Loud and Clear

As one of the Links Hall Artistic Associates for 2012, I have curated "The Purple State" which consists of work by me and two other artists with strong ties to Ohio, one of whom is Meghan Durham-Wall.  A Visiting Professor in Dance at Ohio State University and director of Merge Dance, she will be premiering "The Kandinskian Equation" and teaching the Master Class Workshop Headlining: Exploring the Overlap of Language and Movement at Links Hall.

Getting to know Meghan Durham-Wall...

1. What was the last book you read?

The Anthropology of Turquoise by Ellen Meloy.

2. If you were stranded on a desert island, what are 3 things you would do to ensure your survival?

1. Stay in the present moment

2. Be present

3. Focus on the present

3. Tell me about yourself in 5 sentences.

I can't imagine my life without canine companions.  Since the age of 13, I have never lived anywhere longer than five years.  When I die, I want my ashes to be tossed across the red rocks of Snow Canyon in southern Utah.  I love being a mother.  I once had a job working on an assembly line in east Tennessee.

4. Are you more of a "laundry line" or a "kite string" ? 

Total wanna-be "kite-string."  Not quiet a "laundry line," but more like the rope that attaches a tether ball to the pole.

5.  List 5 things you didn't like at first, but like now.

Avocados, Guy Smiley, yoga, adulthood, sleep 

6.  What brings you peace of mind.

My son's laughter

7.  What are the top 5 most played songs on your ipod?

"One Minute" by Ryoji Ikeda

"Drums of Winter" by John Luther Adams

"For a Minute" by B.G. (Featuring T.I.)

"Djilile" by Elana Riu

"Questions for the Angels" by Paul Simon

8.  What word do you say in dance rehearsal more than any other word?

Sorry

9.  Tell me what home means to you in exactly 8 words in one sentence.

Me and him and him and them and that's it.

10.  Your favorite choreographer/dance company right now and why.

Crystal Pite/Kidd Pivot...have you seen "Dark Matters?"

Meghan Durham is a dance artist, choreographer, educator, advocate, and scholar, and is currently as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Dance at the Ohio State University.  Meghan is Artistic Director of Merge Dance and as a collaborating performer (past and present) for Melanie Stewart Dance Theatre, Ashley Thorndike/Peter Swendsen, and Karl Rogers. She has her MFA in Modern Dance from University of Utah, an MS in Language Pathology from UNC-Chapel Hill, and BA in Linguistics from Wellesley College.  http://mergedance.blogspot.com