I just heard the news of Niles Ford, -artist/dancer/teacher/choreographer. It brings great sadness that another youthful, vibrant person in the community has died way earlier than they should have. It was only recently that Lynn Shapiro died of the complications of breast cancer, as well as Jill Clark in London. They both died within a week of each other. These events bring to mind, again, all of the delicate, strong, beautiful, painful, sad, funny, endearing moments in life and relationship. For me personally it magnifies, bringing home again, how quickly something/someone can be gone, before realize their/its meaning and importance in our lives; our desires to connect. May we all hold close to our hearts the importance of the uniqueness of each and every one of us in our community, and in our lives in general. There is room for everyone. May we all be loved and loving, forgiven and forgiving, for none of us are perfect. We are all works in progress.
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About Barbara Mahler Dances
Barbara Mahler is a long-standing and active member of the New York City dance community as a choreographer, performer and teacher - a master teacher of Klein Technique. Her choreography draws upon the intricate and infinite possibilities of the textures of time, space and the (her) body, creating dances, which subtly reveal characters, stories. It is spare and articulate, emotional, and evocative. Her choreography is consistent with her teaching vision and work, exploring the endless possibilities that the body can reveal.
Barbara has been teaching daily class - Klein Technique and contemporary dance at the Susan Klein School of Dance from 1983- 2004, Barbara became an ongoing faculty member of Movement Research, as well as at other studios and Colleges in the greater NY area. She travels abroad and across the United States performing and teaching workshops and is on the faculty of the School for Moderne Dance in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Barbara is a teacher and practitioner of Zero Balancing, a hands on healing modality, maintaining a private practice in movement therapy, body work.
