Classroom Naropa Institute Summer ’96 Del Tradici
Welcome. I am Barbara Dilley, and I am delighted to have you here.
On my website, you will find a wealth of information about my book, This Very Moment.
Additionally, you can gain access to my NEW archive scraps, where I share unique thoughts and reflections from my journey of writing my book.
This Very Moment
teaching thinking dancing
A Memoir and Teaching Manual
Archive Scraps
Memorabilia archive scraps and bits and pieces surrounding the writing of my book. Instructions for further investigations.
Kind words about This Very Moment
This Very Moment is a poetic and intimate evocation of Dilley’s path as an artist and as a human being. In her book, Barbara finds a way to translate choreography onto the printed page, taking an array of memoir segments, photographs, classroom exercises, and meditative insights and have them dance together in delightful and rhythmic harmony. In this word-picture dance, she depicts her journey from early ballet training to the avant-garde world where she worked with Merce Cunningham, John Cage, and other leading figures. She shows how she came to teach dance at Naropa University, meet her teacher, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and learn about meditation and Buddhism. Eventually, Barbara reached a point where the boundaries between life, practice, and art dissolve, and from this point Dilley offers us this remarkable book – in this very moment.
— Judy Hussie-Taylor, Executive Director of Danspace Project,
The radiance of Barbara Dilley, as both a dance artist and spiritual force comes off every page. She danced with Merce Cunningham, was a sweet, mischievous presence in the legendary improvisation group Grand Union, and went on to teach at Buddhist-centered Naropa University, where she started a dance program and eventually led the institution. Each chapter combines memoir and practice.