Thoughts and Ideas 2/7

Written By ABQ Dance Connect

Conversation Starter

Listening. Do you? How many ways are there to NOT listen? Conversely how many ways are there to listen? Observe conversations. Reflect on conversations you have participated in. Do all conversations require balanced verbal participation?

Creative Experiment

Make a conversation with movement with and without a prompt. With a partner try out some of the discoveries you came up with in the conversation starter using dance movement. See if you can nuance out hearing vs listening, engagement vs obligated presence, conversing vs talking. Play with timing.

Escape and Inspiration

  • Become aware of local history. The Special Collections branch of the Albuquerque Library have special speakers Sat. Feb. 12 10:30-12:00 for "Shared Stories of New Mexico's Japanese American WWII experience" https://libevents.abqlibrary.org/event/8785028

  • Investigate a new space, Six O Six Gallery/Event/Work space at the same address on Broadway SE. They are quoted in the Crossroads "Six O Six aims to be a space for alternative thought patterns". Contact abqsixosix@gmail.com with inquiries.

  • Free downtown walking tours have begun Saturday mornings at 10am requiring no reservation. Learn downtown history since 1880. Maybe it can be a choreography prompt? SW corner of 1st and Central SW. 505-2889-0586

  • View the events Dancing Earth is providing online this month at https://dancingearth.org/events Their are opportunities for exchange and meeting the dancers.

  • The Santa Fe Film Festival is happening in person and online. Information here https://santafefilmfestival.com/index/

  • And finally, for another potential choreography prompt, PBS is showing "Riveted: The History of Jeans" 8pm tonight on 5.1

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