Episode Overview: 

In this episode, Delia shares their origin story as a child both of artists and of the Chesapeake Bay as a jumping off point to discussions on place, creative processes of the digital and in-person devising process. Delia and Molly also discuss how this work exists in the in-between. 

More about the speakers: 

Delia Ibañez is a place-based interdisciplinary artist and administrator raised in the Northern Neck of Virginia where Dividing Creek opens out to the bay. With a BA in Performance and Movement and certification in Socially Engaged Practice in Design and the Arts from Arizona State University, Delia utilizes the arts as a way to encourage critical thinking and relationship building. Delia’s personal body of work, Process in Place, has four branches - workbooks, residencies, collections, and workshops - which all intertwine to form networks of inquisitive creative action directly impacted by geographical context. As the child of Alvaro Ibañez, a Colombian-born visual artist and graphic designer, and Denise DeVries, a writer and translator, Delia gained the family value for supporting access to the arts in rural communities (Learn about the family’s work here  A-Ibañez Art Design,). This has led directly into their work in Artist Grants at Arizona Commission on the Arts. Being raised in the arts also allowed Delia to prioritize an interdisciplinary practice combining dance, language, and visual and media design elements to create immersive and interactive reflective experiences.Delia is currently collaborating with Greybox Collective utilizing their Trauma Informed Creative Practices model. They are also involved with Safos Dance Theatre and Latin Hispanic Dancers United in addition to independent choreography, dance films, and publications

The body of work by Molly W. Schenck (MFA, MEd.) is rooted in a quest to understand humans. She is fascinated with human movement - whether that is a social justice movement, individuals persisting through systems, or how a body moves through space and time. She is also interested in what interrupts the full expression of movement (stress, trauma, burnout, injuries, chronic pain, etc.). This has guided the evolution of her studies and career path. She worked in higher education as an adjunct professor and administrator for ten years. She taught mindbody and group fitness classes for twelve years. She specializes in the intersection of creativity and trauma and is the creator of Trauma-Informed Creative Practices. She is the founder of Grey Box Collective (an interdisciplinary, experimental, post-dramatic, trauma-informed arts organization that devises original performances around topics of social and emotional wellbeing i.e. makes weird art about tough stuff). She is the author of ‘Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices for Dance Educators’. She is a certified Trauma Support Specialist, Personal Trainer, a 500-hour experienced yoga teacher (focused on asana, pranayama, and meditation), Certified Teacher of BodyMind Dancing™, a registered somatic dance educator and a Dynamic Embodiment™ Practitioner. For more information visit: mollywschenck.com

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This episode was edited by Rayshaawn Watkins Theme music Fox Williams 

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