by Liz Lerman | May 17, 2018 | Timeline
1974 – New York City Winter New York City Winter Photo by Dennis Deloria In 1974 I made a solo piece called New York City Winter, about my go-go dancing days. For the nine months I lived in the East Village I did that form of dancing to pay for my technique...
by Liz Lerman | Mar 27, 2018 | Timeline
1975 – Woman of the Clear Vision I learned over a long period of time that meaning is wonderful but sometimes it isn’t. Two Ways to Be an Angel — Hiking the Horizontal I learned over a long period of time that meaning is wonderful but sometimes it isn’t. We...
by Liz Lerman | Dec 31, 2014 | Archive, Art Making, Artistic Process
Field Notes from Liz Lerman This post was written on my birthday, December 25th, 2014 while I was visiting my daughter in Cambodia. Today I am 67 years old. Here is an account of some of what I have accumulated. Two parents and I have lost them both. Five...
by Liz Lerman | Nov 12, 2014 | Archive, Art Making, Conversations, Healing Wars
Field Notes from Liz Lerman Yesterday was Veteran’s Day. I think we need these reminder days that give us all a chance to think together about something or someone that matters to us. Before I started working on Healing Wars, a dance/theater piece set in a time warp...
by Liz Lerman | Jul 7, 2014 | Archive, Art Making
Field Notes from Liz Lerman Last month Jim Ross and I premiered our latest project. The orchestra memorized “Appalachian Spring,” and then they danced it. Our team included Martha Wittman, Vincent Thomas, and the conductor Enrico Lopez-Yanez. It was magical. Over 10...
