Firstfruits is an ongoing creative project developed by Tricia Dietrick. Using the mediums of writing, sound, and photography, dancers will engage in a multidisciplinary, collaborative process of movement and expression fueled by memory and the human subconscious.

Tricia is interested in the first echoes of movement and the hidden layers of the human psyche—where does our personal relationship with movement begin, and how can we uncover it?

Throughout this process, participants will dive into exercises that expand their perception of self and the stories held within their bodies. Tools such as the “volume” of movement, “seeds” that plant the impetus for one’s movement, and the clear embodiment of personal narratives—explored through creative writing exercises, among others—will be studied and applied to a final work in progress to be presented at the end of the workshop.

Goals of the Workshop:

• Build upon your authentic improvisational and compositional voice

• Uncover a deeper relationship with the self and the stories within

• Dive into raw and physical movement vocabularies

• Participate in and contribute your voice to a final work-in-progress showing