We would like to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, the Métis, and the Mississaugas (Anishnabe) of the New Credit First Nation. The territory was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.

Today the meeting place of Toronto (from the Haidenosaunee word Tkaronto) is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to gather and work on this territory.

I....

I am you.

I generally love to practice reading people's intentions/proposals in dance situations,

I'm holding all the nows at once

I miss my dogs.

I am searching for the least i need to survive.

I wake up and listen to the birds to tell what time it is.

I might have had too much coffee.

I can't wait to see you.

How do I move as an artist from I to we?

I am not considered tall.

I am slipping on truths and tripping on problems

I am a reflection of light and love

Silent Dishes...

sangria1 lemonade laughter burgers storm roasted garlic time checks sangria2 bruschetta salami salad1 salad2 salad3 crackers cheeses roasted vegetables raw vegetables humous salsa rain smile boursin cheese! red wine white wine how many volts are on this table?

we are dancing at the Toronto Reference Library

I am slipping on truths and tripping on problems

I am slipping on truths

and tripping on problems

I am

problems tripping

I am truthfully slipping

I am moving closer to her and slipping on truths

I am a problem

Tripping on

sliptrip

problematic truths

Sourire / Rire

Un ballon bonhomme-sourire a été aspiré dans le système de ventilation du studio de DanceMakers. Il flottait candidement au plafond (après que Jacinthe l’ait libéré de son attache) jusqu’à ce qu’une bouche monstrueuse l’avale sans permission et le fasse disparaître à jamais. Notre rire -- c’était drôle il faut le dire -- est vite devenu une sorte d’obstruction : la situation demandait une dose de sérieux à laquelle il était presque impossible d’obtempérer tant l’absurdité dominait. Il aurait fallu rire moins, ne pas rire du tout, lorsque la technicienne du studio est entrée avec son échelle et s’est interposée dans une improvisation cocasse où Priscilla incarnait un personnage immonde affairé à décapiter un troll à coups de ciseaux.Trois jours plus tard, Alex se prépare au partage de sa pratique. En cherchant des bouteilles vides dans la boîte de recyclage elle trouve une boule jaune frippée. Le bonhomme. Retrouvé. Il fait désormais partie du paysage.

ready the space in front does not equal the space behind they feel crooked they feel refreshed from the sunshine and the ocean they love shadows and others too they feel the sweat behind their toes they feel like coffee and warm feeling peppermint oil they wish they could go to coffee shops and talk about important things they feel behind themselves and a sense of space in front things that would make a difference in the lives of others ready excitement about the it takes a lot of energy to transform a to b and grateful that they themselves they they can see it feel like they don’t want to they want to see objects feel objects they don’t love sweaty feelings listening to other people they feel the space in front of them they safety second away from dogmatism polemics righteousness the dull they wish they could change clothes ocean lake they can see it wanting from wanting for ready

from Brian Massumi's "Politics of Affect"

These passages remind me of what happened at 8 Days. I think of resistance to linear progress and value assumptions, co-inventing and organizing as performance.

"Resistance creates it's own field"