“Fall into movement. Either unexpectedly or planned, dance as if your movement is catching/holding you” - Zoe
Does falling need an anchor to fall from? The fall from the top of a hill, where once feet were planted solidly.
What happens when I “rush” falling? Does falling has its own inherent speed that takes its own time?
Movement falling into me, me falling into movement?
Falling from Grace?
The allowance of falling as a political action, allowing and revelling in motion away from a fixed stand point.
Falling in one part of the body, falling all at once. Being ready for a fall.
When am I in control and when not? (does it matter?)
I'm also reflecting on the reels of beautiful dancers I see on Instagram of flowing, continuous, sensual movement, but often movement that appears passive – as if the movement is happening to the dancer, rather than the dancer has openly chosen to partake in the event. And I'm curious about this, if only that in a dramaturgical sense that someone's limbs appear to be moved, the the mind, a curious bystander in the event... as if to say, “move my body, as you will”.... whoever the “you” is.
So much is documented in the role of the body and mind, the bodymind, the mindbody, say and phrase as you will and notice its nuances in difference. I'm reminded of Nita Little's work on attention and the mind, and I'm drawn to be with, to draw my attention deeply into my movement and where the momentum will take me. In this case falling. Can I be with this experience of instability – after all, I've chosen to be here and do this – now?
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