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continue doing exactly what he wants to do. A single man, he has set up his life so that he can devote as much time as he wants to his art. Presently, his work is in great demand and as long as it is, Peter Kiss will continue to be a lucky man. Judith Marcuse Art and Activism Make Wonderful Dance Partners Art & Activism: Shall We Dance? Judith Marcuse's commitment to social issues is rooted in her early years. Politics was discussed around the family dinner table. As a child, Marcuse accompanied her parents on "Ban the Bomb" marches. She has carried this thread of political awareness throughout her career as a dancer, choreographer, teacher, producer and director. Although she excelled in academics, Marcuse left her formal education at fifteen to focus on dance, her first love since the age of four. She studied and worked in London, Geneva and Tel Aviv, among other places, before returning to Canada and eventually settling on the North Shore. In 1980, she formed a repertory company call Dance Projects. For fifteen years, they toured in North America, Europe and Asia presenting stimulating works that addressed issues like poverty and war. These productions For many years, Marcuse took her dancers into schools in large cities and small isolated communities, sometimes inviting the children Marcuse looked to teenagers for her inspiration, and to the issues they face in FANS WINNERS: CONTINUES ON PAGE 16... reflected Marcuse's vision of where the arts sit in society. "I want to put my energy into the kind of work that is not No one leaves one of Judith Marcuse's productions unchanged. Her work has been described as stunning, high energy, adventuresome and mesmerizing. In her choreography, she weaves together such diverse elements as whimsy, conflict, humour, pathos and intelligence to create larger than life tapestries of sound and motion. After dissolving the repertory company in 1995, Marcuse spearheaded the production of an annual month-long festival of the arts called The Kiss Project. The festival offered professional performances as well as unique workshops for the public. At the same time, she began to work on an innovative quartet of projects which would soon become her main focus. decorative but has some relevance and perhaps, transformative power." to join them on stage. Her desire was to expose people to the power of art.