Interestingly, instead of suggesting specific movements for these poems, Staycee suggested I try improvising movements while practicing the poems in order to develop new choreography-a scary but liberating direction! I decided to ask Staycee's help with two poems: "(83)," a poem that I feel works better on paper than on the stage, and "Hardened," a poem I perform with movements that are starting to feel stale. I've mentioned that I've been incorporating movement into my poetry performances. One of them is choreographer Staycee Pearl. I've met a lot of incredible people in the last year. Kelli's Research, Part 3: February 24, 2011 By the time this book is written I'll be in a whole new body. My current writing practice is often preceded by yoga or dance. A body that's willing to continually give itself up to an even newer one. These new poems demand a new body that is more fluid. I feel like my new work will not allow itself to be written from my current body. How to be more flexible and willing to leave behind familiar ways of being. This exploration is feeding my writing and performance practice. The ballet training is no joke, and the new ways I'm asking my body to move is as much of a mental challenge as it is physical. Then back in Pittsburgh on Saturday, I went to my Modern Dance Class at the August Wilson Center, and worked in the Dunham Technique! So I observed an Advanced Beginner Ballet Class, and then took my first Zumba class! So while I was in NYC for the Dada Poetry Salon I decided to be brave and take a class at The Ailey Extension! I was hoping to take a modern dance class, but it didn't fit with my schedule on this trip. As part of my research I recently watched a documentary about the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. As I've mentioned, my new poetry is beginning to explore my dance background.
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