Contact Quarterly

CONTACT QUARTERLY, journal of dance, improvisation, performance, and contemporary movement arts is the longest living, independent, artist-made, not-for-profit, reader-supported magazine devoted to the dancer's voice.

Presenting materials that spring from the experience of doing, we exist to encourage articulation and dialogue, and to stimulate activity and exploration within the field of movement and its performance.

CQ is unique among dance periodicals in presenting the artist's voice in the artist's words.

Founded in 1975, Contact Quarterly began as a forum for discussion of the emerging dance form contact improvisation. While serving as a meeting ground for a worldwide network of contact improvisers, from its earliest days, CQ has presented writings and interviews on postmodern and contemporary experimental dance, somatic movement practices, improvisational dance, mixed-abilities dance, teaching methods, creative process and performance.

Providing a platform for seasoned and emerging artists and educators to communicate and dialogue about their work, CQ is a singular record of the developments over the last 35 years and plays an active role in supporting the artists and creative forms that appear in (and reach beyond) its pages.

CQ serves:
Artists:
* writings by and dialogue between artists about dance-making, creative process, collaboration, teaching and performance practices
* articles by dancers evolving new forms, concepts, and practices

Scholars and Critics:
* over 30 years of original source material by and about prime movers in the field of contemporary dance and improvisation

Somatics Practitioners and Dance Therapists:
* experiential writings about the psychological, emotional, and physical effects of movement practices
* articles about body-mind practices including: Body-Mind Centering®, Feldenkrais®, Ideokinesis, Alexander Technique, Skinner Releasing®, Continuum, authentic movement, and DanceAbility

Students:
* information about workshops and trainings
* an inside look at thoughts, practices, and creative work of professional dance and movement artists
* opportunity to feel connected with a large community of dancers
* writings about first impressions and beginners' issues

Dance Educators:
* articles about new teaching methods
* ideas for both young and seasoned teachers
* new resources: books, references, contacts

Contact Improvisors:
* a contact newsletter of voices from around the world
* in-depth shoptalk about developments in contact improvisation
* a Contacts List for finding CI events and practitioners around the world