The Sky and The Storm
Heather Huggins, Tania Alice
Performance and Mindfulness August 21, 2023 DOI: 10.5920/pam.1242 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that art, approached through meditation, somatic practices, and artistic alternatives in university settings, can serve as a collective practice of well-being and peaceful resistance, and invites readers to imagine other possible worlds. |
Abstract
The article is the result of a joint reflection by two artist-researchers on artistic-pedagogical practices of compassion and poetics of care in academia. Through two socially engaged art projects carried out in two different universities - at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) and at Queensborough Community College at the City University of New York (CUNY-QCC) - the article proposes a reflection on art as a collective practice of well-being and peaceful resistance. Through meditation, and somatic and artistic alternatives, the article invites us to contemplate the blue sky beyond the dense clouds it carries - that is, it invites us into the imagination of other possible worlds.