Since there are a number of our readers from Atlanta, we are bringing you this and suggest you follow the link below to the full article if you are interested in knowing more about what’s going on there. Our interests range from local to international.
Our Favorite Things: Remembering Atlanta Arts 2011:
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“Silence, emptiness, stillness—even the most stubborn absolutes also contain a hint, the seed of potential, of becoming their opposites. For instance, the blinding sun-bleached oblivion of Atlanta’s summer can suddenly subside into a cool midday shower. The year 2011 had many moments just like that.
If you found yourself caught in a rainstorm on the right day, perhaps you saw gloATL’s dancers dashing into downtown traffic—as a devoted crowd stood amazed, unmoving despite the downpour. Or perhaps you stayed indoors and attended Dashboard Co-op’s dinner party where strangers shared their ‘largest and most elaborate’ visions for Atlanta’s future. These are among our favorite memories from the past 12 months.
About this ‘Top Ten’ List
For the past three years, BURNAWAY opened its year-end survey to readers only. We invited ten guests to write about ten arts events they considered the ‘most personally inspiring,’ with little to no interference from our staff. The format for Our Favorite Things 2010 was roughly the same as 2009 and 2008, the year this publication began.
(Via BURNAWAY.ORG.)