>our humble way, all of the people that frequent this list will have their
>own effect on the way that dance is part of the world of computers.
For what its worth, developing the first online dance course at Simon
Fraser was a tremendous eye-opener for me. Of course money and technology
is important..but bringing the initiative to the dance area was first and
foremost... yes, indeed..the most crucial...and then the TIME involved -
everyday the - nitty gritty over months and months and months of
negotiating to maintaining the dance integrity - this was perhaps the most
challenging, and left a profound mark.
>because of underfunding? I mean, as it is, they had to stop calling a dance
>dept. and start calling it World Arts and Cultures, a move that, in my
>pessimisstic inference, has a lot to do with getting funding for the
>program.
Bye for now,
Lisa
>
>But I am curious Nik, is UCLA's difficulty becuase of lack or interest or
>because of underfunding? I mean, as it is, they had to stop calling a dance
>dept. and start calling it World Arts and Cultures, a move that, in my
>pessimisstic inference, has a lot to do with getting funding for the
>program.
>
>Ciao,
>Mark
>
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>Mark Coniglio, Artistic Co-Director | troika@panix.com
>Troika Ranch | http://www.art.net/~troika
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Lisa Naugle, Ph.D Candidate
New York University
Music and Performing Arts Professions
Dance Program
New York:(212)604-4163
Canada: (604) 731-8385
Fax: (604) 731-0128
email:naugle@sfu.ca
Researching at Simon Fraser University
School of Contemporary Arts