And the day came, said Anais Nin, when the pain of remaining tight in the bud was greater than that of blossoming.
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When I was a little girl, I spent a lot of time in my grandmother’s sewing room. I remember Betsy McCall paper dolls and musty books of wall paper samples. I remember learning to hand stitch a nine patch quilt square. But what I remember most is the sound of her parlor clock. Standing two […]
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7:30 p.m., Saturday, September 9th, 2023 at Claire School of Dance studios, 1245 Heights Blvd. The program includes: Casting Shadows, Bearing Light. Choreographed by Ashley Horn and performed by Lindsay Cortner. Pillow Chair, a tribute to Yvonne Rainer. Choreographed and performed by Roxanne Claire. Inclose. Choreographed by Ashley Horned, performed by Ashley Horn and Lucy […]
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January 15, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. Rebecca Blackshear and Reagan Hand perform The Earth and Dark, choreographed by Roxanne Claire, as part of Mind the Gap at MATCH, 3400 Main Street.
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Along my morning walk is a fence with a wisteria entwined in its woven wire. Branching from a corner, it runs predominantly along the north-facing side. During the winter, its heavy vines are dormant, bare. In summer, it is lush with lance-shaped leaflets. For a brief time in early spring, however, it is dense with […]
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This morning I turned earth in my front garden bed and scattered seed from last year’s flower head harvest. Then I went for my matinal walk. The fresh air announced the arrival of spring. Along the way, I found a host of hostas bedecked with the glittering jewels left by the overnight shower. I bent […]
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When Tight Buds Begin to Bloom
/by Roxanne ClaireAnd the day came, said Anais Nin, when the pain of remaining tight in the bud was greater than that of blossoming.
Sometimes New Life Springs From Old Wood
/by Roxanne ClaireWhen I was a little girl, I spent a lot of time in my grandmother’s sewing room. I remember Betsy McCall paper dolls and musty books of wall paper samples. I remember learning to hand stitch a nine patch quilt square. But what I remember most is the sound of her parlor clock. Standing two […]
Pardon Our Dust – Works in Progress
/by Roxanne Claire7:30 p.m., Saturday, September 9th, 2023 at Claire School of Dance studios, 1245 Heights Blvd. The program includes: Casting Shadows, Bearing Light. Choreographed by Ashley Horn and performed by Lindsay Cortner. Pillow Chair, a tribute to Yvonne Rainer. Choreographed and performed by Roxanne Claire. Inclose. Choreographed by Ashley Horned, performed by Ashley Horn and Lucy […]
The Earth & Dark at Mind the Gap
/by Roxanne ClaireJanuary 15, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. Rebecca Blackshear and Reagan Hand perform The Earth and Dark, choreographed by Roxanne Claire, as part of Mind the Gap at MATCH, 3400 Main Street.
Waiting to Come Into Flower
/by Roxanne ClaireAlong my morning walk is a fence with a wisteria entwined in its woven wire. Branching from a corner, it runs predominantly along the north-facing side. During the winter, its heavy vines are dormant, bare. In summer, it is lush with lance-shaped leaflets. For a brief time in early spring, however, it is dense with […]
The Necessity of the Sideways Glance
/by Roxanne ClaireThis morning I turned earth in my front garden bed and scattered seed from last year’s flower head harvest. Then I went for my matinal walk. The fresh air announced the arrival of spring. Along the way, I found a host of hostas bedecked with the glittering jewels left by the overnight shower. I bent […]