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Smiley has continued to create work that taps into our bodies’ relationships with our ancestors, and it is a crucial aspect of her site-specific works and collaborative processes. “I think a big part of how I know how to be present, and how to inform the work that I’m creating for present and future generations,” she says, “is by going back and taking the time to pause and connect with practices that bring me into relationship… Nomadic Soundsters

“To bring feeling or expression to what is not yet known but felt. An act of translation, not just for myself, but to hold this space for other people to experience. I’m curious about what is stored in the body, posing this as a question so as to invite everyone in to consider it. It creates the possibility to value other ways of listening and speaking.” Between the Art

“brooke smiley (lowercase is intentional) was born and raised in Los Osos but has spent the better part of the last decade overseas as a professional dancer and researcher. Smiley as danced with the “rebellious” Michael Clark Company…” Montecito Journal

Hosted by brooke smiley, a lecturer in the Department of Theater and Dance, this somatic movement conference features an array of workshops, panel discussions, presentations and performances. The theme, “Self and Other,” reflects the conference emphasis on the evolving indigenous embodiment in relation to dance, song and land. Currents

It was during a prayer circle that Luna met Brooke Smiley, a dance lecturer at UCSB. Smiley said she was also able to contribute her art to the cause by being a part of ceremonial drum circles and sweats and holding her own dances on the frozen Missouri River. “I came to dance and I came to be a part of and contribute my prayers to the water there and all the people there,” Smiley said. Daily Titan

UCSB teacher brooke smiley sweeps her arms effortlessly yet powerfully as she dances beside a creek in the trailer for “Lifelines,” a new film. Dancers might call her performances post-postmodern or contemporary, but her style is best described in its connection to land. Ms. smiley is also trained in earth architecture and somatics, creating a trifecta of land-body spirituality. Santa Barbara News Press

“The Paper Dance” will be performed by University of Wisconsin-Madison dance students, who participated in a two-part residency with guest artist Brooke Smiley, who, on behalf of Halprin, restaged the work. The process of the residency explored how the body is political in and of itself and how nudity in performance can function. Isthmus

From a side effect of a rare Santa Barbara rainy season to, more recently, a harbinger of destruction, mud is not a material immediately associated with art. However, brooke smiley aims to reclaim mud’s artistic potential and highlight it as a connection to nature and a conduit for healing in her sculpture Permission to Heal. Voice Art Magazine

Some men blush at the sight of her. Other men and women have smiled and taken photos of the sculpture of this special woman. Some have left her candy and flowers, and someone recently tied a “scarf” of seaweed around her neck. Passersby on State Street have reacted and interacted with “Permission to Heal,” an outdoor work made from the mud of Montecito. Santa Barbara News Press

brooke smiley, a lecturer in the UC Santa Barbara Department of Theater and Dance, has received one of five Native Launchpad Artist Awards from the Western Arts Alliance. The award, valued at $40,000 over three years, provides cash grants, travel support, promotional benefits, and artist showcases. Noozhawk

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