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Picked by: RB Why: Ed was one of my teachers, a friend and a mentor. Ed suffered from mental illness, and five years ago took his own life. Videos of his dances are being screened to celebrate the work, and remember the man. Event Details: Please join us for a screening of Ed Tyler’s works. For those of you who did not know Ed, he was our close friend, mentor, an amazingly talented choreographer, and a huge ...

As a collage artist, I’m drawn to storytelling with images and words. I decided to pursue a career as a visual artist after majoring in creative writing and painting in college. Since graduation, the majority of my time has been dedicated to honing my collage technique – which I call ‘painting with paper’ – where I use a palette of magazine strips to create compositions that resemble paintings. Earlier this ...

I began thinking about the new dance/theater I’m making while recovering from a double knee replacement surgery in July, 2011. I had to spend a lot of time recovering in stillness, "not doing" stuff”, and the work is entitled "Silence is as varied as snow." I was interested in starting the composition from that place of quiet - with lack of expectation or preconceived idea of where we were going. When I beg ...