From the stage: freedom, constraints, creativity
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By: Kaya Weaver
When you see Glorify Dance Theatre’s Mixed Repertoire performance, you might ask yourself: What parameters define the movement in each piece?
What movements are possible or impossible within the chosen boundaries? How are those constraints limiting? How do boundaries generate greater creativity?
Alive in Us: moving and internalizing Ezekiel 36:27, 30
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By: Jessica Noonan
Alive in Us, a ballet featured in our MainStage show this November, was created to bring the fruit of the spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control) to life. We chose Ezekiel 36:27, 30 as our memory verse for this particular ballet. After diving into the Bible to better understand the fruit of the spirit, we began to ask these questions; “ If we are followers of Jesus, what power fills our lives with the fruit of the spirit? And what makes our effort different from a non-believer?”
What is Alive in Us?
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By: Audrey Hammitt
As a child, I viewed love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control as qualities to strive to embody. However, I was probably in high school by the time the Spirit helped me understand what the term “fruit” actually meant. The moment God illuminated my mind and eyes to comprehend that the fruit of something is the result or evidence of something, I was thrilled that these qualities come from the Spirit, not my own efforts.
Introducing company artist Aleksa Lawry
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with Kaya Weaver
Aleksa Lawry joined Glorify Dance Theatre this season as an apprentice. Read our conversation to learn about her love for movement and storytelling and about her goals for spiritual growth within her creative work this season.
Be Ready: moving and internalizing 1 Peter 3:15-16
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By: Jessica Noonan
Memorizing scripture as an adult is extremely challenging for me. I have found that sitting and repeating the words over and over again doesn’t permanently seal them into my brain. BUT, I was able to memorize the verses that were taught at summer vacation bible school. Why? Because they were attached to hand motions!!
From the study: when Christ rules, fear cannot
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By: Kaya Weaver
Glorify Dance Theatre’s first performance this fall will be a school program, Be Ready, inspired by 1 Peter 3:15. The writer instructs the Christians reading his letter to always do good, even when others do evil towards them. By way of explanation, being called as God’s people entails a commitment to do good in the face of evil and an expectation that this will result in blessing.
From the studio: a call to wholeheartedness
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By: Audrey Hammitt
Imagine standing outside on a gray, overcast day without rain, sunshine, or any warm or cool breeze to refresh you. Now think about how this type of weather affects your emotions and mental acuity. These bland surroundings and numb feelings are two examples of the concept of lukewarm, which my character represents in the ballet Be Ready.
Season Preview with Melody Mendoza (Part II)
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By: Kaya Weaver
Read Part II of my conversation with Artistic Director Melody Mendoza as she describes some unique elements of the Glorify Dance Theatre’s performance lineup for Spring 2024. If you missed it last week, you can read about our upcoming fall shows in Part I.
Season Preview with Melody Mendoza (Part I)
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By: Kaya Weaver
Glorify Dance Theatre’s 2023-24 season has begun, and it’s a big one! Listen in on Part 1 of my conversation with Artistic Director Melody Mendoza as she describes her inspiration for this season and we discuss how the biblical themes tie our fall shows together.
Creating culture through Dance & Dialogue
DONATE The Word in the Wings The Word in the Wings > Creating culture through Dance & Dialogue Creating culture through Dance & Dialogue By: KAYA WEAVER Writer and editor Andy Crouch contends that God created humans with a calling to make things with the potential to shape “our imagination, our mental picture of what […]
