Columbus 01
I love airports…especially layovers. Restricted moments where nobody owns my time and nobody can say I’m not where I should be. For a few careless hours I feel 100% absolved and blameless. It’s the airline’s responsibility where I sit and when and where I’ll go next. The law is immutable here. The minimest security prison.…
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I grew up in a large, old Victorian house that my mother and her husband worked on renovating over the years. It was cold both in its temperature and its lack of heart. For many reasons, it was not a safe place. I was a latchkey kid from very early in life and spent most…
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The theme of today’s NY Times Crossword Puzzle is butterfly. I could tell right away, not because I am smart in the way that everyone who does the NY Times Crossword Puzzle regularly imagines they are getting an award for, but because the clues were about transformation. And there is no more referenced symbol of…
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When I planned my trip to Melbourne, I didn’t know anything about neighborhoods, nor did I want to tackle any research before I got there. So I closed my eyes and pointed at the AirBnB map and ended up in the area of Prahran. Luck was with me and it’s an excellent place to be,…
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The feeling of flying is basic to the human psyche We are infinite souls, temporarily bound within these bodies, and in our lifetime quest to understand and to return to the full breadth of our consciousness, we look up to the sky and see the birds bound and swoop. We feel that part of ourselves…
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This week, I’ve started back in Australia, working with Queensland Ballet on the re-staging of Peter Pan. It occurred to me yesterday that this marks the 15 year anniversary of its premiere at Houston Ballet. It’s unbelievable that the production has had this kind of longevity. When I was a dancer, any piece we did…
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