Artist's Statement
I am retiring in relation to pursuing a dance company/ensemble for the remainder of the year {2008}. I do not see myself directing again in the future. If , I am called to fufill my duties as an Artistic Director, it would be outside of Texas. I begun a professional dance company in the Fall of 2002 and begun to feel the fleeting in 2007. While it is hard to keep a company going {business side}, it is much harder to keep it alive with people who will selflessly support you and your values.
In my professional career, I have more than the average number of disappointments. I had to make a name for myself, start afoot with own company; because I was never going to have the opportunity to shine with my directors and/or superiors. I took a huge leap and branched out as a resident choreographer and then as a director.
I know longer feel the joy of working with dancers as I once did. I assume the surmounting perils over the past five {5} years has taken its toll on me, with 2006 being the hardest in 5 years. The abuse I had to endure as an artist with "shots" directed at me regarding my weight, slander, harrassment, and general comments {derogatory}, has only made me thick-skinned. As I leave the world of companies, I am not leaving as a teacher, dancer, and choreographer.
I do not know what the next five {5} years hold in store, or the years after that. If I am to comeback and pickup where I ended....it will be by the doings of Jesus Christ.
As I retire, I am pursuing an investigation into the slander and harrassment of my abuser (s).
Wenda Lynn-Koon
June 21, 2008
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