The Ghosts of the Past
The reason Odysseus knew so much about Helios’s cattle and Charybdis and Scylla was because he consulted with Tiresias. Tiresias was a blind prophet who was consulted by everyone. At one point he dressed in drag for 7 years. Basically, he was a unique character. He gave [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘dance’
August 17, 2008
On the Banks of Rivers Past: the Windiad no. 6
April 4, 2008
Rooftop, My Favorite Soap Opera Character
The Trickster
Of all the archetypes that Carl Jung wrote about, and later Joseph Campbell outlined in his masterpiece of myth, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, I most identified with the trickster. This might be why April Fool’s Day is my favorite holiday. It’s also my dear friend, Jerry McGill’s birthday.
Fittingly, Jerry has [...]
October 29, 2007
Salsa Stories and Other Condiments
Dipping into Salsa
I first started dancing salsa in 1995, when a fellow modern dancer came back from Cuba and showed me some moves. It was easy learning the basic step, and being a good improviser I was able to convincingly approximate the look of salsa. But it was years before I was [...]
