I created Black Dance Improvisation (BDI) Initiative to spark conversations amongst independent artists who have backgrounds in a variety of improvisation techniques. The BDI initiative hones aesthetics, audience engagement, and professional development, creating openings for artists to enter a generative space or who may be following unconventional pathways.

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LPDP's "CtR Methodology," a somatic practice centered on embodied excavation and remembering, is developed and researched  in tandem as a framework for  collaborative improvisation more broadly. This approach transcends any single continuum of community ritual, performance, culture, or lineage.

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                                                                                ~ Leslie Parker​