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“Don’t Fall” – “CrutchMaster” Bill Shannon Dances, Skateboards, Does Fall

By Kris Eitland | April 11, 2014 |

With a congenital deformity in both hips, Bill Shannon needs crutches in order to stand and walk. So he’s come up with a unique way to dance, using Rocker crutches and – whee! – a skateboard. He performs and shares his investigations into “projected narratives” of disability at the White Box this weekend.

John Logan Impersonates David Mamet in SD Rep’s Excellent ‘Red’

By Martin Jones Westlin | April 10, 2014 |

In terms of its intent, fine art is about as subjective an enterprise as you’ll find. Famed abstract expressionist Mark Rothko will have none of that, and that’s one thing that makes San Diego Repertory Theatre’s ‘Red’ so good.

Dance and the Right to Privacy at YouTurn

By Janice Steinberg | April 9, 2014 |

YouTurn 2014 offered an intriguing progression from a highly performative dance, to one combining a personal focus with performance, to a piece so private it was like peeking through curtains into the dancer’s living room. It also proved that, while bubble wrap never gets old, body painting does.