• Nadine Helstroffer, Ph.D.

    Nadine Helstroffer, French-born, is a New York-based poet, writer, choreographer and dance film producer. She holds a doctorate in Philosophy from Paris University, Nanterre/Paris-X, France. The eight short dance films she produced in collaboration with filmmaker John Bush have been presented worldwide. She created and led the "BodyResonance Workshop" exploring the link between meditation and movement at New York Insight Meditation Society, Zen Center of NYC, among other places. She is now devoting her time to writing. Nadine studies poetry with Genine Lentine and explores the flow of the breath at the intersection of poetry and dance. Sometimes a flooding, sometimes a clearing.

Radiance

imagine a sky dancerin a barren firmament no clouds to lounge around onno stream of light to glide on no pearly mist to bathe inno warmth to cavort in no conste...