Oct 20, 2017
Hannah Krafchik, Zena Bibler and Emily Jones mull over the movement-based improvisational practices that ignited the Ecological Bodies dance festival.
In reflecting on this research-based week of dance, we found the term “ecological” to be almost arbitrary, as our thinking shifted toward the larger notion of “everything in relation to everything.” Our learning seemed to emerge through the process of questioning assumptions and dismantling certain value sets in relation to dance – but, more so, in relation to our lived experiences. This has become a call to locate ourselves within the context of our lives.