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Questioning orthodoxy
My Rabbi Danny Zemel often says “if it is not broken, break it.” There are two things people have...
Nature and nurture
In 2007, Liz and members of the Dance Exchange were invited to Japan to facilitate workshops with...
Regarding governance. Or send in the Crones.
Once I accepted the commission from the Harvard Law School in 2005 to make a dance in honor...
Living in chaos
Let’s consider the Big Bang as a fable. In an instant, not even an instant, we are all born. All...
This is a time for speaking
There are many beautiful traditions within Judaism that have been passed down to me. The Judaism I...
A conversation with the Covenant Foundation
This was a 2020 interview that Liz did with the Covenant Foundation after completing a grant...
Today I am 67 years old.
Field Notes from Liz Lerman This post was written on my birthday, December 25th, 2014 while I was...
Risk. Purpose. Love.
Field Notes from Liz Lerman Yesterday was Veteran’s Day. I think we need these reminder days that...
Dances for Martha: A remake of Appalachian Spring
Field Notes from Liz Lerman Last month Jim Ross and I premiered our latest project. The orchestra...
What I didn’t say at Dance/USA
Field Notes from Liz Lerman It was such a surprising moment to be honored at Dance/USA a few weeks...
Toolbox as Documentation
Field Notes from Liz Lerman I am interested in how we observe our processes, discern them as...
Artists Without Edges
Field Notes from Liz Lerman Artists know that if categorized in one way, it will be hard to get...
The Amazing Rebecca Blunk
Field Notes from Liz Lerman Today we got news that the amazing Rebecca Blunk will be stepping down...
Harvesting Intuition
Field Notes from Liz Lerman If I take the time to discover WHY I did what I did I can usually...
An Older Body Getting Older Remembers
Field Notes from Liz Lerman This essay is an excerpt from the upcoming paperback edition of my...
A conversation with Paula Vogel
Field Notes from Liz Lerman One of the perks of working on a Civil War Christmas at CenterStage in...
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