To ensure the safety of our dancers and do our part for community health and well-being, Art as Action will be suspending in-person Reconnect with your Body classes until we feel it is safe to return. In times of turbulence where anxiety and fear are impossible to escape, dance provides us with an outlet to express […]
Thank you to everyone who attended the moving project! It was an amazing weekend of performances – so many moving moments on stage and off. Every performer needs an audience – witnesses to our stories and supporters of our creations. We are so grateful you took time out of your life to come to our show and allow yourself […]
Last Sunday we did a full show run through, and our lighting designer Jenna saw the show for the first time. After the final bow, she described the experience as “it warms the soul.” Our past two shows, liturgy for turbulent times (2017) and (in)VISIBLE (2018) asked a lot of audiences – they were full of heavier topics like loss, spirituality and […]
September is always an exciting month in Artivist-land. The Artivist Process and rehearsals start ramping up as we move toward our November show. Parkinson Association of the Rockies has its annual e3 Conference, which we present at every year. This year, we’ve been invited to perform at the Dancing with the Broomfield Stars event on September 26. […]
Our physically integrative dance company has a brand new logo! Calling it a “logo” feels insufficient – it is truly a work of art, created lovingly by California artist Kathryn Bishop. Kathryn’s greatest inspiration for her abstract, minimalist figures is movement – the process of creating this piece was a beautiful collaborative dance between Kathryn and, me, […]
DO YOU SHOP AT KING SOOPERS? Select Art as Action as your non-profit of choice and KS will send us money! (at zero cost to you). King Soopers has changed their Community Program and you can participate with 3 easy steps. (No need to load and reload your King Soopers card anymore!) Create and/or Log […]
bodywise retreat reflections In early June I was lucky enough to travel to the big island of Hawaii to attend the Bodywise Professional Development Retreat on the Puna Coast, “a five-day experiential retreat where we practice caring for ourselves in order to care better for others.” My work is often a paradox – it is deeply rewarding and […]
Our Artivist House Concert was a magical night of gathering, storytelling, music and MOVEment. It was a special moment in time that would not have been possible without each and every soul who brought their presence and their energy – whether on stage or in the audience. Art as Action is about creating spaces for […]
“Every dance class, I feel the tether of Parkinson’s loosen. You beckon us to stretch beyond the stiffness of mind and body that inhabits us, binds us. You think we can dance, and so we dance, much to our surprise. Our fellow dancers exude a kind of joy that spreads to us all. PD falls away.” – Carol Jenkins, […]
Our 2019 Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) application is officially submitted! We are grateful for the opportunity to apply for Tier III funding in four counties: Broomfield, Jefferson, Boulder and Adams. Since 1989, Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) has distributed funds from a 1/10 of 1% sales and use tax to cultural facilities throughout […]
