Thresholds: Moving between worlds

Thresholds is a somatic movement excursion that involves a three-part process: the approach, the passing through (liminality) and the arriving into a new space. Language shapes experience. Verbal choices can lead us into an experience or can shut it down. By offering a series of prompts in the writing, readers notice how words cue changes in the body and are encouraged to broaden choices about how to engage their intrinsic intelligence. Utilizing this experiential movement practice, personal narrative, scientific information, reflections and research by other artists and scholars, and visual imagery as modes and models of inquiry and illumination, invoke possibilities for insight and discovery. Attention is focused on inner as well as outer landscapes, amplifying possibilities for broad readership. The function of Thresholds as a movement exploration is threefold: (1) we can notice how language shapes experience, (2) we can feel and experience our inhibitions and expressivity without restrictive judgment, but with discernment and (3) we can recognize commonalities and appreciate difference, heightening intercultural competence. Throughout, Thresholds as a theme links us both to body systems and body-level boundaries. It also reminds us of our fluid nature; there is not just one way to be in the world. The text encourages investigation, offers multiple views and perspectives, and draws on the Discipline of Authentic Movement as a resource for cultivating a discerning inner witness. The conclusion features the author’s reflections on current collaborative endeavours, and an inspiring performance by Project Bandaloop, amplifying the theme of moving between worlds.