Rest as Resistance

In today's world, rest is a form of resistance. Take five minutes to rest and breathe today.

Margaret Sunghe Paek is a collaborative dance artist whose research engages in inclusionary methods and ensemble enterprises. As a performer, maker, educator, and community builder, she is deeply influenced by her relationships with contact improvisation, Ensemble Thinking, Alexander Technique, Barbara Dilley, The Resident Artists/Dancing Mamas, Uh Oh Trio, Loren Kiyoshi Dempster, and her daughter. A member of the international Lower Left performance collective since 2000, the group continues to provide her artistic foundation and home. Her dance works have been presented in Europe, Mexico, and the US, including at Judson Memorial Church and in collaboration with musicians Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran for the 2012 Whitney Museum Biennial in NYC. Margaret has been on faculty at Movement Research, Marymount Manhattan and Manhattanville Colleges in NYC, as well as taught at many international festivals. Now based in Appleton, Wisconsin, she runs monthly Open Movement and Music Jams, coordinates the Lawrence University Dance Series, and co-founded the Dance Network Alliance of the Fox Cities. Margaret teaches dance in the Conservatory of Music at Lawrence University, and she loves it. www.margaretpaek.com