formulate them now… [...] [...] Speaking of Sitelines, Apollinaire and Eva Yaa Asantewaa are having a very interesting discussion of the Macaulay NYTimes review of the Reggie Wilson / Andreya Ouamba work I wrote of earlier. Eva’s review of the piece puts me to shame — she saw all kinds of things I hadn’t thought of — do read it! I do have thoughts on the subject of socio-cultural meaning in dance and whether the choreographic duo’s mission statement should have been confined to grant application writing, as Macaulay argues, but am far too exhausted to formulate them now… [...]

]]> By: tonya http://www.tonyaplank.com/swan_lake_samba_girl/2007/08/23/at-the-doors-of-us-customs/comment-page-1/#comment-17637 tonya Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:10:01 +0000 http://www.tonyaplank.com/tonyaplank/swan_lake_samba_girl/?p=383#comment-17637 Thanks for commenting, Cherie and Anoosh! Anoosh, wow, I didn't know he had seen my blog -- that's so cool! And so flattering that he emailed people :) And, thanks for finding my typo! I've been working too hard... :S Thanks again for visiting, you guys! Thanks for commenting, Cherie and Anoosh! Anoosh, wow, I didn’t know he had seen my blog — that’s so cool! And so flattering that he emailed people :) And, thanks for finding my typo! I’ve been working too hard… :S Thanks again for visiting, you guys!

]]> By: Anoosh http://www.tonyaplank.com/swan_lake_samba_girl/2007/08/23/at-the-doors-of-us-customs/comment-page-1/#comment-17622 Anoosh Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:07:28 +0000 http://www.tonyaplank.com/tonyaplank/swan_lake_samba_girl/?p=383#comment-17622 Hi, Tonya! Andreya e-mailed your site to me, as well as to friends in France and Senegal. The photos are fantastic! Thanks so much for posting them. I'm in L.A., so it's nice to be able to experience the piece in a way. I just wanted to mention that Andreya is from Congo, not conga! Specifically, he is from the Republic of Congo, a.k.a. Congo-Brazzaville, but he has lived in Dakar in Senegal since the late 1990s. Thanks so much again! Hi, Tonya!

Andreya e-mailed your site to me, as well as to friends in France and Senegal. The photos are fantastic! Thanks so much for posting them. I’m in L.A., so it’s nice to be able to experience the piece in a way.

I just wanted to mention that Andreya is from Congo, not conga! Specifically, he is from the Republic of Congo, a.k.a. Congo-Brazzaville, but he has lived in Dakar in Senegal since the late 1990s.

Thanks so much again!

]]> By: Cherie http://www.tonyaplank.com/swan_lake_samba_girl/2007/08/23/at-the-doors-of-us-customs/comment-page-1/#comment-17612 Cherie Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:22:52 +0000 http://www.tonyaplank.com/tonyaplank/swan_lake_samba_girl/?p=383#comment-17612 Oh Tonya, I adore site-specific dance events! I saw some beauts in L.A., but as far as I know, the best that we have here in Buenos Aires, would be tango in the street, and that's not worth even stopping for a moment to look. Great photos. Thanks for posting them. Besitos! Oh Tonya, I adore site-specific dance events!
I saw some beauts in L.A., but as far as I know, the best that we have here in Buenos Aires, would be tango in the street, and that’s not worth even stopping for a moment to look.
Great photos. Thanks for posting them.

Besitos!

]]> By: tonya http://www.tonyaplank.com/swan_lake_samba_girl/2007/08/23/at-the-doors-of-us-customs/comment-page-1/#comment-17542 tonya Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:08:11 +0000 http://www.tonyaplank.com/tonyaplank/swan_lake_samba_girl/?p=383#comment-17542 Thanks Jennifer -- that's my aim, so I'm glad you did! Thanks Jennifer — that’s my aim, so I’m glad you did!

]]> By: jennifer http://www.tonyaplank.com/swan_lake_samba_girl/2007/08/23/at-the-doors-of-us-customs/comment-page-1/#comment-17535 jennifer Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:08:05 +0000 http://www.tonyaplank.com/tonyaplank/swan_lake_samba_girl/?p=383#comment-17535 thanks for the details tonya! i feel like i was there :) thanks for the details tonya! i feel like i was there :)

]]> By: Mom http://www.tonyaplank.com/swan_lake_samba_girl/2007/08/23/at-the-doors-of-us-customs/comment-page-1/#comment-17522 Mom Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:44:40 +0000 http://www.tonyaplank.com/tonyaplank/swan_lake_samba_girl/?p=383#comment-17522 That was interesting. NY has so much to offer. That was interesting. NY has so much to offer.

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