It has been an exciting couple of weeks... After visiting Berlin I took the train back to Kaunas, rehearsed for a week, performed in Zarasai (near the border of Latvia), then packed up my things again and flew back to Germany to attend the international Tanzmesse in Dusseldorf. The tanzmesse was incredible. I saw about 4-5 performances a day, met some wonderful choreographers, dancers, presenters, writers, etc. had very interesting conversations, and gener...

Berlin was wonderful! A very interesting city: all the energy/creativity of NYC but with a more relaxed, less competitive attitude. It seems like nobody cares what you look like, or where you are from. There were a lot of different professional classes to take, and performances to see. Everyone said that it was unfortuneate that I chose to visit when most people were on holiday, but I found more than enough to keep me busy for the week. It makes me wonder what it...

Letter from Berlin - Brief Article Dance Magazine, Dec, 1999 by Brenda Dixon Gottschild "When you talk about Germany, it's always necessary to know that we are a federal country, and development in Munich, Hamburg, Cologne, or Berlin is, in itself, different," says Nele Hertling, who has been director of Berlin's Hebbel Theater since 1988. "It's not easy to speak about `German' dance. It is `Berlin' [dance], similar in Munich, very different in Hamburg and i...

Lithuania is definitely at it's best during the summer. It has been sunny almost every day, with 25-30 C weather and no humidity. All the buildings are decorated with window boxes, and the main street has sprouted all sorts of sidewalk cafes. Life is good. I have some time off from Aura, and am really enjoying my vacation. I'm sleeping late, reading in the garden, and planning a trip to Berlin for next week. I've heard so much about the city, it will be very...

For the last two weeks we've been working all day, every day with Yossi berg and his assistant odette from Israel. They came to set a piece on Aura for the dance festival in October. (I know it is far away, but I guess this was the best time for them.) On Friday we gave an informal studio showing of the finished work, which was very well received, and had a party to celebrate the completion. You can see some of the pictures of the piece in my photo album. Very in...