Coastline Dance

My husband and I used to rent a piece of Manhattan sky. We lived on the 4th floor in a 4 story walk up on 105th street. Our little studio had 2 windows, one that looked out onto an air shaft and the other, a priceless view in Manhattan. This window had it all. It looked out onto a beautiful tree that was green for most of the year. It let in a cool wind during the summer, and warm rays of sunlight throughout the winter. Some days I would just sit for hours looking out our window. One night during our last cold winter in New York, I went to look out our window and found a black bird perched on the bare branches of the tree outside. This bird enchanted me. The bird stayed perched for three days. On the fourth day when I looked out my window, the bird was gone. Soon after this night, my husband and I left New York, just as the bird had from our window. “Lightnest” is a dance solo I created inspired by this experience.

Filed under: Event Inspiration on January 10th, 2008