Went to see "A night with Liz Aggiss" tonight at the Place... ......... .......... ............ she is an inspiration and a divine performer and her "eleven daughters" both funny and a very satisfying moving artwork. IT is also rather moving to be offered the teeny windows on Dance History of their reconstructions.. of Loie Fuller, of Mary Wigman, of many moments otherwise lost.
I keep feeling a niggle lately.. a niggle with the term "feminism".. I am certainly feminist, but I think I am of the mind that "feminism" is useful for overt political action, whereas when one is talking of culture that I feel included by and do not have to translate (unlike the vast majority) it is often labelled "Feminist". It seems that this is only so because it concerns the "feminine" i.e any thing a woman does, as if we are performing some kind of minority activity.. We then are accused of never having any Grand ideas that encompass the whole of Society, when the truth is that we do, frequently, but they are ever marginalised as "Feminist", rather than as expressions of reality.. and we who care about such things get confused as to disclaim things as Feminist can sometimes feel anti-feminist... know what I mean...?
Anyway before The Liz Aggiss show I went to a Graham class at the Place, taught by the fabulous Katja Nyquist, I really enjoy her classes and also Graham (Martha Graham) technique, which is very Feminist or is it simply a technique that massively suite the female body more than the male.. Part of my love for it is that it feels like getting to know my "Core" in a way less silly that a '70s encounter group watching their pussies mirrors in hands... as it is Dance and thus affects the way you move and are... not just how you think about your situation... hmm a theme is developing that I hopefully will figure out more articulately.
I then went to meet my mate David to go to the Liz Aggiss show. Afterwoards I met with Marina and her two friends whose names are both Kate.
Check out Kate Rowles http://katerowleshomevideo.blogspot.com
I don't know yet if KateAshman also has a blog...
It is often quoted but never goes out of date.
Was it Rebecca West or Emma Goldman who said
"I am always called a Feminist when I express opinions that distinguish me from a doormat or a prostitute"
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