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Mary Overlie — The Six Viewpoints

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What can you say about a person who at an early age discovered that she would be content to spend 90 percent of her life in a closet thinking, yet who thought nothing of hopping a freight train to Berkeley, California at the age of 17 with only $50 dollars in her pocket, to pursue dancing? Mary Overlie is an observer/participant, a deconstructing postmodern theatre practitioner, an original anarchist. She is a woman who is not afraid of obscurity, or worried that being unknown might obscure her ideas. She prefers to remain out of the limelight in order to create. She has a deep trust and confidence in a piercing mind. At a young age she displayed an intense physical and intellectual confidence.The Theory and Practice of The Six Viewpoints were borne out that confidence with a quiet yet infectious impact. “Observe the ingredients, the materials of performance, contemplate the particles. Once you find them, train yourself to listen, allow them to become your teachers, embrace them as p

Mary Overlie - The Six Viewpoints Back Overview The Materials The Bridge History Back Biography Mary by Mary Credentials Photographs Back Window Pieces The Figure Adam and Eve Hero II, Wallpaper Small Dance Reviews Mary's Blog Back Upcoming Workshops Submit a workshop Back Message us Join the mailing list MARY OVERLIE (1946-2020) CHOREOGRAPHER DANCER PROFESSOR author originator of the Six Viewpoints What can you say about a person who at an early age discovered that she would be content to spend 90 percent of her life in a closet thinking, yet who thought nothing of hopping a freight train to

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