Transcripts of two speeches from Congressman John Lewis — one from 1963 and the other 2017 — wrap around Issue 50 of the Movement Research Performance Journal as front and back cover, simultaneously documenting a legacy of activism, and hopefully resounding in present collective consciousness as a reminder of the work to which we must hold ourselves accountable. There is no one-to-one correlation between these transcripts and the content in this issue, but there are links and an extension of scale beyond artistic and institutional practice into broader discussions of democracy and civic responsibility. "Work" is a line of inquiry that can be traced throughout the issue: the work an artist develops; the work that an institution does; the roles we all create and justify in local and global communities; "work" in the context of activism. Work is a collective process, especially in the multi-vocal nature of any society, social group, and certainly in performance practices. Click here to read the full Press Release.
Contents
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Letters from the Editors
Moriah Evans, Lauren Bakst, Buck Wanner
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| 4 | TRIBUTE |
| Trisha Brown | |
| 5 | TRIBUTE |
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Diane Torr and Me
Martha Wilson
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| 6 | ESSAY |
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Latifa Laâbissi's Self Portrait Camouflage: Strategic Assemblage and/or Harmful Cultural Appropriation? The Native Headdress Controversy
Carole Maccotta, Edited by Jaime Shearn Coan
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| 10 | PROJECT PAGE |
| Niall Jones | |
| 11 | REFLECTION |
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The Time that It Takes
Ursula Eagly
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| 12 | CONVERSATION |
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Diversity and Accountability: A Conversation with the Movement Research Artists of Color Council
Edited by Tara Aisha Willis
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| 15 | INTERVIEW |
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Inverted Path: Ana Janevski
Moriah Evans
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| 18 | COLLECTION |
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Daily Rituals
Edited by Buck Wanner
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| 21 | REFLECTION |
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Unfamiliar Intimacies: On taisha paggett, EJ Hill, and Wordless Touching
Wilmer Wilson
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| 23 | CENTERFOLD |
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125 st[reet]* a re-thing to re-member
Nia Love & Marjani Forté
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| 27 | POEM |
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25 Propositions for "Position"
Jaime Shearn Coan
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| 28 | ESSAY |
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Holding Space for Multiplicity: Vanessa Anspaugh's The End of Men
Lydia Mokdessi
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| 31 | CONVERSATION |
| Lewis Family Forever | |
| 35 | INTERVIEW |
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All You Have to Do to Dance Is Dance. It's that Simple: Stanley Love
Moriah Evans
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| 39 | REFLECTION |
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Open Performance: Invitation and Practice
André Daughtry
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| 41 | PROJECT PAGE |
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Bill
devynn emory
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| PORTFOLIO | |
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Movement Research at Judson Church: A Portfolio of Process
Lauren Bakst, Moriah Evans, Buck Wanner
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Researching Movement with Judson's Angels
Audrey Kindred
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| 4 | Stats and Stories |
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Comments from Karen Sherman
Karen Sherman
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A Conversation with Aziza
Lauren Bakst
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Photos and Reflections
Photos by Anja Hitzenberger, Alex Escalante, and Ian Douglas; Reflections by Guy Yarden, Cathy Edwards, Sally Silvers, Rebecca Wender, Trajal Harrell, Sarah Michelson, Charmaine Warren, Walter Dundervill, Ishmael Houston-Jones, Yvonne Meier, K.J. Holmes, Judith Sánchez Ruíz
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| 19 | Artists List, 1991-2017 |
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Diversity and Accountability: A Conversation with the Movement Research Artists of Color Council
Edited by Tara Aishe Willis