After KYL/D's second story circle, Jessica explains the interaction between community members and the dance artists when there is both a verbal and physical exchange.
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Defining "Spirituality"
Readers: How do you define “spirituality”? How have you experienced “spirituality” in KYL/D’s work?
Read MoreKYL/D on Psychology Today: "The Faith Project: Finding New Moves to Make" by Kimerer LaMothe
Faith Project collaborator, Dr. Kimerer LaMothe, wrote about her experiences from KYL/D's first story circle engagement on her blog at Psychology Today. Check it out!
Read More“Performing” Religion, Performing and Revealing Identity
Diving deeper into the specific movements performed in faith traditions, Jessica contemplates, How do we “perform” religion?
Read MoreInitial Rehearsal Reflections
After observing a KYL/D rehearsal, Jessica explains how Kun-Yang integrates the community engagements and dance artist experiences into his choreography and how his creative process relates directly to his movement practice, CHI Awareness.
Read MoreFrom what do I draw my greatest strength? Moving as part of the circle - a reflection on Faith Project's first Story Circle
Jessica reflects on the first story circle engagement as part of the Faith Project. One of exercises included scholar and story circle facilitator, Kimerer LaMothe, posing three questions to the participants:
What do you most love?
What do you most fear?
From what do you draw your greatest strength?
What is a Story Circle?
A significant element of the Faith Project are story circles with community members, but what is a story circle? Jessica breaks down what a story circle looks like, who participates, and why its important.
Read MoreIntroduction to the Faith Project
KYL/D senior dance artist Jessica Warchal-King is the community blogger for KYL/D's upcoming endeavor, the Faith Project. In this post, Jessica explains the top 10 reasons why she is excited to embark on the Faith Project
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