Last night I saw this year’s final performance of “Keeping the Faith,” a stunning performance by 21 women using dance, spoken word & visual art to shed light on their lives and selves. One of the most moving performances I’ve ever attended, it was well worth a 3-hour commute to the rural setting of Mission [...]
Entries Tagged as 'advocacy'
Keeping the Faith — The Prison Project
May 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Tags:achievement gap·advocacy·obstacles·performance·why dance matters
Dancers are changing the world step by step
November 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
This lovely story, via Anne Green Gilbert, deserves to be passed on — along with her greeting, which is the title of this post.
Groove your bump!
October 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Dance — an intellectual exercise
October 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Another note from my sister on the subject of John Ratey & his work:
“I just came back from a talk by Harvard psychiatrist John Ratey on the relationship between exercise and learning. His final comment in the presentation, during the question and answer period, was this: “I think dance is the ultimate best [...]