Category: Movement Poems

Movement Poem #7 From Blog Director Jill Randall: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place, in Spring 2020, I started sharing Movement Poems on the blog. The idea was to offer improvisation and composition prompts that we could easily do at home. I paired each poem with a piece of music by Michael…

  Movement Poem #52 A poem for May 5, 2020 by Jill Randall   commitment will willing   throughlines   curiosities   scanning the space   committed to myself to this practice to another day   to moving to exhaling to playing and making and diving and loving ——- Hello! Today is the last poem…

Remembering Kites A Movement Poem for May 4, 2020 by Jill Randall   all @ once fluttering suspending balancing upward seeking equilibrium agile   present, and nodding it is okay, when it is time to return —— Hello! Today's music selection is "Rainy Day" by Michael Wall, which is 8th on this playlist. Today's imagery…

New Directions A Movement Poem for May 3, 2020 by Jill Randall   outward upward skyward far reaching extending expanding exhaling fulfilling completing   —— Hello! Today I want to reference another project of mine, "365 Dance." From August 2014 to August 2015, I wrote down one word or phrase every day related to my…

Imagery/Ideas A Movement Poem for May 2, 2020 by Jill Randall   Zip line Slack line Hopscotch Four square   What are the essential movements here?   And pathways?   And tempos?   The tilt of the head The focus required The placement of feet   Let's play! ——– Hello! Today's music selection is "3…

  an entrance, moving backwards a movement poem for May 1, 2020 by Jill Randall   back bodyback spaceback of the heartmoving backwards is so hard vulnerabilitytrustsoftening,soles of feet softening,chest, front of the heart, throat, face retreating?rewinding?reversing? no, just a different perspectiveand choice of direction —— Hello! Today's music suggestion is "Soft" by Michael Wall.…

calming actions for today A Movement Poem for April 30, 2020 by Jill Randall   arms + legs alternating swinging sensing weight   unhurried   receptive   expansive collarbones space between the bones broad brushstrokes far reaching with focus —– Hello! Today's music suggestion is "One or the Other" by Michael Wall. It is 2nd…

word pairs for a solo a movement poem for April 29, 2020 by Jill Randall   brighten, spark   ripple, disperse   offer, open   see, stand ——– Hello! Today's poem is pretty simple in concept: 8 actions to try out in a particular order. May I suggest "4 120 " by Michael Wall for…

  Today, So Much New Information A Movement Poem for April 28, 2020 by Jill Randall   This movement of my hand   What catches my eye   The exact distance, measurement of the space between my feet   new ways + pathways to walk jog swivel kick pause   a new small dance  …

  Time/Timing/Tempo A Movement Poem for April 27, 2020 by Jill Randall   slow motion   fast forward   all the time in the world   not needing to keep track of time release, let go of, allow for space, opportunity, and options   no watch, clock, countdown timer   just an internal sense of…