Kimerer LaMothe reflects "In our third Story Circle, bodily practices of paying attention appeared as a point of connection between “religion” and “dance.”

Jessica talks with KYL/D dance artists Evalina Carbonell and Weiwei Ma about how they experience dance as a contemplative practice.

“How can dialoguing around religion enable us to know what contemporary dance can be? How can dancing enable us to know what religion is and can be?”

After KYL/D's second story circle, Jessica explains the interaction between community members and the dance artists when there is both a verbal and physical exchange.

Faith Project collaborator, Dr. Kimerer LaMothe, wrote about her experiences from KYL/D's first story circle engagement on her blog at Psychology Today. Check it out!

Diving deeper into the specific movements performed in faith traditions, Jessica contemplates, How do we “perform” religion? 

After observing a KYL/D rehearsal, Jessica explains how Kun-Yang integrates the community engagements and dance artist experiences into his choreography and how his creative process relates directly to his movement practice, CHI Awareness.

A significant element of the Faith Project are story circles with community members, but what is a story circle? Jessica breaks down what a story circle looks like, who participates, and why its important.

KYL/D senior dance artist Jessica Warchal-King is the community blogger for KYL/D's upcoming endeavor, the Faith Project. In this post, Jessica explains the top 10 reasons why she is excited to embark on the Faith Project