The perfect dance critic does not exist. […] The perfect dance critic knows when it’s time to quit, change careers or retire. -Miguel Gutierrez, The Perfect Dance Critic Let’s be honest first, I am no expert on this matter. A 23 year-old college graduate, I have never landed any sort of stable jobs in dance criticism. […]
This is one of two simultaneous performance reviews of Travis Albanza’s BEFORE I STEP OUTSIDE (YOU LOVE ME) Anomaly is publishing (see also: “Trans Feminist Killjoys Just Wanna Have Fun” by Noah Fields). Performance is ephemeral: it sparks layered discourse then dissipates, leaving only traces in the minds of those lucky enough to be in […]
This article is originally published on Anomaly. To accept loss is to accept queerness. This beautifully simple quote from José Muñoz gently reverberates in my ears during and after my experience of Variations on Themes from Lost and Found: Scenes from a Life and other works by John Bernd. Taking place at the historic St. […]
