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Perhaps by understanding the (http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2014/07/barricaded_gunman_at_coldwater.html#incart_most- relationship between humans and our ability to harness our breath as a source of read) movement we can understand the relationship between communities and the ability to harness wind as a source of energy.” That’s an ambitious goal, but one the creators and dancers – six students and faculty Active Discussions member Robin Wilson, for whom Fogel is creating a solo – are taking seriously. But then again, Ann Arbor Dance Works has lots of experience making engaging site- Proposal 1: Top 12 questions and 1 answers from MLive's editorial board specific dances that heighten audiences’ sensitivity to landscapes and issues urban and interview on Proposal 1 pastoral. 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