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Teacher education in CI: What does teacher education have to do with safer dance spaces? (part 1 of 2)

by Alexia Buono • 2021/01/19 • 8 Comments

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…

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Contact Quarterly’s (final?) clearance sale, through Tuesday, Dec. 1

by richard • 2020/11/29 • 0 Comments

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…

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Nancy Stark Smith memories and tributes

by richard • 2020/05/16 • 0 Comments

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…

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Nancy Stark Smith (1952–2020)

by richard • 2020/05/03 • 0 Comments

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…

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All ongoing New York City contact improvisation events suspended under further notice

by richard • 2020/03/06 • 1 Comment

Update Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 12:20am:As reflected on the Contact Improvisation in NYC page on this blog, all ongoing contact improvisation events in New York City have been suspended until further notice. This includes: Monday class, Tuesday pre-jam class, Tuesday…

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A Helpful Supplement to Myth #6: “It’s just not my thing” — addressing facilitator doubts (Part 2 of 2)

by Sarah Gottlieb • 2020/01/31 • 0 Comments

In Part 1 of this article, “Myth #6: Written guidelines keep CI spaces safe,” I discussed why having written guidelines is an insufficient strategy for creating safer CI spaces, and explained why CI teachers and facilitators need to model talking…

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