Not all leaks are important
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Dance Webinar at 11:00 am, June 13th
SoLoW Fest 2019 |
Revolving around information given voluntarily to not-so-secure organizations, this solo choreographed by Sean Thomas Boyt and performed by esteemed dancer Kat J. Sullivan deals with the serious repercussions of mismanaged data. The responses of an unrelated festival's unsecured Google Form submission page have been compiled into an easy to digest dance webinar.
This dance theater piece plays with prevalent themes in the contemporary dance sphere in terms of what kind of work is performed, whose dances are danced, and what information gatekeepers and presenters request from #AspiringArtists. Utilizing small props and a business-first demeanor, we organize the submissions' data to preach "best practices" and provide the internal narrative of reading peers' responses. Comedy, scandal, and some post-modern dancing are neatly packaged to raise questions in the minds of dance viewers and analysts forever.
This dance theater piece plays with prevalent themes in the contemporary dance sphere in terms of what kind of work is performed, whose dances are danced, and what information gatekeepers and presenters request from #AspiringArtists. Utilizing small props and a business-first demeanor, we organize the submissions' data to preach "best practices" and provide the internal narrative of reading peers' responses. Comedy, scandal, and some post-modern dancing are neatly packaged to raise questions in the minds of dance viewers and analysts forever.
Blurb in Philadelphia Gay News
"Dance sees itself as a precious artform. There are special floors for special shoes, and fancy backdrops for fancy galas, and blank modern stares for blank modern dances. As a solo artist, I don’t have the funding, support, or interest to perpetuate these fairly specific modes of doing things, so working in a more DIY, flexible environment serves me best.
So much of dance is done in a vacuum - between rehearsals and performances, often the only people that give themselves a chance to experience dance are the ones dancing and the audience members… who often are dancers themselves. By stepping outside of the obvious markers of traditional dance (the dark theater, the company of athletic dancers, the ninety-minute-with-one-intermission runtime, etc.), I can better articulate my thoughts in works for dance and non-dance audiences.
“Not all leaks are important” is a danced data breach from an LGTBQ festival. I’m taking a short break from noodling around in a dress to go behind-the-scenes and undercover to see what other queer dancemakers are doing. Creating dance and getting it on stage is a constant struggle, and understanding how other not-so-conforming individuals are marketing themselves to presenters has been a fun treat and very informational. Seeing work samples that wouldn’t otherwise be available to me helps me as an artist learn more about my own tastes and preconceptions, and I hope that by sharing my findings, albeit in a dramatized, coded way, the free information I have come across can bring some sense of normalcy for other queer artists without naming names or leaking data that’s too confidential."
"Dance sees itself as a precious artform. There are special floors for special shoes, and fancy backdrops for fancy galas, and blank modern stares for blank modern dances. As a solo artist, I don’t have the funding, support, or interest to perpetuate these fairly specific modes of doing things, so working in a more DIY, flexible environment serves me best.
So much of dance is done in a vacuum - between rehearsals and performances, often the only people that give themselves a chance to experience dance are the ones dancing and the audience members… who often are dancers themselves. By stepping outside of the obvious markers of traditional dance (the dark theater, the company of athletic dancers, the ninety-minute-with-one-intermission runtime, etc.), I can better articulate my thoughts in works for dance and non-dance audiences.
“Not all leaks are important” is a danced data breach from an LGTBQ festival. I’m taking a short break from noodling around in a dress to go behind-the-scenes and undercover to see what other queer dancemakers are doing. Creating dance and getting it on stage is a constant struggle, and understanding how other not-so-conforming individuals are marketing themselves to presenters has been a fun treat and very informational. Seeing work samples that wouldn’t otherwise be available to me helps me as an artist learn more about my own tastes and preconceptions, and I hope that by sharing my findings, albeit in a dramatized, coded way, the free information I have come across can bring some sense of normalcy for other queer artists without naming names or leaking data that’s too confidential."
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