We got a pumpkin pie from Trader Joe’s this year after a lifetime of frozen pies. It is far superior. I am never buying a frozen pumpkin pie again.

Placing movement directors at the centre of theatre ecosystems would make the next stage of growth possible, writes Ayşe Tashkiran 👇

Hi dancer and choreographer friends. For a grant application, I'd love to hear: How do you define “freedom” in your life? How do you define “having power” in you life? What do you need to live a “stable and dignified life”? Thanks!

Real sentence I texted my partner today: I was supposed to take my rhinestones to work and left them on the counter.

It is coming! I cannot wait for you to be able to read, use, and create new worlds with this book. Stay tuned for pre-order info! #theatresky #academiasky

I would add to 1) believing everyone deserves an opportunity to learn

Caturday night.

I saw a woman on my IG feed telling other women to walk without bending their knees. To be “elegant.” So. Joint problems on the way for those folks. People who don’t know how the body works should not give movement coaching.

We call this “the Jan6 episode” of “DS9”.

Cheers to the women filmmakers (and Noah!!!) of “Impasto!” We did have more men on our team, lol. But this was our group at the screening yesterday.

I went to support an indie film I worked on at a film festival today. It’s a nice perk of my job. And now I’m home in bed, totally peopled out.

In a hotel and scrolling the channel guide. One channel has “Hocus Pocus” on now, followed by “The 700 Club.” Between the evening programmer and the prime time programmer, one of them did not understand the assignment. Or their demographics.

Reworking my artist statement on my website today. New things: Changes I made: • I value collaboration, co-action, and co-creation. My process, in dance, intimacy, and movement work, aims to draw out and on the ideas of those performing, to center creative agency and consent.

It was not a perfect day. But a good day. And I needed a good day with some artsy people.

Integrity isn’t saying the right stuff or nice stuff. It’s doing the right thing- even if it costs you personally because it’s still the right thing.

I’d rather be trying and failing at collaborating than being successful at having people do things my way.

In my ( very rural) hometown, a property tax increase to support more library funding is up for a vote. The amount of people saying “I don’t use it so I won’t fund it” is wild to me. Community is not about what is best for you. It’s about wanting the best for all of us.

Absolutely brutal day at rehearsal that had me going home to drink and sleep and rethink all my life choices.

My colleague Gregg is in this. And it’s important. And funny.

Double checking my citations is my least favorite part of writing and editing. I have brilliant sources and want to give them credit. Also, I don’t know what page it was on.

Our regular ground coffee went up $1 & frozen meat-free meatballs by 20 cents. Our regular gin went up $2. There’s restaurant we go to about once a quarter & order the same thing every time - my order went up $1 & his went up $3. We’ve noticed these changes all in the past couple of weeks.

When reviewing and making changes on the page proofs of your book, is it normal to want to throw it out and start all over? Asking for me.

I was so bummed when I didn’t get a certain TT FT dance teaching job last year. I am now so grateful because if I had it, I would have had to quit because of the absolute nonsense that administration is doing and allowing.

Excellent reading. Saving this article.

I got the page proofs of my book today! So stressful. So exciting. I cannot wait to get this into your hands. #academicsky #traumainformedteaching #danceeducation #theatreschool

Having such a terrible experience at Quest Diagnostics. 830 appt. 815 I checked in (and there was no empty seats in the waiting room) with the option to have them text me when they were ready. Received no text. Came back at 915 and my name was not longer on the board.

Hiked Little Si in the PNW today. A very different beautiful than my usual Everglades walks.

In Seattle for a week accompanying my sister through some medical stuff. Also have some time for fun and food. What should I not miss this week? Also let me know who is around for coffee!

I turned in the copy edits on my book! One step closer to publication!

Back home after teaching 6 consent, boundaries, and closure workshops for over 200 theatre and dance students this weekend. The kids want to be professional. They want to creative. And they want to be safe. They can be all 3, we those in power create those conditions.

I’m apparently 700 years old. I’m sitting in bed knitting and watching “The Golden Girls” at 10pm on a Friday.

Me: in an elevator, in the hotel, wearing a mask. “What floor?” Them: “6.” Me: gets out on an earlier floor. Them: “do you think she’s ok?” Me to myself: aren’t you glad I’m wearing a mask if I’m not???

Teaching 3 workshops on consent in the classroom today. 1 to dance students, 1 to theatre students, and 1 to both faculties. If you were in 1, what question would you hope I answered? #consentintheclassroom #consentinthearts #consentinacademia

Facts.

Sitting in a hotel room, knitting and watching the Phillies.

If you were about to tell your parents their homophobia is not at all Christian, or loving, or acceptable, what would you say? Give them to read/listen to? Besides yelling at them. Bc that’s what I want to do. I’m angry.

I’ve reached a new level of old where intensely playing the piano for a couple of hours makes my foot hurt.

Judge orders "Alligator Alcatraz" to immediately start dismantling -- to render it uninhabitable as DeSantis will likely appeal. Remarkable ruling: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge has ordered the DeSantis and Trump administrations to stop bringing new detainees to Alligator Alcatraz and demanded the state begin closing out operations at the immigration detention facility within 60 days.

I am honored to be mentioned by name & w/ several citations in an article “Integrating Consent Practices in Dance Education” in the new issue of JODE, w/ the words, "Perry has taken a particularly leading role...". Thank you. Being seen in this way means so much. #acdemicsky #danceeducation

If you are an artist using genAI for anything (especially art) I assume that you do not value creativity, autonomy, sustainability (of your field or the earth), or compensation. #genAI #performingartsansAI #AIisaconsentissue

I honestly really bummed to not be teaching this semester. And a little be relieved. #academicsky

I need good podcasts! Dance, theatre, creative process type. Or trauma-informed somatic/movement stuff. Or feminist. Or entrepreneurial without the “hope you were born rich or have a tech startup” this discussion only applies to rich folks type.

“Boundaries are the invisible walls around your resources: your time, energy, beliefs, values, and body.” From “The Trauma of Burnout” by Dr. Clare Plumbly

“We have invited large lying models into fields that require the truth.” That 🔥 was brought by my AI engineer partner to an AI in academia thread in the bad place this morning. #aiinacademia #aiisaconsentissue #ailies

We found out this week that despite a fully functioning proof of concept from our R&D round, dancers.ai will not be receiving any more funding from our current support because of changing giving priorities.

If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages

What an absolute journey the Totentanz project for Momentum Stage, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has been. Now, 1 year after we knew our audacious proposal had been accepted, we are sharing our outcomes. Visit dancers.ai to see it!

Just want to boost this petition one more time. These things actually help organizers gain support in the gov. Please sign and share! chng.it/c4JZGQgJmw