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Improvisation as Tradition and Technology
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What does West African dance have to do with fractal codes, hormetic healing, and technological innovation? Dr. S Ama Wray unpacks these connections and more on this episode of Groovin' Griot.
Dr. Wray shares how her early experiences with modern, jazz, and Afro-Cuban dance peaked her interest in improvisational forms, and how her work on the Ewe concept of Seselelame in Ghana helped her develop a practice of "Embodiology" that utilizes improvisational movement to support collective wellbeing and dexterity.
And for our movement break, Ore and Azs take you along for a Rhythm and Improvisation Dance class!
See Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for more on Dr. Wray's work and for the article about the Kopeyia School visit mentioned in the episode.
Produced & Edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Theme music: Unrest by ELPHNT on Directory.Audio
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