Embodied Movement Practices / Spring 2022

  1 Why We Do What We Do Victoria Nieto   Honestly, this class was not what I was expecting. However, it became something more broad I would say. It was about connecting to the core of what an artist is. It was about why we do what we do. This was my biggest takeaway. I encountered insecurities that I thought were gone. I overcame them once more. So that is always refreshing. It was inspiring to watch my peers evolve as they lose themselves up a little too. My biggest take away is the connection to artistry. As a conductor I can become a task master. I can neglect the emotional connection that I must have and also inspire in the ensemble. Hopefully, the elements of imagination and dis-inhibition would help me to create a safe space to keep developing my art.    2      Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone Lorena Surducan The biggest takeaway from this class was stepping out ...

  DAN 720 Embodied Movement Practices in the Performing Arts     Graduate Performance Showcase / Spring 2022     Patience Performer: Jamie Bunce Source material: "Grace" by Morgan Harper Nichols and "Patience" by Guns N' Roses This piece is about the value and perception of time, grief over lost time and opportunities, and the search for peace and self-forgiveness in my struggle with time blindness and dissociative episodes.       Longing Performer: Elmira David     Music: "Just the Two of Us" by Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers. I am trying to communicate what it looks and feels like to be an individual who is longing to be with someone they think/believe is good for them. The thought of being with that person takes over and an imaginary scenario is thus created. This individual then proceeds to find ways to convince the person they are longing for that if the two of them make the effort, th...