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@thegeometrician.bsky.social

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Likes to make things and make things happen in: dance/theatre/film/hip hop/games/writing/archives/gifs 🌊🌊🌊 Home of the #OpportunitiesAvalanche https://www.thegeometrician.com/ #inkcypher #theendofdance

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Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · May 23

Here's a new interview in The End of Dance series, this time with Tamsin Fitzgerald of 2Faced Dance Company from Hereford.

She talks about ending a choreography, losing Arts Council England NPO funding & a 25 year company retrospective. Photo by Emma Drabble

www.thegeometrician.com/the-end-of-d...

A black and white photograph of a woman who is crouching in a dance studio. She's looks off to the side of the camera and is wearing a dark top and trousers and has curly hair.

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · Aug 23

This. Looks. Incredible.

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · Aug 21

Lush views from the top...but the scree, the scree, the dreaded scree on the way down.

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · Aug 21

Elaine's typographic sensibility is exceptional...love those angles.

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · May 28

100% agree

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · May 28

Marienbad is a cultural touchstone. It changes how you see the world.

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · May 25

My start was A Void followed by Life: A Users Manual followed by W or the Memory of Childhood.

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Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · May 24

Well that just means you have joy in your future.

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Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · May 24

How Perecian is Perfection? I've just finished Democracy and the Urban Form by Richard Sennett - it's incredible and goes into some of the early thinking into how/why cities were built, mixed with social theory, class and architecture.

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · May 23

I appreciate your engagement and this discussion. I'm very aware of how ableist the world is (I work with a number of disabled artists) and as I originally mentioned, I'm interested in finding out who is doing interesting thinking/research about AI, disability & environmental impact.

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · May 23

Thanks Joseph, all super helpful. I've just bought a copy of CripShip and look forward to playing. I wonder (as I work a number of visually impaired folk), is there a .doc version available as well as a pdf as pdfs are not very screenreader friendly.

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Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · May 23

video/audio creation and the rare earth metals/materials needed to make AI chips, all those steps & processes increase that environmental damage. How can we in good conscience continue to use/evolve/develop AI knowing the environmental cost?

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · May 23

The tension is if we agree that we have caused a climate crisis & tipping points have been reached causing irreversible damage to the earth (pre-AI), then by using AI we're adding to & increasing that environmental impact. Through LLM training models, every generative Chat GPT (or equivalent) 1/

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · May 23

Thanks @sicchio.bsky.social. @josephwilk.net - is there a link to the game? Would be interested in learning more.

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Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · May 23

Who is doing interesting thinking/research about AI, disability & environmental impact?

One of the tensions I'm grappling with is e.g. visually impaired people use assistive technology/apps which have AI at their centre & make their journey through our ableist world easier.

Links/humans welcome.

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · Apr 18

Look at that rise. That needs inhaling.

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Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · Apr 12

Alicia, I just wanted to say that I really appreciate your original thoughts, the things that you comment on and the links to different media that you post. I visited Akihabara for the first time in 2018, but you've just introduced me to World Order and I think they are wonderful.

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · Apr 4

There's one or two of us in here...

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · Feb 22

Brilliant, thank you.

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · Feb 21

Sounds interesting, does Porto import all the posts into chronological order or does it import them to the top of your Bluesky timeline?

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · Feb 20

The Monkey x Better Man is a crossover I would LOVE to see.

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · Feb 15

Today marks the 10 year anniversary since I've been writing about dance for Writing About Dance.

I get all smooshy reflecting on the importance of independent media platforms, dances encountered & an acknowledgement of Nicholas Minns (founder/editor). #DanceSky

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A colour photograph of a number 5 dimly lit bodies sat closely together with their limbs making X's over their heads and different geometric planes. Their faces are covered by a long, flowing and elaborate cream coloured feathered mask. They sit on a wooden structure which has a large circular hole at the centre.

Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · Feb 12

Here's the latest in my new series The End of Dance & it features Alexandra 'Spicey' Landé from Montreal.

Spicey talks about working in 10 year cycles, her company Ebnflōh, her influence on Street Dance, ending work relationships & vulnerability. #DanceSky

www.thegeometrician.com/the-end-of-d...

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Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · Feb 8

Welcome to your #OpportunitiesAvalanche

1) Space 2 Create Commission - East London Dance

£11,000, 4 weeks of studio time, producing & marketing support for an artist from Hip Hop dance, South Asian or African dance practices. #DanceSky

d/l 17/3

www.eastlondondance.org/opportunitie...

SPACE 2 CREATE - East London Dance

Apply now for £11,000 to get your work commissioned

www.eastlondondance.org

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Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social · Feb 9

Hey Martin, I'd be interested in the names of both those - am heading their next month.

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