Instructions for Defining "Sweet and Tender"

has eveyone tried to answer the question "what is 'Sweet and Tender?'?

do it enough and you realize the words you use are very crucial. Yes, today we met 6 choreographers that are invited to make Site Specific choreographies for the students of the dance school. (Guerilla project [or Gorilla, depending on your accent]) it was nice, but i realized how actually tricky it is to explain what we are doing.

In fact, the debate Sunday proved this as well, when we took up so much time first giving a history and a definition--which brings on the philosophy, etc.

My favorite question was this:

"How can you show this as a model to learn from when it is clear that you all share a common experience that unites you?"
That is a good one.

here are some tidbits that i remembered. we filmed it, but i cant be bothered to watch the vid now. I hate technology. I'll do a stream of thought:

we tried to trace back the beginning.
some were trying to understanding it like a fraternity.
the website was presented in a cardboard box with a jacket over it, but nobody went inside
we stated that the website was the single most significant event that solidified our identity.
we spoke of open source as a model of not only the website, but of our approach to the work made within S&T.
example of S&T having problems with exactly this matter followed.
functionality was questioned.
some said "i wouldn't be interested because after working in the field now for quite some years, i need my vision, and that's why i don't depend on groups".
the subject of "a discourse of talking about art works is not evident, it needs to be introduced and practiced" was a nice one.
the local scene was described a bit.
the money involved in the local scene was described a bit.
a question was asked about the difference between "the environments in Bruxelles and Tilburg concering how artists share their work and connect".
some brought up the difficulty of trying to "sell" themselves in this market
some said it would be a force to apply with the S&T group history and power, and one added: "and hide".
the metaphor of an independent artist "hoping to be thrown a piece of food, or being territorial with the piece he was lucky enough to get thrown" was introduced
the statement "sweet and tender is not a club" was stated

we ate grapes growing on the wall next to us.

it was very, very informative for us.

Domenico (aka GloryBuns)