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Testimonial – Laura Cohen

“I am consistently blown away by the creativity with which Ximena and Andrea approach and communicate movement. Classes are as mentally rigorous and inspiring as they are physically. I leave every week yearning to internalize more of LEIMAY LUDUS and to integrate its praxis with my life.” – Laura...Continued

24. Mar

Selma Trevino

“I will be re-visiting Etienne Decroux’s choreography “Washerwoman” and exploring ways to perform it according to my Brazilian heritage, investigating washerwomen culture from Brazil.”

14. Mar

Aya Hayashi

Aya will begin choreography for Okaeri Productions’ Godspell, which will run at the Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance February 25-27, 2022.

14. Mar

Melani De Guzman

“I’ll be working on movement research, fine tuning acting monologues, and planning my experimental dance solo film.”

14. Mar

Shani Bekt

“I would structure the time to further flesh out and solidify pieces I’ve started choreographing and explore making new works. Ideally, I’d also like to film my work to use for artistic grant purposes.”

14. Mar

Kristel Baldoz

Drawing further into her research between movement and objects, Kristel will be improvising with a variety of materials that are connected to her historical past comprised of farmworkers and export laborers.

14. Mar

Article: “The Illumination of LEIMAY’s ‘Becoming-Corpus'”

“They offer a splendid merging/clashing of movement and light in patterns that approach and recede. Garnica and Moriya have been artistic and personal partners for 13 years. Their intimacy shows in the way that Garnica’s choreography is structured, framed, and permeated by Moriya’s lighting and Moriya’s light is populated...Continued

10. Mar

Article: “Revolt of the body in stillness”

“Through the example of LEIMAY’s Becoming Series stillness is theorized as revolt. It is a performative act – a radical form of action confronting the viewer as a body with agency.” “LEIMAY’s Becoming Series manifest political commitment established in its reflexive dynamics that empower subjects in their stillness.” “…the...Continued

10. Mar

Abstract: “More-than-human Movements: Trans-corporeal Choreographies of the Anthropocene”

“…Correspondences’ more-than-human choreographies exposes the trans-corporeal exchanges that both structure and biologically alter the performers.” “Correspondences as a case study to argue that if we are to persist through the ‘horrors of the Anthropocence,’ we must not only stay with the trouble, but move through the trouble.” –Angenette Spalink, Performing...Continued

10. Mar