Writings from daily practice and archive

Performer as author: Creative research from the dancer’s perspective.

Writings from daily practice and archive.

Spring 2021

Performer as Author took place every Tuesday from 2:30PM to 4:20PM in the virtual realm, and in our homes.

Some of the shared experiences were the creation of an archive of a 35 day daily creative practice, open mic, “dancing unseen,” listening, writing, a solo process rooted in the daily creative practice, and more.

Nayante Stanley Mom I want to say thank you Thank you for the laughs we shared For my corny jokes you've seemed to be the only one that cared Thank you for the various missed pronunciations I'm glad I have my very own Jamaican Thank you for giving me all and more Helping my heart become pure to the core Thank you for the wise conversations Getting me a step closer to my dreams and aspirations Thank you for being an outstanding mother What did I do to deserve you sometimes I wonder You made sure my future wouldn't fall through Mom I want to say thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------The mind is a dangerous place You’ll start to think and your thoughts begin to race Racing to a destination that it’ll never reach only to land on a beach Where there is nothing but loneliness Coming to a state of nothingness Which follows by the feeling of emptiness then leads to pain bringing on the inevitable reality of me believing that i might just be insane causes me to disdain from the fact that the world may be entertained by my sorrows and vain is this really what it's come to? the levels that my mind has been through put it in or shut it out my thoughts begin to thaw about I start to feel this wave of a fading state of mind As my body begins to rewind And play back all the memories of me suffering this stage seems to keep buffering Will i ever move on from this damage How will i ever manage Starting to fuck up my mental How my head and heart is just so gentle So when the little things hit home It tears up my dome The mind is a dangerous place You’ll start to think and your thoughts begin to race

Kristin Vendel Unmotivation Finding the beings that push I want to allow myself to feel

I am trying to find for myself what I need to do to be able to feel. To be able to time travel. I feel frozen but want to move forward. I’ve never been one to express myself comfortably, but what does that even mean. Comfort does not exist. Challenge exists and to overcome is necessary. Guidance is needed, but pleasure is a want. This entire series has been about me, and what I need to choose for myself. I have chosen MOTIVATION. What is the thing that allows growth? Can that even be answered? Who knows…

I strive to answer to my best ability every time, and that is all I can request of myself.

These feelings of difference and exclusion power an energy of failure. Using that as MOTIVATION. But how? I’m not sure yet. Answers are not solutions, Yet experience is a good start.

Lanae Watson Seven Days turn to weeks turn to weeks, and weeks to months The Ray gone dim Other worldly shut-eye, further drifting from this dimension Sending syncopated ticks as guidance Indecision only with holding what is yet to be created Or not to be Resist egocentrism Reveal what lies In my hands from the previous night’s movie Your mind glows purple, for your moving mouth Slips my eye

Paloma Parrotta Colors A flash of colors everywhere A rainbow above my head Crowning over me with thoughts in my brain Red, Pink, Green, Yellow, Orange, Blue and Purple Colors that are everywhere, we just see them differently All so radiant to my eyes Looking at my canvas Pearly white, yet with no colors Taking my brush and spreading To create something beautiful It always has to be bright and beautiful Never dull colors Imagining the colors with movements As the brush strokes, my arm goes up My feet do a dance with every color I see I then close my eyes and see the rainbow over me Giving me ideas to keep my brush on the canvas Colors so bright as the sun on a hot summer day Colors that make me imagine what it could be like How do you become a color?

How does color feel?

We will never know but through movement The colors take you to a different world A world filled with many colors Just like the rainbow above my head

Alix Chappell

I have escaped these earthly bonds, weightless I dance with silver coated wings surrounded by clouds in an endless sky I climb towards the sun and join my spirit which has been weightless for an eternity. It welcomed me with open arms High in the sunlit silence I soar chasing the wind.

Veronica A. Quintero (Vero)

A temple where we both bloom.

The kicks.

The flutters.

The pressure that gets me to the verge of peeing.

The feeling of placing my hand over my belly to feel her swim.

The sleepless nights.

The changes my body goes through daily.

The way she pushes my belly out as she grows.

It still feels so surreal. So surreal but so beautiful and amazing. To know that I am creating life within life.

To know that this body is built to create in many different ways.

I feel blessed.

I feel love.

I feel whole.

I feel ALIVE.

Claudia Foster Life has changed a lot since I last spoke to you … (journal). Where do I even start? I moved back home…. It got a lot lonely… I felt stuck. I have been working out nonstop…. Eating healthier, got a new job and have been doing things to keep ME happy… like running by the beach or taking myself to a local park to read. I am starting to be able to fight my ADHD without my medication. I feel….. Like Claudia again and it feels so good. Life is only looking up for me and I have no plans to dwell on the past. Claudia Rose I am so proud of you. Keep pushing… not a single soul can stop you from doing things that you need in order to keep you happy.

- I love you Claudia {Manifest good thoughts and things… don’t let bad days or thoughts get to you} {I will be okay} {I will grow} {I will receive what I give} {I will put myself first} {I will attract healthy relationships} {I will not give up} {I will appreciate the little things} {I will appreciate the journey} {I will keep pushing no matter how hard things may get}

Claire Mork

I can go next…….. *Make sure if you were off camera you send me your notes so I know how to grade you.*

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