Audrey Johnson. Photo by Houssam Mchaimech from “towards.” Read Audrey's piece here.

From Blog Director Jill Randall:

It's been a LONG month in Shelter in Place. Hoping you are safe, healthy, and getting to enjoy dance in a variety of ways from home.

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This month on the blog, I have published a Movement Poem every day, as springboards for improvising and choreographing.

Additionally, 6 artists have shared about their improvisational practices:

Improvisation as Sustainability – Mitsuko Clarke-Verdery

Improvising in Practice: reflections from my workshop with Jesse Zaritt in a time of COVID-19 – Molly Rose-Williams

6 improvisation scores (or, archives of making a solo through improvisational process) – Audrey Johnson

FINDING (HEART): Practices in Improvisation (& Practices in Improvisational Writing) – Molly Heller

Where We Find Ourselves: Memories of Improvisations – Melecio Estrella

Rigor + Anarchy in Improvisation – Ellen Slatkin

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Here is also my letter to college dance professors. How can I be of help with resources and reading lists as we consider summer and fall courses going online?

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In April (and late March), I published a few pieces through dance-teacher.com and medium.com:

Anouk van Dijk Announces Unique Opportunity to Study Countertechnique Online (Dance Teacher)

Soundformovement.com: A Music Website With Free Licensing for Online Dance Teachers (Dance Teacher)

Dancemaking in the Months Ahead, with Some New Parameters and Creative Puzzles to Solve (Medium)

My Dance with Running (Medium)

 

Additionally, here are some pieces that really got me thinking about this time and the months ahead of us:

To Survive the Challenges Ahead, Cultural Institutions Will Need to Redefine the Value of Art. Here’s How They Can Do It – Deborah Fisher (artnet)

Dealing With the Disappointment of Getting COVID-Canceled – Nancy Wozny (Dance Magazine)

This Is What We Train For – Andrew Simonet (ARTPLACE)

How Can We Radically Reimagine the Dance World Post-Coronavirus? – Lauren Wingenroth (Dance Magazine)

Moving is important. What if we took the hint, and actually paused? – Lauren Warnecke (Art Intercepts)

The Forgotten Art of Assembly: Or, Why Theatre Makers Should Stop Making – Nicholas Berger (Medium)

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Stay tuned in May for new artist profiles and reflections on the online teaching/distance learning experience!

 

Be well,

Jill