pavleheidler (they/them) (adhd+autism)
“It all comes down to the stories we tell (ourselves).”
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NOVEMBER 9 >>> contributing to LIAISONS with a performative lecture I called from BMC-inspired, through BMC, to BMC®, a dancer’s changing perspective on the potential use of BMC® in professional dance training.
LIAISONS is a “a three-day online event that spotlights some of the many ways in which BMC has been applied to a range of disciplines and helped shape cross-exchanges between BMC and other (somatic, creative, educational, and therapeutic) approaches and disciplines.” (BMCA 2025)
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER >>> both Fields of Tender and LiP Laughter in Process are being performed in controlled environments, where art meets health and education.
Fields of Tender’s final 2025 appearance at Tittut will take place in November. Tittut is an incredible organisation that offers professional help and networking opportunities to carers or parents of children (aged 0-2) who have been diagnosed with a genetic variation and/or a disability. The parents get to socialise, educate themselves, and bond with their children while attended to by Tittut’s staff. When immersed in Fields of Tender, the carers or parents often experience their child’s response to stimuli in a way that will be surprising. I’ve never seen my child move so much or laugh this way! It’s an incredible thing, exposing the carer or parent and child to intentional affect-oriented non-verbal communication.
DECEMBER >>> I’m going back to the UK, to continue my journey towards BMC® Practitioner certification. As part of this module, I will have to deliver a presentation where I describe what I’ve been working on recently. I have decided to present one of my current special interests, the question of use of BMC® in dancing. The performance lecture I’ll be delivering at the LIAISONS conference is part of that thought process.
2025-09-18 update
the fall has officially begun. i’m back in stockholm, taking stock (taking stock in stockholm) of what’s happening over the next couple of months, big things. after years of enjoying the privilege i’m having to hand my Dansalliansen contract over to the next person. i hope this contract will help another dancer find their ground and power. meanwhile, i’m working towards BMC® Practitioner certification, starting on another year with the LACE Symposium, and looking to teach in places i’ve not taught before.
i’ll keep you updated, my darlings
pav
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