{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Groovin' Griot","title":"Improvisation as Tradition and Technology","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/72b4d878\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1816,"description":"What does West African dance have to do with fractal codes, hormetic healing, and technological innovation? Dr. S Ama Wray  unpacks these connections and more on this episode of Groovin' Griot. Dr. Wray shares how her early experiences with modern, jazz, and Afro-Cuban dance peaked her interest in  improvisational forms, and how her work on the Ewe concept of Seselelame in Ghana helped her develop a practice of \"Embodiology\" that utilizes  improvisational movement  to support collective wellbeing and dexterity. And for our movement break, Ore and Azs take you along for a Rhythm and Improvisation Dance class!See Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources)  for more on Dr. Wray's work and for the article about the Kopeyia School visit mentioned in the episode.See Episode TranscriptProduced & Edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. Theme music: Unrest by ELPHNT on Directory.Audio Licensed under a creative commons attribution 3.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Email us at groovingriot@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @groovingriot","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/CLJA23OVBibbTsR4SjVntYJfgUl5mH9GWeVVxYFZiGQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NTNj/ZWJmNDk0NzljN2Nk/ZTQ5MzYzMWNkMWVh/ZDY1ZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}