Faith Project does not only feature new collaborators, but also new dance artists. Jessica talks with Frankie Markocki and Barbara Craig about their experiences in the process and how it relates to Kun-Yang's CHI Awareness Practice.

Jessica talks with dance artists Liu Mo and Annielille Gavino to discuss how they understand faith/spirituality and if those perspectives have shifted during Faith Project.

An important component of Faith Project is deepening into an understanding of CHI Awareness Practice. How do we, as practitioners of CHI Awareness, talk about this ephemeral, kinesthetic and energetic experience?

Jessica talks with KYL/D dance artists Grace Stern and Nikolai McKenzie about how they experience dance as a contemplative practice.

We stand at the threshold of 2017 and 2018. What awareness have you gained from the past that you carry with you?

"By definition, a door is a barrier. In watching the rehearsal for Faith Project, talking with Kun-Yang, and reflecting on the journey this process has taken over the past few months, I realize more that we’ve been exploring the process of the threshold – the process of existing in the space in-between the known and unknown."

As the holidays approach, Jessica reflects on how Time is an important concept during this season for many religions as well as Kun-Yang's choreographic process.

"I'm a big fan of KYL/D's work, so I'm interested in the opportunity to document the creation of one of the company's pieces from inception to finish."

As we move into the holiday season - a time of reflection and ritual - are you more aware of “meditative states of consciousness?” How do you enter into (and navigate/ accept/ feel) your own “in between spaces”?

Scholar, writer, and dance artist Kimerer LaMothe is KYL/D’s thought partner for Faith Project. She’s been guiding us through the Story Circles, leading us in movement and facilitating discussion. Kimerer took a few moments to dive deeper into her role with KYL/D and her perspectives on dance and religion.

How does your religion inform your sense of identity and community?
 

Kimerer LaMothe reflects "In our third Story Circle, bodily practices of paying attention appeared as a point of connection between “religion” and “dance.”

Jessica talks with KYL/D dance artists Evalina Carbonell and Weiwei Ma about how they experience dance as a contemplative practice.

“How can dialoguing around religion enable us to know what contemporary dance can be? How can dancing enable us to know what religion is and can be?”