Yordana Rodriguez

Urban Arts Talent

Directions

This research helped me in having a clear purpose to work towards to which really helps directing my days, my weeks, actually just my overall time management. And because of writing about it, speaking about it, being coached on different levels, I am more ...

Fathership, the value of integrity

I would like to continue in my quest of acknowledging my mentors, and how they have contributed in my life. One month ago I wrote about how my mother has empowered me. The other person that came to mind as soon as I started to think about this topic, is ...

New encounters

This week I have been in Tilburg for 5 days, cause I was part of International Choreographers Week. I felt that this was a good addition to the research in my development as a choreographer. Being able to meet new choreographers, dancers, researchers from ...

How to make space for growth

During my research* I am making a mind map* about authenticity. So I can understand its definition better and see which key point are involved. By building this into a framework, it gives me the opportunity to test its potential in my quest to get to know ...

Mothership, building your legacy

In my last Skype session I spoke to Rashaad (who is one of my coaches in this research) about mentorship. To better understand the meaning of it and also to observe which pillars he was referring to and why. So I could apply those to reflect on my own ...

Transforming my notes into a visual aid for better understanding

I love to do research; to read, to watch documentaries and to talk about those subjects. I actually just love to acquire knowledge, but my problem is storing the information that is gained. I noticed that I had troubles with this when I studied in high ...

Structuring my thoughts into a framework

This whole project started with me having several ideas. Actually I always have different ideas flying and flapping around in my mind. But I can have a hard time in disciplining myself to keep on investing enough time to actually pursue those ideas long ...

Educating myself better

With these weekly posts, I want to give an insight of what I am doing in this quest supported by Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie. To portray an image in which directions the research is getting it’s shape. And to share sources where I dive into, from which ...

An introduction in the Urban Arts Talent Trajectory

It has been 2 months since I heard that I received the subsidy of Urban Arts Talent Trajectory of Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie. This subsidy gives me the support to develop myself further in this art that I hold dearly. From now on I want to try to give ...