For months I had been hearing whispers on the wind. They started growing in the last few weeks into murmurs, until this week, all of the sudden, they seemed to explode into… well, a lot of Facebook posts at least,…
Teacher education in CI: Experimenting with teacher education in Buffalo (part 2 of 2)
This is the second of two parts by Alexia Buono, discussing teacher education in contact improvisation. Her first part, Teacher education in CI: What does teacher education have to do with safer dance spaces?, discussed how justice-oriented pedagogical teacher education…
Teacher education in CI: What does teacher education have to do with safer dance spaces? (part 1 of 2)
Hi blog readers! I’m happy to introduce a new writer on my blog, Alexia Buono. Alexia is CI dancer with a PhD in education who specializes in teacher education and dance pedagogy in particular. I invited her to write on…
Contact Quarterly’s (final?) clearance sale, through Tuesday, Dec. 1
I think this hasn’t gotten much attention, but it should—CQ is ending its print existence and closing their physical offices, which means that they’re selling all their remaining print materials for discounted rates until this Tuesday, December 1, after which…
Nancy Stark Smith memories and tributes
It’s been only two weeks since the news broke of Nancy Stark Smith’s death; it seems so much longer, somehow. Which is perhaps an effect of coronavirus time. And yet, isn’t she still alive? Aren’t we going to see her…
Nancy Stark Smith (1952–2020)
Nancy Stark Smith passed away this past Friday, May 1, 2020, from ovarian cancer. I got the news on Saturday from a Facebook post by Christina Svane that was shared around the world; Contact Quarterly has also posted a brief…