On Demand
Survival Kit
Sunday, June 09, 2002
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GARTH FAGAN
Garth Fagan has always been seen as something of a recluse in the dance world. He and his company have won all of the major dance awards and have toured the world, but they are based in the relatively out-of-the-way city of Rochester, New York. Now I’ve asked him to take his isolation a step further, and spend some time in a remote cabin in the mountains, or perhaps a desert island, and to decide what he would put in his cultural survival kit.
Survival Kit List
1. CD of Bob Marley’s greatest hits
2. A video of “Griot New York” featuring the Wynton Marsalis Septet, the
beautiful sculpture by Martin Puryear, and Garth Fagan Dance including the
company’s Bessie Award winners: Norwood Pennewell, Steve Humphrey and Sharon
Skepple
3. A collection of works by Brahms: Piano Concerto #1, violin concerto, and
one or two sonatas
4. Some of Miles Davis’ hits from the Coltrane days and some other modern
pieces
5. The Primal Mind by Jamake Highwater
6. A large supply of the hottest hot sauce that can be found!
