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An evolving archive of Paula Sager’s published writing from 1982 to Present.
a multimedia offering sharing some early history, practice, and reflections on the Discipline of Authentic Movement
a dialogue between Paula Sager and Bonnie Morrissey discussing the relevance of the Discipline of Authentic Movement in a time of political and cultural unrest
Journey of the Inner Witness: A Path of Development
the genesis of witness consciousness within the larger narrative of Authentic Movement’s origin
Imagine Knowledge: A Livable Path
unfolding our conscious experience through the eyes of the intelligent imagination
Witness Consciousness in the Development of the Individual
a phenomenological study of the roles of mover and witness in relation to the development of the inner witness in the Discipline of Authentic Movement
A Moving Journal (1994 – 2006), published and co-edited by Annie Geissinger, Joan Webb and Paula Sager, offered a shared space of inquiry for the diverse and international field of Authentic Movement practitioners.
Toward the Unknown: Janet Adler and Annie Geissinger in Conversation
…I often felt as though my body itself was being kneaded by the energy of the potential form, kneaded because of a form– a way of work–that I could never quite see. – J. Adler
The rhythm, the resilient give and take of the vine as it rises up and down, comes through my legs and into my feet. A soundless ringing seems to rise up, up into the cloudless sky, and again I feel that sense of being held in the space between earth and sky. – P. Sager
Performance: An interview with Cathy Weiss
The actual making of a piece is such a magical, informative process, and you never know for sure what it will become. I always feel it’s cheating people just to show them the performance. – C. Weiss
Journey of the Fool: An interview with Kathy Bernstein
Every aspect of this journey is holy, and it is the Fool in us, the Unknown Knower, who brings the wise flexibility, literally, the “foolishness” we need to pass through these life experiences. – K. Bernstein
These Dances Rise UP: An interview with Eva Karczag
These dances rise up inside me and spin out beneath me, and it’s as if I stand back, inside myself and observe… available to constant change, I can balance at the edge of the unknown, and experience fearlessness. – E. Karczag
Intuitive Life Movement: An Interview with Shelley Tanenbaum
Come out of the cell closet mystic. There are colors to touch, movements to dance, and words to be sung. – S. Tanenbaum
The Red Thread: Moving and Witnessing From Long Distance by Lizbeth Hamlin and Paula Sager
Word is the green splay of leaves like fingers on the abundant hands of the plant opening their palm in me and saying, see, it’s so simple so self-evident this spreading toward each other, this union. – P. Sager
Listening to Sound: Awaking an Embodied Social Sense
Every time we stand in a circle, we approach this potential to know ourselves individually and as participants of something much more. Facing the empty fullness of Authentic Movement circle, we become alert, attentive to what is present. We listen within… – P. Sager
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Contact Quarterly (1975 – Present) is an international journal of dance, improvisation, performance, and contemporary movement arts edited by Lisa Nelson and Nancy Stark Smith.
the dances of Susan Rethorst
by Paula Clements [Sager]
CQ Vol. 11 No. 3, Fall 1986 p 8 – 13
A view of the Judson Dance Theatre Reconstructions
by Paula Clements [Sager]
CQ Vol. 7 No. 3/4, Spring/Summer 1982, Contact Improvisation’s 10th Anniversary Party, p 52 – 55
an ongoing dialogue about performance and Authentic Movement
by Meg Cottam and Paula Sager
CQ Vol. 27 No. 2, Summer/Fall 2002, Special Issue: Authentic Movement, p 40 – 43
Dialogue: Dear Wendy, Dear Paula
Letters between Wendy Perron and Paula Clements at Bennington College
by Wendy Perron and Paula Clements [Sager]
CQ Vol. 8 No. 3/4, Spring/Summer 1983, The College Issue, p 8 – 16
thINKing DANCE
Reflections on Nancy Stark Smith, Collaborating Founder of Contact Improvisation
How transmission works and sharing the key by Paula C. Sager
This excerpt is included in a collection of reflections of the late Nancy Stark Smith edited by Jonathan Stein. For the full text see Remembering Nancy.
The Valley Advocate has been an alternative source for news, arts and entertainment in the Pioneer Valley for over 45 years. Paula was the dance reviewer for the Valley Advocate from 1982 – 1984, below are a selection of her reviews.
A review of Pauline De Groot’s Yellow Whale performed at Thornes in Northampton, Massachusetts.
by Paula Clements [Sager]
A review of Different House, Same Address for a Thousand Years: A Dance/Building Performance by Arawana Hayashi and Ed Howe, performed at the New Studio.
by Paula Clements [Sager]
A review of Small Towns/Bog Dreams directed and designed by Anne Bogart.
by Paula Clements [Sager]
A review of Wallflower Order, a dance concert at Mount Holyoke College sponsored by Variations.
by Paula Clements [Sager]
A review of Second Stride choreographed by Sioban Davies, performed at the New Directions series at Jacob’s Pillow.
by Paula Clements [Sager]