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Despite the weight of my past experiences, my search remains alive and vigorous. This is perhaps the stage Natalie Goldberg describes in Wild Mind as "fully digesting" one's life: Cuban, American, Miamian, an Escambray citizen, The Artlander, a restless man with an endless thirst for knowledge and a magnified appreciation for freedom, justice, ( Read more... )

The bicycle is a curious vehicle.  Its passenger is its engine.

John Howard

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                          "It is often forgotten that (dictionaries) are artificial

repositories, put together well after the languages they

define. The roots of language are irrational and of a

magical nature."

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Friday, June 13, 2008

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I was born in a country where I was never part of any decision making process in electing Fidel Castro Ruz as the Chief Commander of the Revolutionary Forces of Cuba, the president of the State and Minister’s Council of Cuba, the Cuban Communist Party’s First Secretary.   He was for 49 years the leader of a revolution that betrayed its very meaning ( Read more... )

Very seldom do I get to consciously consider the importance of the senses in performance practices and how neglected has the exploration and use of the senses been in this field.  I realize that it is probably only in recent times that the use of the senses has been forgotten and avoided.  In theatre, for instance, the senses used to be part of ( Read more... )

“I look at cultures from around the world, and from within Canada, that struggle or strive to maintain their ways. Cultures that fight against globalization, colonization, Americanization and continue to practice rituals that have been practiced for hundreds or, in some cases, thousands of years.”

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