Life as a Modern Dancer

Category: Improvisational Practices

  • Movement Poem #5 (Whole Body, Going)

    Whole Body, Going A movement poem for March 19, 2020 by Jill Randall   Walking, soft feet Shifting, soft ankles Slow motion kicks, reaching out Hula hoop hips, smile Rib cage – circling + rolling Shoulders – circling up + back, lifting + lowering Head – tilting, nodding Whole body – stretching into a balance…

  • Movement Poem #4 (Body Game)

    Body GameA movement poem for March 17, 2020 by Jill Randall Clench:    Upper    Lower    Shoulders    Hands     Face     Buttocks    Feet Ah! Release ………. Touch:    Top of head    Top of feet    Front of heart    Back of heart    Sacrum    Hip points    Knees    Ankles Then stand up tall, please Rising Head reaching up – to a beautiful big skyFeet growing down – soil + earth belowSoft front of throatSoft back of heart…

  • Movement Poem #3 (Opening)

    From Blog Director Jill Randall: Crazy times, cancelled classes, and home isolation call for new projects and new options through Life as a Modern Dancer! Personally, I have always loved poetry. I love reading poems. Thank you W.S. Merwin and Mary Oliver. I also love writing short poems as movement springboards in my classes. (I…

  • Movement Poem #2 (Grounding)

    From Blog Director Jill Randall: Crazy times, cancelled classes, and home isolation call for new projects and new options through Life as a Modern Dancer! Personally, I have always loved poetry. I love reading poems. Thank you W.S. Merwin and Mary Oliver. I also love writing short poems as movement springboards in my classes. (I…

  • Movement Poem #1 (Sequencing)

    From Blog Director Jill Randall: Crazy times, cancelled classes, and home isolation call for new projects and new options through Life as a Modern Dancer! Personally, I have always loved poetry. I love reading poems. Thank you W.S. Merwin and Mary Oliver. I also love writing short poems as movement springboards in my classes. (I…

  • This Time (Reflections After “Never Before Never Again”)

    This Time Compiled and partially written by Pamela Vail When invited to write this blog post, I proposed that all of the Architects contribute. In the interest of limited time and space, I invited them to send their thoughts to me—just quickly, over text or email—and I’d compile and put it together in some way.…

  • A Home for Improvisation at “Never Before Never Again”

    The Leftovers. Pictured: Hannah Wendel, Mei Yamanaka, Sarah Chien, and Donnell Oakley. Photo credit: Yechiel Husarsky.   A Home for Improvisation at "Never Before Never Again" By Sarah Chien "Never Before Never Again," or “NBNA,” is an annual 3-week festival in January at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. This year was guest curated by…

  • Let us eat cake, consensually, that is: A Reflection on TALK.DANCE.CAKE

    Let us eat cake, consensually, that is: A Reflection on TALK.DANCE.CAKE By Bhumi B. Patel Contributor Note: In order to honor and be respectful of folks who are participating, I am intentionally not speaking about any participants by name and am not including any images from the event. It’s impossible to write as an objective…