Body and Soul

"As the original nomads knew, I needed to affirm, accept, and embrace the idea that home is where our bodies already are and that migrating to new homes is a human right."

Journey along with Brinda Guha through memories of family, community, culture, the inner world, and performance--from Kathak to flamenco to contemporary dance.

And learn more about Guha on InfiniteBody blog. Click here.

www.BrindaGuha.com

Kayhan Irani--writer, performer, mother--finds herself in a swirling constellation of stories, savoring books by writers of color pointing the way to liberatory values and a possible future.

Learn more about Kayhan and her work on InfiniteBody blog here.

Maxine Montilus has served many roles in dance--performer,  choreographer, administrator, writer, and educator. I asked her to focus  this podcast episode on her experience and ideas as a passionate and  imaginative dance teacher across ages and levels. It was a delight to listen to her, and I hope you will enjoy this, too!

Learn more about Maxine at InfiniteBody blog here and her website here.

There's no reason to build a wall of labels around devynn emory and their work in this world and between worlds. They care for body, spirit, and community in a multitude of ways--from nursing to choreography, from mediumship to bodywork, from writing to work with death and grieving. This rich interweaving of skills and services sounds strange only in a society that deliberately separates body and soul and fails to respect the multiplicity of ways of knowing and healing. devynn, however, stays attuned to ancient ways and what the land teaches.

Visit InfiniteBody blog to learn more about devynn emory and also visit their website at www.devynnemory.com.

I first learned about María de los Angeles Rodríguez Jiménez and her research when I was invited to an upcoming dance-and-ecology symposium presented by the New York Public Library's Jerome Robbins Dance  Division (January 27; livestream February 3). I was immediately drawn to  the direction of her interdisciplinary work which infuses performance  with Afro-Atlantic spiritual traditions of reverence and care for the  natural world. I was eager to learn more about Jiménez and share her ideas with you. I highly recommend the symposium which  will also feature presentations by five other members of the 2022-2023  cohort of Dance Research Fellows--Juli Brandano, Rosemary Candelario,  Lindsey Jones, Richard Move, and Rachna Nivas. Information and free RSVP  for the in-person or livestreamed event here.

Read more about María de los Angeles Rodríguez Jiménez on InfiniteBody blog here and at her website here.

I'm delighted to feature the wonderful tap artist and filmmaker Lisa La Touche as my next guest. Born in Canada and, for a time, residing in New York's Harlem, Lisa has traveled the world with her tap shoes--drumming the earth, finding community, and realizing the power of artistic legacy. 

Read Lisa's bio and learn more about her on InfiniteBody blog: https://infinitebody.blogspot.com/2023/01/body-and-soul-lisa-la-touche-tap-4.html

Hello, again, everyone! It certainly has been a long, long time!

I'm reviving my long-abandoned podcast Body and Soul and, in the course of doing so, reviving my InfiniteBody blog as well!

I hope you'll inspired by this first new episode featuring dance and interdisciplinary artist Ziiomi Law, US born and raised, now residing in Panama City, Panama. I asked  Ziiomi to talk about what helps them--as a person and artist--reach  beyond restrictions to be all they can be.

And you can learn more about my guest on InfiniteBody or Ziiomi's website https://ziiomilaw.com.

Eva Yaa Asantewaa