Choreographer: Elizabeth Hilary Snider
Paintings: Elizabeth Hilary Snider
Lighting Design: Surabhi Bharadwaj
Costume Design: Tara Pilbrow, Kathleen Malliard Solmssen, & Elizabeth Hilary Snider
Music: Andy Strain (live), Lila' Angelique & S.K. Thoth (recorded)
Performers: Elizabeth Hilary Snider & Andy Strain
Filmed live by Kristi Adams June 15, 2018
Part I: Winter Life Force
Part II: Acrobat in August
Part III: The Fall of the Trapeze Artist
Part IV: Spirits of Spring
The integration of the body, heart-mind, and spirit is explored across maps and through meridians. The concept that the central channel of the body and spinal column affects dance and art-making led me to this research and performance. The starting point for this research and performance began with controversial and debatable scoliosis treatment methods such as bracing and surgery. In contrast to these invasive methods in which one approaches "healing the body through fixing an imbalance," one may consider a different approach such as yoga, Qigong, and somatic practices to find greater balance. The research and rehearsals for this project took one year with a daily yoga and Qigong practice. The paintings in the film were created by me as part of my creative process. My thesis research, Maps and Meridians: Qigong, Yoga, and Somatic Perspectives in Dance Choreography is available through ProQuest.
Paintings: Elizabeth Hilary Snider
Lighting Design: Surabhi Bharadwaj
Costume Design: Tara Pilbrow, Kathleen Malliard Solmssen, & Elizabeth Hilary Snider
Music: Andy Strain (live), Lila' Angelique & S.K. Thoth (recorded)
Performers: Elizabeth Hilary Snider & Andy Strain
Filmed live by Kristi Adams June 15, 2018
Part I: Winter Life Force
Part II: Acrobat in August
Part III: The Fall of the Trapeze Artist
Part IV: Spirits of Spring
The integration of the body, heart-mind, and spirit is explored across maps and through meridians. The concept that the central channel of the body and spinal column affects dance and art-making led me to this research and performance. The starting point for this research and performance began with controversial and debatable scoliosis treatment methods such as bracing and surgery. In contrast to these invasive methods in which one approaches "healing the body through fixing an imbalance," one may consider a different approach such as yoga, Qigong, and somatic practices to find greater balance. The research and rehearsals for this project took one year with a daily yoga and Qigong practice. The paintings in the film were created by me as part of my creative process. My thesis research, Maps and Meridians: Qigong, Yoga, and Somatic Perspectives in Dance Choreography is available through ProQuest.