For choreographer/improviser Daniel Burkholder, very. He's spent more than two years examining aspects of water, its usage, conservation, cultural and religious connections and more, enabling him to craft with his dancers the ever-evolving "My ocean is never blue." I spoke with Daniel earlier this month for a brief piece that appears in today's Weekend section. His company, the PlayGround, shares the stage at Dance Place this weekend with performance artist Jane Jerardi (whose paragraph in the article was cut due to space.)
An Ocean, But Not One of Despair
"For nearly three years, Hyattsville-based choreographer Daniel Burkholder has immersed himself in water. Not literally, but academically, spiritually, politically and practically. He has kept track of how much water his household uses, looked into the origins of the Japanese tea ceremony and boned up on the politics of water rights. The result is 'My Ocean Is Never Blue,' an ever-evolving multimedia movement piece using film, spoken word and an original score."
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