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November 2016
Andrea asks me habla Espagnol? She gestures: she is hungry. The three gypsy girls circle around me like a flock of birds, laughing, chirping. I sit down and try to communicate with her. Her...
December 2017 Dance studio rehearsal in Minsk
It is early in the morning, around 8 o'clock but this dancer can use the studio of her friend to rehearse for an hour before work. In return she keeps it clean. Dance...
Minsk December 10th 2017
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