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Testimonial – Sophie Ortiz, Outsight 2024

“Participating in LEIMAY’s OUTSIGHT series was a transformative experience for Taylor and me. After six months of dedicated work in the studio, it was exhilarating to present our newest piece, CIS BOOM BLAH, to an audience beyond our usual creative space. The setting—the Dorothy Strelsin Community Garden, was picturesque,...Continued

11. Apr

Testimonial – Judith Barnes, SOAK 2018

“Bringing SOAK to the stage in collaboration with LEIMAY and City Tech was a gratifying experience in collective artistic production. The myriad tasks of producing the (very diverse) performances were accomplished by the Fellows and the staff of LEIMAY in a remarkably efficient way. As a long-time artistic producer...Continued

11. Apr

Testimonial – Moeno Wakamatsu

“I have had the pleasure to be a LEIMAY guest teacher at CAVE for several years now. When I teach at LEIMAY, I find serious, intelligent, and creative participants of all ages and backgrounds, who are eager to challenge themselves. What I appreciate is the level understanding by its...Continued

11. Apr

Testimonial – Sonia Nizam

“I want to let you know how much I enjoyed your class!!! I have learned so much about letting go and moving the body in a way where the audience is unnecessary. ‘Dance like nobody is watching’ felt like a theme. And I truly appreciate the cost reduction, because...Continued

11. Apr

Testimonial – Erin Landers

“1) LUDUS Community Class is a dance class open to all which focuses on movement from an experiential perspective through set exercises, imagery, and personal and group explorations. 2) one of the many things I took away from community class is the possibility of strength without effort. 3) this...Continued

11. Apr

Testimonial – Michael Mangieri

“I keep coming back to community classes and labs because I’m fascinated by the elements that make up LEIMAY’s practice. As someone who doesn’t have a performing background it’s wonderful to have a passage into such a singular and rich body of work. Ximena and company members create a...Continued

11. Apr

Testimonial – Sorin Prodea

“The training with Ximena was great, I really enjoyed what I learned from the workshops that she gave us. I found it really interesting the way she thinks about the body in terms of how to feel it and how to use it. The exercises that she taught us,...Continued

11. Apr

Testimonial – Alessandro Anglani

“The training proposed by LEIMAY is very interesting because it works on a fundamental aspect when we talk about contemporary art. In my opinion being able to recognize the artistic work as belonging to the universe of the game and therefore giving it two main connotations (the focus, the...Continued

11. Apr