Be inspired by a sampling of SBDP dancers’ study of various life stages and behaviors of birds in the making of Murmur.
RISA OFELIA DIAZ
KJ DAHLAW
FRANCES TEVES SEDAYAO
SARAH BUSH
MOVEMENT MURMURATION
EXTENDING TO NEW LIFE
CRACK OPEN
NESTING IN SELF
MOMENT BEFORE LEAVING THE NEST
SPREAD YOUR WINGS
FINDING STILLNESS
BIRDY DANCE MOVES FOR PRIDE
View the prompts here and feel free to make and share your own art!
Here are some of the community responses.
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Prompt #1
Spread your wings and find a balance. Fold and unfold your wings. Move slowly while feeling the air.
Prompt #2
Ride the changing winds. Let go. Feel your weightlessness.
Prompt #3
Nest in place: gather and find stillness
Prompt #4
Crack open, extend, tend to new life
Prompt #5
Express your colorful self. Be the light that moves and bends over the ridges, like the sun flashing a rainbow through hummingbird feathers.
Prompt #6
Face the precipice. Live in the moment before tipping. Move on instinct.
Reflection question: Where does the courage come from?
Prompt #7
Resting, reimagining, or ready to fly?
Prompt #8
Embody and express your favorite bird through sight, sound, art, and/or movement.
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