by Liz Lerman | May 27, 2026 | From Liz
I am interested in…in remembering why I started to dance and how happy I was at that momentin what we dance aboutin who gets to do the dancingin performers that look like people dancing, not dancers dancingin the idea that dance is a birthrightin keeping...
by Liz Lerman | May 6, 2026 | From Liz
Once, years ago, I was on a panel with my fellow choreographer Bella Lewitzky, one of the great exponents of modern dance on the West Coast. We got to talking about our shared concerns. She told me that she loved teaching and leading educational residencies but that...
by Liz Lerman | Apr 17, 2026 | From Liz
I am a trader, moving ideas through the body In between people Communities Institutions Trade means – Learning languages Negotiating thoughts Forms and structures Stories (ancient and renewable and made for the future) Putting value on things, to make exchange...
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...
