Second Preface for The History of Madness
We asked Pierre Bal-Blanc, director and curator of CAC Brétigny in France, to answer the question: "Why are so many interested in the issues of restaging now?" He responded provocatively.
Repetition Island
Dance scholar Linda Caruso Haviland shares her thoughts on restaging, reconstruction, reenactment, and reconstruction in dance.
Putting Jason Back Together Again
Rick Baker, the manager of Jason Rhoades' studio, discusses the challenges of reconstructing the artist's work after Rhoades' death in 2006.
Skipping and Slipping Through Time with Lucinda Childs
Dancer Megan Bridge gives an insider's perspective on performing Lucinda Childs' work at the soft opening of the new FringeArts space.
Re-Substantiating the Dance: William Forsythe's Synchronous Objects
Dance scholar Linda Caruso Haviland revisits the work of choreographer William Forsythe and his efforts to re-substantiate what he calls its "trace" in the world.
Unsettling the Score: Experiments in Notation, Part II
Historical musicologist David Gutkin reflects on workshopped performances of works by Robert Ashley and Cornelius Cardew.
Unsettling the Score: Experiments in Notation, Part I
Historical musicologist David Gutkin explores various forms of musical notation and the variable re-performances they can encourage.
Every Copy an Original: William Forsythe on Restaging His Ballets
Dance scholar Linda Caruso Haviland discusses Forsythe's curiosity about and drive towards the not-yet-known (the "possibles") within the dance structure and the dancers.
Paula Vogel on A Civil War Christmas and Interpreting History for the Stage
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel outlines her research process for her holiday production, *A Civil War Christmas*.
Thaddeus Phillips & Catie Rosemurgy on Integrating History with Art-making
Prior to the opening of his play Red-Eye to Havre de Grace, Phillips met with Rosemurgy, a 2012 Pew Fellow, to discuss the intersection of historical investigation and creative license.