By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.
Steve Valk (photo above) is a contemporary dance dramaturge, visual artist, designer and currently the director of the first Insitute of Social Choreography in Frankfurt Germany. He is an American who visits his family’s Ocean Grove home every summer. He has done that since his childhood in the 1960’s.
Last year he was consulting with the Martha Graham Ballet Company in New York City
I have met with Steve in the past to tap into his long term perspective and interest regarding Ocean Grove and what needs to be done to preserve its future. We had our first meeting for this summer today, but it wasn’t predominantly about the Grove. We will get to that before he leaves.
We got together this morning at Café Volan on Bangs Avenue in Asbury Park. It’s a down-home sort of place where the mood is bohemian and the coffee is excellent. We need a place like that in Ocean Grove. Steve likes to bike around OG and AP, but then he often wears another hat as he goes into New York to meet celebrities such as the creators of the Sopranos and Northern Exposure, among others. Check on the link below to get up to date. You can find other posts by using the Blogfinger search box above and type in Steve’s name.
SIDNEY BECHET with the Gershwins’ “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess
https://blogfinger.net/2015/02/07/letter-to-the-editor-from-steve-valk-in-frankfurt-germany/