WEDNESDAY MODULE 1 DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PRACTICE AND SELF, FEB 17, 2021
It
was lovely to meet Module 1 students and to see new faces and hear
about their practice, articulation of practice and some areas of
learning emerged from different speakers.I realized i was the only one
from other modules but anyway it was lovely night full of fresh ideas
and thoughts. Interesting Alan Watts quote Helen put on her last blog
“Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.” that
is so ironic and true, cause i had the same feeling when i enrolled on
Module 1, i was struggling how to define myself, i came from different
background, i was a dancer, teacher, performer, somatic explorer, i was
acting, working in the Embassy, in communication..ohh so many jobs and
still it was hard to find a real identity...but slowly with the tutors
help, with a lot of thinking, reflecting, talking and sharing thoughts
with some nice people from the blog, i started put my AOL-s in a right
frame.
As I move through the Module 1, reading through module
handbook for Module 2 gathering resources from the reading list, I
became more conscious of my own practice as an "important" thing in my
life. That remind me to take my own tempo, rhythm, to listen myself,
what I am struggling the most, how not to be vulnerable during the open
sessions or writing blogs while sharing my thoughts. I started deeply
observe my own patterns, adapted new vocabulary, communicative ideas and
started to be aware of my own learning process. And this is still
challenging. I need a lot to cover, to go back again to the AOLs and
find the key area of my practice, ads a good reminder of my next
research, then identify the area of my research and keep questioning
myself at what stage i am , here and now. I ought to develop my
questioning, reflecting, locating myself where I am today. So, I guess, I
will work on deepening my experience (knowledge) in relationship what i
have learned from the other experiences (talks, book, blogs),
communicate my ideas in relation to my professional practice. Never stop
questioning is the right path. Tom Weksler, one of my favorite and very
active movement researcher said that "arriving and knowing are
wonderful things, but they are not driving force of creativity".
Curiosity of experience is very important for movement and dance
researcher, rather then curiosity to know.
Throughout the Module 1 I
really focused more on my learning, apprehending my thoughts and
reflection on professional practice and this module challenged me to
thing outside the box to come up with a positive thoughts about deeper
reflection on action or according to D. Schön "knowing in action". So, I
am excited for new possibilities I will gain from the next Module,
Module 2 and see how my work is proceeding.
