Every so often we will bombard former camper, faculty or staff members with our pile of 135 questions. We’ll edit down their responses and post them here, picking the best answers. We like to check in with each other every so often and thought you’d enjoy it as well. (btw, wanna make it 136? Let us know if you wanna add some questions and we’ll see what we can do…)
What is your full name?
Claire Elizabeth Augustine
What was the opening number of your first TAP showcase?
Heart and Music
What is one place you would love to visit right now?
Paris, France
Which coffee flavor are you?
Cinnamon Dolce
Recommend a book/play/musical/poem/movie that has changed your life.
Book: The Artist’s Way by Julie Cameron
Play: Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl
Poem: “Us” by Anne Sexton
Movie: Harold and Maude
Do you know anyone famous?
I feel I know people who grew up to be kind of famous, like Nathan Parsons who’s now on General Hospital. Devyn Ray just starred in an independent movie, Blacktino, that just premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. That kind of thing keeps happening. They were right when we were training at places like TAP Camp. So many of my teachers told me that we would be the future generation of the art community. You don’t really believe that as a kid, but as you get older, that really comes true.
What’s your favorite color?
Grey
If you could meet any living person, who would it be?
Probably Twyla Tharp, because she’s so serious about her art.
What’s the last piece of live performance you attended as an audience member?
The Merce Cunningham Company when it stopped in Austin. I was going to school in Columbus, Ohio, where the Legacy Tour started. I couldn’t believe it when I heard that they were stopping in Austin. Now I’m determined to see the last performance in New York at New Years. Tickets are only $10!
What was your favorite TAP activity?
This may sound weird, but the one afternoon we had all the staff sit and answer questions from the campers. I love hearing people’s backstories and I was so incredibly curious how artists became artists as a kid. Back then I thought there was a set path to success, but now I know that’s really not true. But I really tried hard to get it out of people when I was younger.
What’s the furthest you’ve ever traveled?
Scotland.
Are you stubborn?
Oh yes.
What project are you working on currently?
About to perform Transitional Spaces III for Ellen Bartel at the New Works Festival at UT, and in May will be in Ariel Dance Theatre’s The Grand Theory of Everything Between. Very excited about both of these shows!
Where did you go to college?
Otterbein College (now named Otterbein University) in Westerville, Ohio. I got two BAs, English (Creative Writing) and Choreography.
