Zooming into Safer Brave Space

[UPDATE: The videos of the zoom discussions are now live on the CI@50 website.] Would you like to find safer brave space? I've been developing guidelines for how to do that in my niche Contact Improvisation dance world. I'll be talking about it with other authors in the anthology, Resistance and Support: Contact Improvisation @ … Continue reading Zooming into Safer Brave Space →

Michele Beaulieux: A Clear Voice for Group Accountability

The anthology, Resistance and Support: Contact Improvisation @ 50, features Michele Beaulieux's essay, Getting There from Here: A Road Map for Safer Brave Open Jams," which describes how to create "safer brave spaces" for dance gatherings by using the Beaulieu Test and Assessment to foster consent culture and support community accountability. The editor Ann Cooper Albright called Michele "one of the clearest voices" calling for group accountability in jams.

Published by Oxford: A Road Map for Safer Brave Open Jams

Video! The Foundational Value of Safer Brave Space

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1DuS1knv5U Michele Beaulieux presenting on "The Foundational Value of Safer Brave Space" I'm happy to announce my first video about my work on Safer Brave Space! In the video, I explain that the foundation for safer brave space is the value: "respect each other.” I suggest making “take care of yourself,” which is what some … Continue reading Video! The Foundational Value of Safer Brave Space →

On Being in the Footnotes of Famous Feminist Scholars

I was thrilled when the late University of Chicago Prof. Lauren Berlant sent me an email in late 2020 with the subject line: “one more thing: from my book bibliography :-).” The email contained an alphabetical list of publications by authors whose last names began with “B” including several by me! Their book, On the … Continue reading On Being in the Footnotes of Famous Feminist Scholars →

Victim-Survivors Are Doin’ It for Themselves, and That’s a Problem

Jam with Roland: Just Say "No" © 2019 Michele Beaulieux Oil Pastel on Paper Aretha Franklin and Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics famously sang: "Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves." Widely hailed as a feminist anthem of empowerment, I'm now wondering why sisters ended up resorting to doin' it for themselves. Out of necessity, victim-survivors … Continue reading Victim-Survivors Are Doin’ It for Themselves, and That’s a Problem →

Art about Safer Brave Space at Going Dutch Festival

Michele Beaulieux stands with her oil pastel triptych, "Jam Series," at the Side Street Studio Arts Gallery in Elgin, Illinois Photo by Ivette De Santiago My triptych, "Jam Series," looked great at the Going Dutch Festival at Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin, Illinois. It was very well lit and had good company with the … Continue reading Art about Safer Brave Space at Going Dutch Festival →

Creating and Showing Counterstories in Elgin, Illinois

Going Dutch Festival, Elgin, Illinois, 2022 Art about dance at a festival of dance and art! I will be showing my triptych, "Jam Series," and leading a workshop at the 12th annual Going Dutch Festival in Elgin Illinois, June 3-25, 2022. Produced by Side Street Studio Arts, the festival is a celebration of the female … Continue reading Creating and Showing Counterstories in Elgin, Illinois →

A Call for Contact Improvisation Citizens

The Future of CI 3-Day International Online Conference April 23-25, 2021 I'm presenting "A Call for Contact Improvisation Citizens” at The Future of CI international online conference this coming Friday, April 23, 8PM CDT Chicago time. In this hour-long presentation, we’ll move through times we felt safe and brave in contact improvisation jams and consider … Continue reading A Call for Contact Improvisation Citizens →