Hear dancer, choreographer, educator, playwright, and trained natural healer, Jinah Parker explore the ways and reasons that telling our story through movement can be a powerful resource for healing. Jinah is the creator of “SHE” which explores intersections of racial injustice with sexual violence, which The Root describes as “a choreoplay that fiercely tackles sexual, physical, emotional and state violence, along with self-care and healing.”
Throughout the episode, Jinah shares insights and creative healing tools that we can use from home to sit with whatever we’re feeling, connect with those around us, foster dynamic conversations with our communities, build a more positive relationship with our bodies, and use movement and music to spark some better feelings in our body and self, when we’re feeling stuck. Here’s a video that demonstrates a child practicing the “cross arms, clasp hands, pull in, breathe” exercise Jinah that offered.
The #HealMeToo Podcast is hosted by Hope Singsen--the artist, creativity researcher and survivor-activist who founded the #HealMeToo Festival and Podcast in NYC in the Spring of 2019.
Audio Direction by Delaney Hafener Edited by Hope Singsen Opening & closing music: "Love Is Rising" written by Vanessa Marie Milanesi & Helga Kaefer, performed by Vanessa Marie (@vanessamariemusic)
Jinah Parker is a native daughter of Buffalo, New York. Jinah describes herself as a multi-faceted dancer, choreographer, educator, playwright, and trained natural healer with a Masters Degree in Dance Education from New York University and a B.A. in Dance from the University at Buffalo, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa National Honors Society. Embracing lifelong learning to enhance her work Jinah recently received a license as a practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming under founder Richard Bandler. Jinah’s most recent work “SHE” combines dance, theater, film, and music. “SHE” is an artistic mirror of our past and present political and social climates.
“With ‘SHE,” Jinah Parker triumphs Over A Culture That Abuses Woman” (The Village Voice) and extends the stage with interactive conversations and educational tools.”
Jinah’s work includes teaching dance and performing internationally while receiving generous support from well-known artists such as Eve Ensler, creator of The Vagina Monologues;” actress and best-selling author Gabrielle Union; in addition, to support from NBA Hall of Famer Grant Hill, Elle magazine and The National Organization of Women. Please visit www.jinahparker.com for Jinah’s full bio.
