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Digital
Storytelling Festival
Next
Exit
Interview
Next
Exit
Corporate
Consulting
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Dana walked me through the concept: a
series of episodic stories he had collected as a traveling
artist and video producer; a multimedia melange of live
music, slide projection, video projection, and
performance.
I was interested in helping, but Life OnThe Water had dozens
of projects in development at any given time and it took a
while to percolate. The next year we attempted to raise some
money for Next Exit, but couldn't quite figure out the right
angle. In the meantime, Dana kept right on plugging along,
and each time we would see him the notebook got a little
fuller. Another year or two passed and we still hadn't
figured out a way to mount the work. Now there were two
notebooks and a number of video pieces and original music
tied to the show; there were even the beginnings of
props.
By the summer of 1990, Dana had built a show, and, in his
particularly dogged way, he convinced us to do the project
as a work-in-progress from his studio as part of our first
Solo Mio Performance Festival. I ended up spending time with
him that summer discussing the show. When it came time to
have the workshop production, I went over each night to help
out. We ran about fifteen shows over the course of the fall.
On some nights it was painful. Dana would get lost between a
bulky script and balky technology. On other nights you could
see the glimmer of something completely new.
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