The famous circular rotunda of the Guggenheim art museum was completely empty.  That’s not something I would normally pay to see, but I went to the Tino Sehgal exhibit with my mom hat on because one of the neighbor kids is in it.  After I got there and walked through the experience I realized how [...]

This month as my mind wanders while I do laundry, and dishes and go to the gym and shuttle My Kid to Girl Scouts, soccer, and ballet and write my little mom blogs, I will imagine what it would be like to be clowning in Barcelona: The 2nd one month “Clown Master Class and Comic [...]

I was thinking of the comments from an actor who came to the show last night.  He also does some stage clown work.  He’s youngish white male from a traditional background. He was blown away by the female energy he felt coming from the stage.  The thing that is surprising to me is that it [...]

After rehearsal today I talked to some friends on the way to pick up my kid. I was remembering a particular workshop when we were improvising from songs and the song I was assigned was; “At Seventeen” and I had felt like such a failure because I didn’t have any impulses for movement or vocalization. [...]

So Jef is coming back into town and he wants to remount “Clownical Trials”.   The other day, I went to the Guggenheim with my daughters entire 3rd grade.   Last time it was during the first incarnation of “Clownical Trials” at Theatrelab and I thought.  This exhibit is weird.  Jef’s show is weird.  These [...]

As part of the Learning Through Art Program of the Guggenheim Museum Third Graders asked What is the ideal environment in which we can grow and thrive? We looked at environments we knew well: home, school, playground.  We looked at the ways in which Native Americans who lived here 400 years ago valued and used [...]

    Last night out in cyberspace I came across video of the 1995 Annex Theatre production of The Yellow Kid.  Seeing it again… an amazing production–so ambitious in scope for a Seattle fringe theatre company– has me revisiting what is important in my life and how I respect or disrespect my own art. In [...]

My kid brought home a test today 20/24, 84%.  Can I just say my kid is 7.  Can I just say she only missed 4 questions.   OK.  Next year, third grade is a big deal test in New York City. We are supposed to go over with our child the questions that they missed. [...]