Our last meeting I talked about my confusion/frustration/limitation of trying to dance with injured arm, recovering from a fracture. decided to dance as if trying to repair its broken wing-ness. this is the first improvisation i have completed since the …
Category Archives: Summer 2021
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
I often find myself in a world driven towards more. Implicitly, explicitly, and verging on universally. More efficient. More speed. More knowledge. Higher profits. More money. More interpersonal connections. More time outside. More happiness. Better mental health. More wellness. More …
The Pursuit of Knowledge
Magic, Allure, Mysticism, Science, "Ruining it", Knowledge, Improvement, Progress, Measurement, Objectives.
The first page of Durham’s Goth: Undead Subculture reads as a tragedy. It is an autobiographical recounting of Durham’s original fascination with the community in vivid emotion, presence, and …
A draft and a beginning: unpacking definitions; unpacking emotions | Creative health: a conceptual model enveloping productivity, work, art, play, and mental, physical, social, and intellectual health.
- What is art?
- What is work?
- What is productivity?
- What are citations?
- Why are citations?
- Why do we feel guilt?
- Why do we feel art?
- What makes something art?
- What makes something creative practice?
As I rode my bike here …
If, and Oh what a Big If submitted by Celeste
This is an attempt to document how our process, through our bi-weekly 2-hour online meeting can be a generative space, to be present in allowing “things that might heretofore not existed” to surface. In this blog post I detail the timeline …
Mirrors and Dimensions
Nikolai and Celeste eschew mirrors in part because a dancer reliant on a mirror may develop a two dimensional understanding of themselves. A dancer looking at a mirror or two will always see their face. Head on. They may not …
Reaching Through Zoom Boxes
We take reaching across zoom boxes one step further with a digital bridge constructed of quick, free technology: Open Broadcaster Software Studio (OBS Studio) and Zoom.
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Let’s make a dance thing together! Perhaps we could …
A Collection of Movement Thingies
Energy and music
Consider energy, physical and mental. An example of a high energy state is jumping off the ceiling, and a low physical energy state is lying at rest on the floor.
1) Dance for 4 minutes
2) Put …
Summer 2021: Blog
What is a daily creative practice? Reflection by Celeste
As part of our core work for this summer, we are taking on the challenge of defining and doing a daily creative practice. The components of that practice including: physical practice …