“Broken” Featured Artist D.R. James
Synkroniciti is pleased to welcome back poet D.R. James from Michigan with two poems. “Early Morning Love Song” recalls the possibility and expectation of a new morning, as “my old …
Quote for Today: Patti Smith
When we got to the part where we had to improvise an argument in a poetic language, I got cold feet. “I can’t do this,” I said. “I don’t …
Quote for Today: Twyla Tharp
Here’s how I learned to improvise: I played some music in the studio and I started to move. It sounds obvious, but I wonder how many people, whatever their medium, …
Quote for Today: Malcolm Gladwell
In life, most of us are highly skilled at suppressing action. All the improvisation teacher has to do is to reverse this skill and he creates very ‘gifted’ improvisers. Bad …
Quote for Today: Nancy Moser
There is much more to playing the clavier than playing written music. Do you realize with accompanying there is often nothing written out but the bass line–the left hand? …
Quote for Today: Tina Fey
The first rule of improvisation is AGREE. Always agree and SAY YES. When you’re improvising, this means you are required to agree with whatever your partner has created. So if …
Yearning for Catharsis: The Transitory Sound and Movement Collective
When we get caught up in evaluating performance, life, and art, become uninspired. How do we refresh our vision? I found my seat in the darkened room. A soundless film …
Quote for Today: Anaïs Nin
Jazz is the music of the body. The breath comes through brass. It is the body’s breath, and the strings’ wails and moans are echoes of the body’s music. It …
Comfortable in Her Own Skin: Tradition, Modernity and the Dancing of Irina Akulenko
The society we live in shapes our understanding of body image and self. How does dance influence that understanding? Video via WorldDance NewYork. Irina Akulenko plays the blindfolded character of …
As the Clouds Roll By: Future Projects at Synkroniciti
We’re excited to announce our first ventures outside of cyberspace! Synkroniciti is bringing three projects to life in Houston, Texas. Open Mic Nights Especially geared for poets, storytellers, and singer-songwriters, these intimate …