The Allusionist: 19. Architecting About Dance

September 24, 2015 12:42 PM

"Talking about music is like dancing about architecture" is a problematic statement: not just because nobody can agree on who came up with it, but because dancing about architecture doesn't seem particularly far-fetched. Talking about dance, however – that’s really difficult. How do you put a wordless form of communication into words? Audio describer Alice Sanders and choreographer Steven Hoggett take the issue for a twirl.

READING ABOUT DANCE IS LIKE READING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE: Full Show Notes and Additional Reading

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posted by jazon (2 comments total)

because dancing about architecture doesn't seem particularly far-fetched.

Yes, thinking about the creating of spaces for human activity in terms of human movement in space is sure weird!

OK, you got my attention, I'll have to add this to the rotation.
posted by the man of twists and turns at 11:24 AM on September 25, 2015

I really liked this one, and it had two really interesting interview subjects.

(Also, I dozed in and out of Step Up Revolution on a flight a while ago and quite vividly remember watching the "dancers trampolining onto shipping containers" scene with my headphones out; so it really tickled me to hear Alice Sanders' audio description of it.)
posted by We had a deal, Kyle at 11:31 AM on October 15, 2015