I came to the Bay Area to learn more about the history of popping and meet elders of the community in Oakland, San Fransisco and Richmond to hear their stories. I went to the city San Francisco to learn from Lonnie Green (aka Poptart aka the Fillmore Kid) ...
Another week has passed, and I am already 4 months in this research. There are days where I am filled with inspiration and I just want the time to stop. Because I need every hour, every minute, and if possible also every second to continue my quest. I am ...
This week I have been in Tilburg for 5 days, cause I was part of International Choreographers Week. I felt that this was a good addition to the research in my development as a choreographer. Being able to meet new choreographers, dancers, researchers from ...
During my research* I am making a mind map* about authenticity. So I can understand its definition better and see which key point are involved. By building this into a framework, it gives me the opportunity to test its potential in my quest to get to know ...
In my last Skype session I spoke to Rashaad (who is one of my coaches in this research) about mentorship. To better understand the meaning of it and also to observe which pillars he was referring to and why. So I could apply those to reflect on my own ...
Understanding Oakland Boogaloo means doing research on Afro American history so I can better relate. I ended my previous post with a quote of James Baldwin, that demonstrates the meaning of the birth of Boogaloo. The necessity of having something of ...
I love to do research; to read, to watch documentaries and to talk about those subjects. I actually just love to acquire knowledge, but my problem is storing the information that is gained. I noticed that I had troubles with this when I studied in high ...
This whole project started with me having several ideas. Actually I always have different ideas flying and flapping around in my mind. But I can have a hard time in disciplining myself to keep on investing enough time to actually pursue those ideas long ...
With these weekly posts, I want to give an insight of what I am doing in this quest supported by Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie. To portray an image in which directions the research is getting it’s shape. And to share sources where I dive into, from which ...
It has been 2 months since I heard that I received the subsidy of Urban Arts Talent Trajectory of Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie. This subsidy gives me the support to develop myself further in this art that I hold dearly. From now on I want to try to give ...