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but I guess he’ll be absurd thing is is
but I guess he’ll be absurd thing is is I never know what’s coming out or when
I never know what’s coming out or when
I never know what’s coming out or when it’s going to come out or what it’s
it’s going to come out or what it’s
it’s going to come out or what it’s about thing is if I did have that screen
about thing is if I did have that screen
about thing is if I did have that screen I may get fired if I did have that
I may get fired if I did have that
I may get fired if I did have that screen there’ll be things that you would
screen there’ll be things that you would
screen there’ll be things that you would know about me before I knew them about
know about me before I knew them about
know about me before I knew them about me we’re sum of all our parts questions
me we’re sum of all our parts questions
me we’re sum of all our parts questions come questions go information comes it
come questions go information comes it
come questions go information comes it goes every day you wake up there are
goes every day you wake up there are
goes every day you wake up there are sales that were a part of you the day
sales that were a part of you the day
sales that were a part of you the day before that are dead there are parts of
before that are dead there are parts of
before that are dead there are parts of you they have yet to begun you are never
you they have yet to begun you are never
you they have yet to begun you are never finished that’s what keeps me working I
finished that’s what keeps me working I
finished that’s what keeps me working I know that something about me has yet to
know that something about me has yet to
know that something about me has yet to come to fruition and although that may
come to fruition and although that may
come to fruition and although that may seem scary at least I know that I
seem scary at least I know that I
seem scary at least I know that I haven’t really messed it all up yet so I
haven’t really messed it all up yet so I
haven’t really messed it all up yet so I thought about curiosity thought about
thought about curiosity thought about
thought about curiosity thought about these questions we’re living in and
these questions we’re living in and
these questions we’re living in and we’re all living in them you’re living
we’re all living in them you’re living
we’re all living in them you’re living in them right now what am I going to say
in them right now what am I going to say
in them right now what am I going to say next we’re in these questions together
next we’re in these questions together
next we’re in these questions together and my goal as an artist is to engage in
and my goal as an artist is to engage in
and my goal as an artist is to engage in these dialogues with people so that we
these dialogues with people so that we
these dialogues with people so that we somehow get to the answers together this
somehow get to the answers together this
somehow get to the answers together this could mean anything to you that could be
could mean anything to you that could be
could mean anything to you that could be talking about sexuality
front I could be posing I could be doing
front I could be posing I could be doing anything why do I have on a white suit
anything why do I have on a white suit
anything why do I have on a white suit do I think I’m so pure what is this
do I think I’m so pure what is this
do I think I’m so pure what is this about what is the artistic choices that
about what is the artistic choices that
about what is the artistic choices that I make on a day-to-day basis come to
I make on a day-to-day basis come to
I make on a day-to-day basis come to bear on the opinions you have of my work
bear on the opinions you have of my work
bear on the opinions you have of my work and that becomes the question that I
and that becomes the question that I
and that becomes the question that I dwell in what are you seeing what are
dwell in what are you seeing what are
dwell in what are you seeing what are you hearing what am i communicating and
you hearing what am i communicating and
you hearing what am i communicating and for some people I’ve been doing a great
for some people I’ve been doing a great
for some people I’ve been doing a great job for other people like my mother who
job for other people like my mother who
job for other people like my mother who struggles to tell people what I do for a
struggles to tell people what I do for a
struggles to tell people what I do for a living maybe not so for me the question
living maybe not so for me the question
living maybe not so for me the question becomes what is it I want to convey
becomes what is it I want to convey
becomes what is it I want to convey whether you get it or not whether it
whether you get it or not whether it
whether you get it or not whether it becomes artistic enough or not whether
becomes artistic enough or not whether
becomes artistic enough or not whether people patronize it or not or whether
people patronize it or not or whether
people patronize it or not or whether it’s beautiful or not I often tell
it’s beautiful or not I often tell
it’s beautiful or not I often tell people when they say oh what do you do
people when they say oh what do you do
people when they say oh what do you do at the college I say I’m a dance
at the college I say I’m a dance
at the college I say I’m a dance professor and they go oh how fun they
professor and they go oh how fun they
professor and they go oh how fun they never say that to physicist
they never say that to biologists right
they never say that to biologists right why do they say that because we have
why do they say that because we have
why do they say that because we have somehow trivialize the body it’s
somehow trivialize the body it’s
somehow trivialize the body it’s something you dress up something you
something you dress up something you
something you dress up something you show off when you want to something you
show off when you want to something you
show off when you want to something you change if you’re financially able to
change if you’re financially able to
change if you’re financially able to there are things about this that contain
there are things about this that contain
there are things about this that contain history that contain culture that
history that contain culture that
history that contain culture that contain eons of legacies that I will
contain eons of legacies that I will
contain eons of legacies that I will never know unless I turn my gaze inward
never know unless I turn my gaze inward
never know unless I turn my gaze inward and to put that into academic terms i
and to put that into academic terms i
and to put that into academic terms i use my critical lens on myself the
use my critical lens on myself the
use my critical lens on myself the question becomes what am i holding on to
question becomes what am i holding on to
question becomes what am i holding on to and in moments of improvisation like
