Join us in celebrating the Spring Equinox and the release of Cory Nakasue’s new chapbook “The Cosmic Event of the Body.“ Cory’s reading will be followed by a Q&A and Open Mic!

In the event of inclement weather, the date will be changed to April 16.

About the book:

The Cosmic Event of the Body is a collection of poems and other writing that are meant to be felt or performed. They come from bodily situations that include dance, therapy sessions, and attempts to connect the body to narratives, structures, and environments. Cory situates a cosmic dramaturgy as a dismantling tool that can activate dynamic, erotic experience; a way to prepare a body for the penetration of metaphors that catalyze movement. The contents are multivalent in their usage. The poems can inform choreographic scores, somatic rituals, dramaturgical processes, or embodied horoscopes. They can also be enjoyed as poems.

About the Author

Cory Nakasue is a theatre artist and poet whose work includes choreography, dramaturgy, and video. Her original dance and theater pieces have been presented internationally. Her poetry has been published in Aligned Magazine, Summer Stock Journal, The Poetry Distillery, and Gathering Space among others. She is currently the astrologer-in-residence at AIM HIgher, Chronogram, and Opus 40. You can hear her on The Cosmic Dispatch, a weekly live radio show/podcast describing stories from the cosmos.

Cory holds an MA in Choreography and Performance Studies from Middlesex University, London, and did additional graduate work in theatre at California Institute of the Arts. She has maintained a movement education and therapy practice for 20 years called Body Intelligence. She lives in Kingston, New York.

Free with registration. Light refreshments.

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