Projects
wide and wide, still flying
Meet me in the earth of the heavens:
A river delta, spreading wide and wide,
still flying
on dust and dirt so bright, cascading
these currents shimmering
with particles of blue.
Walk with me to the mountains,
to feel the earth in our marrow.
Then rest. And rest.
with the reality of it all.
Soon to sail on suspended luminescence,
along the waves of this galaxy's night,
our mouths and fists
full of joy,
a laughter to hold this whole life.
Choreographer, Dancer, Writer: Rachel Skipor
Photographer: Stephano Lanzardo
In residence with DtS Collective (Sarzana, Italy)
Carving Matter
Director, Photographer, Videographer: Ecaterina Rusu
Movement Design: Rachel Skipor
fern (unfurling)
"fern (unfurling)" was a research project supported by the 2022 Nō Studios Performance Artist Fellowship, which explored systems theories on human development as templates for facilitating journeys of learning, healing, and transformation. Centering the acts of beginning and imagining as guiding maps for embracing movement's expression of vitality, the project held space for investigating the roles that curiosity and necessity play in autonomous engagement with craft. The educational phases of "fern (unfurling)" offered movement improvisation workshops for the theater department at Necedah Area School District (Wisconsin).
Director and Curator: Rachel Skipor
Illustrator: Mia Biddle