Movement and the Brain
When we think of Isadora Duncan, we tend to think of ethereal, bare-footed dancers in flowing tunics, arms wafting above. But Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company principal Elizabeth Disharoon Wright believes that the sense of lightness the mother of modern dance evoked is actually quite complex, based in a system of exercises and imagery that can aid
How to Make Your Dancing Lighter and Breezier
Lightness is the famously elusive quality that can make a dancer seem to float on air. But as with all things dance, what looks like pure ease onstage takes an incredible amount of effort behind the scenes. “It’s the proverbial carrot that I dangle for my patients,” says Melissa Buffer, a Boston-area physical therapist who works with dancers and other
Remembering the Creative, Resilient Spirit of Jennifer Muller (1944–2023)
“Change!” It is the one word spoken throughout choreographer, dancer, and teacher Jennifer Muller’s iconic work Speeds, a dance celebrating joy rooted within virtuosic and pedestrian movements. Where is the point of change? Muller would often incorporate this question into her technique classes to ask the dancers to clarify their internal awareness within each movement. Amidst the constant changes of