Eliana KrasnerListening and Dialogue in Collaborative WorkChoreographer Liz Lerman was frustrated with the way she was giving and receiving feedback in her works so she created what is called the…Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020
Eliana KrasnerPerforming Gender in DanceDance is a form of self-expression, an artistic outlet in which people of all backgrounds can use movement to express narratives and…Mar 2, 2020Mar 2, 2020
Eliana KrasnerCommunity Engagement and Art PracticesPersonally, I believe that art can only be defined by personal experience and context. There are many theorists and philosophers and…Feb 3, 2020Feb 3, 2020
Eliana KrasnerJose Limon and Colonial MimicryJose Limon created works to instill hope in humanity. Being a colored immigrant in a Eurocentric world was a challenge that he best…Nov 4, 2019Nov 4, 2019
Eliana KrasnerPerforming Gendered MovementIn watching dance, it is very clear for me to see more feminine movement or more masculine movement. I probably shouldn’t think this way…Oct 16, 2019Oct 16, 2019
Eliana KrasnerIn Between Dance and JudaismI’ve been feeling stuck in the middle of practicing Judaism and being a performer. All throughout middle school and high school, trading…Oct 2, 20193Oct 2, 20193
Eliana KrasnerDecolonization and Provincialization in DanceGrowing up in a small dance studio studying tap, jazz, and ballet, led me to believe that that was all that dance has to offer for me. I…Sep 23, 2019Sep 23, 2019
Eliana KrasnerIs This Dance?The video “Stop and Frisk” featuring playwright Claudia Rankine’s poem is, in my opinion, not dance. The short film shows young black men…Sep 9, 2019Sep 9, 2019
Eliana KrasnerIdentity in Critical Dance StudiesI am a woman. I am Jewish. I am a dancer. I identify myself this way but the order of importance, or what comes first, is ever changing…Sep 8, 2019Sep 8, 2019