by Liz Lerman | Mar 27, 2026 | From Liz
Surprise! There is no subject heading for dance in the classification system of the Library of Congress. Dance books are there for sure. (Mine are somewhere!) But the general headings under which you might find our beautiful field are Recreation and Leisure, Music,...
by Liz Lerman | Mar 13, 2026 | From Liz
March 1, 2026 marked the fifty-first year since my mother’s death. I prefer to honor her on her birthday—February 4th, 1915—but this year was a little different. With the help of Neda Movahed, I finally went through boxes of slides my father took, photos ranging from...
by Liz Lerman | Jan 7, 2026 | From Liz
I got up this morning. Day two in New Zealand. Day two of taking a five-minute walk from my Airbnb to visit the sheep as they graze. A ten-minute walk brings me to the Maple Grove that the townspeople planted, a loopy trail winding through a rich diversity of nature,...
by Liz Lerman | Jan 1, 2026 | Shape and Momentum
This is an excerpt from Liz Lerman’s upcoming book Shape and Momentum: An Insomniac’s Guide for a World in Constant Motion. The first person I cast in Wicked Bodies, and therefore my partner in making a dance about witches, was Martha Wittman. I...
by Liz Lerman | Dec 17, 2025 | From Liz
I had always wanted to go to New Zealand, though the origins of my interest remain cloudy to me. I am grateful that my daughter Anna and her husband Peter love to travel, live abroad, and bring me with them when my working and family life at home allow for the time. ...
