GDP 2026: Here, We Are Together.We become like water, erode obstacles, shiver like rain, flow like rivers, grow like tsunamis.
Shapeshift our presence on this living earth rock.
One pebble bounces down.
Then crumbles form the avalanche.
Laughing earthquake rolling in sunlight.
Crying rain with a snow melt song.
Begin those gentle tones.
Laugh until,
you cry, you cry, until
you laugh.
Everyone, water flows.
Everyone rocks.
Re-shape another stumble forward.
Become again the groundswell of no-harm humans.
Roar together,
"PROTECT THE INNOCENT!"
Roll With It. The earth rock gets polished by freedom.
Our blue marble water planet, our living rock, our five-billion-year-old kindergarten of cyclic karma, our entwined life, with only eight billion more years to go, get it together for Earth's graduation. Our earth rock gets polished with freedom. Here we are like never before, not alone, rebirthing and shaping our indigeneity as earthlings toward her graduation.
Never late. Dance in, right on time.
Abolitionist Earth
“They” want fear, hopelessness, apathy, “why even bother.” That’s how we stay separated here.
What can we do?
Learn random acts of kindness, learn discernment and critical thinking. Earthlings make mistakes and self-correct.
Why do we try? Why do we do our best if no one see it? If it doesn’t pay? How do we know we can be seen? Planting these seeds, of empathy and critical thinking, doesn’t work if you dig them up to see if they’re taking root. The earth says, pay it forward for seven generations.
Surround yourself by those who don’t want your worship, those who don’t worship you, no sycophants are needed to feel supported and connected in friendship. No worship of self or others. Surround yourself by others who are ready to learn, including you, encourage each other to stand on our own two feet. Expectations of someone else doing the work-growth-effort you’re supposed to do, annihilates freedom of movement, someone else is standing on your own two feet.
The springtide brings new history-herstory and now-future of baby earthlings born today. Sounds bubble from a rock spring near redwoods. A haunted breeze speaks up from the lowest valley where a spring creek flows. With it, carries one steady deep wintry cool breath. Up from that lowest cavernous creek, up over the rocks and fallen layers of winter, up it rides, a cool dark dragon against the tide of spring. It’s subtle voice is heard, a cool death shadow with its own truth—MOVE! Unsuspecting shudders to all new green and gold tassels, to remanent old leaves, its final flutter through streaks of light. The birthed aware of its gentle but dangerous pull, its seduction back into the winter that never sees this spring tide. Those baby earthlings are fearless though, in springtide’s embrace, they move and leave that shadowy place into the green, into the voiceless voice where nature sings, “a golden light returns.” (1.)
Every year MpowerDance offers choreographic and artistic inspiration through its Global Dance Project (GDP). Last year we worked out Butoh choreography and performance for Water Changes Rock, We Are Here. This year the GDP 2026 theme is Here, We Are Together.
1. Voice of the Silence by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.
The dividing line between night and day, known as the terminator.
Artemis II 2026 NASA
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