Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation

Mahaney Arts Center, Dance Theatre

Over the last year the Dance Department has researched Conflict Transformation through embodiment. In this presentation, we will share some of what we learned.

“When we speak of the ills of the world…
we are talking about things that happen to bodies.” — Sonya Renee Taylor

Tragic events in the Middle East have impacted many in the Middlebury community, and raised questions about how we may respond both personally and collectively to global conflict and violence on a college campus. How can we make space for authentic expression of grief, anger, and fear, while not contributing to dehumanization and stereotyping?

In facilitated small groups, participants will have a chance to share their experiences, hear the perspectives of other community members, and reflect on our core concerns, values, and actions.

Tragic events in the Middle East have impacted many in the Middlebury community, and raised questions about how we may respond both personally and collectively to global conflict and violence on a college campus. How can we make space for authentic expression of grief, anger, and fear, while not contributing to dehumanization and stereotyping?

In facilitated small groups, participants will have a chance to share their experiences, hear the perspectives of other community members, and reflect on our core concerns, values, and actions.

SLMDances is a New York City based dance-theater collective that works in communities to organize for gender and racial justice. In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr, SLMDances’ creative partners and artistic director Sydnie Mosley will offer a three-hour workshop open to students, faculty, staff and administrators.

Coalition Building and Collaboration:

All are welcome to meet at the peace pole in the MIIS garden on November 1 from 12:30 to 1:30 to hold a vigil for peace and honor the lives of those lost in recent conflicts, as well as our other loved ones who have passed away. Nov. 1 is the traditional day to honor the dead in many cultures, known as “Day of the Dead” in Mexico. You’re welcome to bring a photo, a prayer, a poem, flowers. The space is a safe and inclusive space to honor our collective grief and losses. Some flowers will be provided by the KWD Collaborative in Conflict Transformation.

Tragic events in the Middle East have impacted many in the Middlebury community, and raised questions about how we may respond both personally and collectively to global conflict and violence on a college campus. How can we make space for authentic expression of grief, anger, and fear, while not contributing to dehumanization and stereotyping? In facilitated small groups, participants in this community dinner will have a chance to share their experiences, hear the perspectives of other community members, and reflect on our core concerns and sense of purpose.

Mini-Monterey Model:

Mini-Monterey Model:

The Global Body in Conflict: Movement Matters series welcomes INSPIRIT, a dance company. INSPIRIT’s newest work, “What We Ask of Flesh” sees flesh as the veil between the world and the soul, and explores what people hold, relinquish and collect to create an identity. “What We Ask of Flesh” is about navigating the spaces between our internal and external existence.

The Global Body in Conflict: Movement Matters series welcomes INSPIRIT, a dance company. INSPIRIT’s newest work, “What We Ask of Flesh” sees flesh as the veil between the world and the soul, and explores what people hold, relinquish and collect to create an identity. “What We Ask of Flesh” is about navigating the spaces between our internal and external existence.