Who is in your art/dance/cultural history constellation? Who are some of your artistic influences? I often attribute my luck to spirits inviting the right people into my life. I like to think that spirits weave my artistic constellation, bringing me into proximity with… Read more

  Jordan Demetrius Lloyd is a 2021-2022 Renewal Residency artist at Danspace Project. In a discussion on what Jordan might contribute to this issue, a Danspace Journal prompt from 2012 resurfaced: Artistic constellations and lineages—What web of connections do generations… Read more

  Jasmine Hearn writes in response to our prompt, My most significant artistic influence(s) is/are…Because…: those I surround myself with dreams memories illustrations by Diane and Leo Dillan Anything by Octavia Butler all that I have inherited honey water lace vulnerability… Read more

  My current sounding boards: Transmission, Translation, Relation, Proximity and Blend. In Yugoslavia, I arrive at these themes through differently angled anecdotal, historical, whimsical and observational texts. Some of these expressions are unspoken and left to my physical body through… Read more

What web of connections do generations of artists trace? Who are their influences? Since 2012 we have explored artistic constellations and lineages by asking each artist to share a significant artistic influence. Stacy Matthew Spence responds to our prompt, My… Read more

What web of connections do generations of artists trace? Who are their influences? Since 2012 we have explored artistic constellations and lineages by asking each artist to share a significant artistic influence. Benjamin Kimitch responds to our prompt, My most significant… Read more

What web of connections do generations of artists trace? Who are their influences? Since 2012 we have explored artistic constellations and lineages by asking each artist to share a significant artistic influence. Douglas Dunn writes in response to our prompt,… Read more

Raja Feather Kelly writes in response to our prompt, My most significant artistic influence(s) is/are…Because…: Anne Sexton, Andy Warhol, Jan Fabre, Edward Albee, Wim Vandekeybus, Augusten Burroughs and Maguy Marin because when they point their finger to the moon, their finger disappears.… Read more

Lauren Bakst and Yuri Masnyj provided us with a selection of images in response to our prompt, “My most significant artistic influences are…”  Catch Bakst and Masnyj’s Re: Nude in a Landscape this Thursday-Saturday at 8pm, as part of a shared… Read more

My most significant artistic influences are…because…   As a child, I used to get sent to the principal’s office for belting opera in the middle of class. In the past few years, I have obsessively watched youtube clips of contestants on… Read more