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Addressing Climate Change via Dance, Part I
"Art is the highest form of hope". Apparently, that was said by Gerhard Richter, who I don't know much about. I strongly believe in...

Pájaro negro
May 5, 20242 min read


Blackbird Dance Company Development Lab
Yesterday I launched the news about the Blackbird Dance Company Development Lab. This post is meant to be a partial explanation of the...

Pájaro negro
Jun 22, 20232 min read
The Transformative Nature of: Injury
I procrastinated writing this blog and now this blog is allowing me to procrastinate in some other tasks. Later this week, I'll be...

Pájaro negro
Dec 5, 20225 min read
Show the work: working with Sara Jiménez
"Show the work" blog series I really enjoyed working with Sara. Tall...ish, slight and unbearably cool, I spent the better part of 8 days...

Pájaro negro
Oct 18, 20222 min read
How do you kill the sea?
How do you kill the sea? I asked her. She looked at me blankly. She didn't have an answer, but I also did not expect her to have one. How...

Pájaro negro
Sep 27, 20222 min read
Flamenco is a present activity
Flamenco is a present activity. When we are dancing Flamenco, we are asking ourselves to attune to a rhythm, to other people and to...

Pájaro negro
Sep 12, 20222 min read


The Granada Chronicles: The allure of physical, psychological and emotional restoration in Spain
"she's strong, but she's tired." - r.h. Sin I am tired. I remember the first time I saw the quote above. It was in an Instagram post,...

Pájaro negro
Sep 29, 20215 min read
Beauty and Shame in Dance
Last fall I discovered that just because you walk away from something doesn’t mean you’ve solved your problem. That might not be news to...

Pájaro negro
Sep 18, 20215 min read


Getting comfortable with improvisation
Even sitting down to write this was uncomfortable. Why did I dream of writing something entitled “getting comfortable with...

Pájaro negro
Aug 23, 20214 min read


Yup, I'm searching for duende, too
I want to start this post off by saying that I reserve the right to allow continued learning to modify my perspective. I admit to being a...

Pájaro negro
Aug 11, 20213 min read
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