Events/Publications

Frontiers in Neurology, August 25, 2016 An opinion article I was invited to contribute to the Fontiers in Neurology research topic forum on “Sound, Music and Movement in Parkinson Disease.” I share experiences of dancing with elders living with degenerative disease, and suggestions to researchers for further investigation from the experiential point of view.

Utah Repertory Dance Theatre In summer ’16 I was on faculty along with Danielle Agami of Ate9 Dance Company, for Repertory Dance Theatre Summer Intensive. While there, I taught students and company members techniques of “spontaneous composition” and a one-day workshop of “contact improvisation” for people with Parkinson Disease.

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University Memories are not just “in our heads.” The stories of our lives are whole-person experiences, so activating our imagination through visual images and movement can evoke the pathways of reminiscence. On Saturday April 30th, I and students of Performing Arts and Brown School led an event as part […]

Utah Repertory Dance Theatre / Rose Wagner Auditorium In February 2016, I was invited to participate in an exciting dance concert event at my dance “Alma Mater” Utah Repertory Dance Theatre. I along with 3 other choreographers were given seven dancers and four hours to choreograph a new dance, followed by the concert-staged performance the […]

St. Louis County Library Branches In spring of 2015 to Fall of 2016, I and my dance students in the Performing Arts Department led eleven workshops for people with memory loss, at branch libraries of the St. Louis County Library system. Together we used poetry and movement to evoke stories from our lives. These were […]

Dance & Somatics: the Mind in the Movement Dance Closeup, September 4,5,6 8pm Mertz Dance Studio.  In 2014, I presented “December” (2000). The work explores the fragmentary nature of memory, creating a series of non-linear, moving “photographs” that are formed as viewers open and close their eyes to the rhythm of human breathing. as part of the […]

Beijing United Family Hospital I visted Beijing United Family Hopsital where I was invited to give a lecture on the Alexander Technique. As I discovered, this work has not yet had very broad exposure in China, so it was an honor to introduce many of Beijing’s top physicians to Alexander principles and methods.

May 20-June 21, David Marchant and ZoMotion was hosted by “The Schoolhouse at Mutianyu.” This one-month fellowship provided us with housing, food and facilities to practice, lead workshops and give an audience-integrated performance experience. The facility is located walking distance to the Great Wall.  We had a truly amazing experience in China this summer. I gave a lecture […]

Contact Quarterly Summer/Fall 2011 Vol. 36.2 In spring of 2009 I collaborated with Washington University Physical Therapy Professor Gammon Earhart and Graduate Student Jennifer Sylvester to do a two-week pilot study to assess the effectiveness of Contact Improvisation as an intevention for Parkinson’s Disease.  I wrote a summary article published online at Contact Quarterly, published in […]

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, October 2010 Author’s Personal Copy Note: This article is published in October 2010 issue of Complementary Therapies in Medicine, vol. 18, issue 5.  To visit publishers web site to obtain published article, click here. Effects of a Short Duration, High Dose Contact Improvisation Dance Workshop on Parkinson Disease: A Pilot Study David Marchant, […]