Barber, Olivia2015-05-292015-05-292015-05-11http://hdl.handle.net/10829/6842Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Alfred University Honors Program.In my thesis exhibition, which consists of three works, I attempt to awaken a physical awareness and open spaces for tangible connections to be made. Movement exploration, through formal and informal dance, defines my life and work. I am very much aware of my body in a space, in relationship to the people and things that surround me. Being introduced to Contact Improvisation in a formal setting has given me a structure to support the work I have been making in the past four years.en-USHonors thesisDanceContact improvisationMovementThesis