and in moments of improvisation like
and in moments of improvisation like you’ve just seen i have no idea what’s
you’ve just seen i have no idea what’s
you’ve just seen i have no idea what’s really in there i have no idea what’s
really in there i have no idea what’s
really in there i have no idea what’s coming next i have no idea what could be
coming next i have no idea what could be
coming next i have no idea what could be seething at the bottom of my
seething at the bottom of my
seething at the bottom of my consciousness what is able or asking to
consciousness what is able or asking to
consciousness what is able or asking to be revealed i created pieces now for the
be revealed i created pieces now for the
be revealed i created pieces now for the last 20 years i’m often in such a state
last 20 years i’m often in such a state
last 20 years i’m often in such a state of creation and questioning while i’m
of creation and questioning while i’m
of creation and questioning while i’m making those pieces that have no idea
making those pieces that have no idea
making those pieces that have no idea what they’re about I make them rapidly
what they’re about I make them rapidly
what they’re about I make them rapidly somehow people think that I’m prolific
somehow people think that I’m prolific
somehow people think that I’m prolific as an artist and it has nothing to do
as an artist and it has nothing to do
as an artist and it has nothing to do with me because I believe that the
with me because I believe that the
with me because I believe that the question really is where is it coming
question really is where is it coming
question really is where is it coming from and my process of unearthing where
from and my process of unearthing where
from and my process of unearthing where it’s coming from is to make sure that
it’s coming from is to make sure that
it’s coming from is to make sure that this thing that is conducting the
this thing that is conducting the
this thing that is conducting the material is as empty as possible there
material is as empty as possible there
material is as empty as possible there is something that can be done with an
is something that can be done with an
is something that can be done with an empty vessel that cannot be done with a
empty vessel that cannot be done with a
empty vessel that cannot be done with a full one right little Dallas quote there
full one right little Dallas quote there
full one right little Dallas quote there yeah so as an artist I’m constantly
yeah so as an artist I’m constantly
yeah so as an artist I’m constantly questioning am I empty enough or do I
questioning am I empty enough or do I
questioning am I empty enough or do I have room somewhere in here to take on
have room somewhere in here to take on
have room somewhere in here to take on more information and if I can take on
more information and if I can take on
more information and if I can take on more information how does it mix what’s
more information how does it mix what’s
more information how does it mix what’s the alchemy of what’s already happened
the alchemy of what’s already happened
the alchemy of what’s already happened to me ingested with
to me ingested with
to me ingested with taking into my perception right now and
taking into my perception right now and
taking into my perception right now and how do I become or how do i create a
how do I become or how do i create a
how do I become or how do i create a product that’s authentic from what I
product that’s authentic from what I
product that’s authentic from what I know I am right now which I will not be
know I am right now which I will not be
know I am right now which I will not be in the next moment which I have never
in the next moment which I have never
in the next moment which I have never been before we are all becoming
been before we are all becoming
been before we are all becoming something I’ve been working on a piece
something I’ve been working on a piece
something I’ve been working on a piece some that’s about Muhammad I leave for
some that’s about Muhammad I leave for
some that’s about Muhammad I leave for the last three years and he has a really
the last three years and he has a really
the last three years and he has a really wonderful quote that says I don’t always
wonderful quote that says I don’t always
wonderful quote that says I don’t always know what I’m talking about but I know
know what I’m talking about but I know
know what I’m talking about but I know that I’m right and that’s true that’s
that I’m right and that’s true that’s
that I’m right and that’s true that’s true for the languages that come out of
true for the languages that come out of
true for the languages that come out of my body I am NOT bilingual or trilingual
my body I am NOT bilingual or trilingual
my body I am NOT bilingual or trilingual in any traditional sense but there are
in any traditional sense but there are
in any traditional sense but there are so many things so many languages
so many things so many languages
so many things so many languages vernaculars that have gone into this
vernaculars that have gone into this
vernaculars that have gone into this body to create some kind of multiplicity
body to create some kind of multiplicity
body to create some kind of multiplicity of understanding that i speak volumes
of understanding that i speak volumes
of understanding that i speak volumes without saying anything and so do you
without saying anything and so do you
without saying anything and so do you the way you dress up this thing the
the way you dress up this thing the
the way you dress up this thing the costumes you choose the way that you
costumes you choose the way that you
costumes you choose the way that you assume the stage of life the steps you
assume the stage of life the steps you
assume the stage of life the steps you choreograph for yourself and the stages
choreograph for yourself and the stages
choreograph for yourself and the stages you find yourself on whether that be a
you find yourself on whether that be a
you find yourself on whether that be a classroom
classroom
classroom a first date an embarrassing moment your
a first date an embarrassing moment your
a first date an embarrassing moment your body speaks volumes about who you are
body speaks volumes about who you are
body speaks volumes about who you are where you’ve been and where you’re going
where you’ve been and where you’re going
where you’ve been and where you’re going so the next time you take a step out or
so the next time you take a step out or
so the next time you take a step out or into the next situation think about what
into the next situation think about what
into the next situation think about what questions lie ahead and be ready to
questions lie ahead and be ready to
questions lie ahead and be ready to answer them with anything you have at
answer them with anything you have at
answer them with anything you have at your disposal thanks
your disposal thanks
your disposal thanks [Applause]
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