Lerman founded the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange in 1976 and led its multi-generational ensemble until July 2011, when Cassie Meador became artistic director.[4] The company is now known as Dance Exchange.[5][6]
Lerman's early work included older dancers alongside young performers[14] and used personal narrative.[15] Her later work explored scientific themes, including genomics,[16] high-energy physics,[17] and the effects of war.[18] She and her dancers collaborated with professionals in various fields, including shipbuilders, physicists, construction workers, and cancer researchers.[3]
Lerman uses the word "tools" to refer to concepts from her artistic process that can be applied to many situations.[3] These include “Rattle around in someone else’s universe,”[3] “Turn discomfort into inquiry,”[3]and “Nothing is too small to notice.”[21]
Critical Response Process
Lerman created the Critical Response Process (CRP), a method for giving and receiving feedback, in 1990.[3] She co-authored the book Critical Response Process: A Method for Getting Useful Feedback on Anything You Make, from Dance to Dessert with John Borstel.[22]
CRP is used by organizations including the Innovative Conservatoire,[23] the Federation of Scottish Theatres,[24] the London Sinfonietta,[25] the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Yorkshire Dance,[26] the Yale School of Drama and the Tisch School for the Arts.[27] CRP facilitator-cohorts are in development in Scotland[28] and Baltimore, Maryland.[29] In 2014, Yorkshire Dance developed a beta-version of an online adaptation of CRP called "respond."[30]
Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process: A Method for Getting Useful Feedback on Anything You Make, from Dance to Dessert (co-author with John Borstel), 2003[40]
Hiking the Horizontal: Field Notes from a Choreographer, Wesleyan Press, 2011[41]
^ abcdefgLerman, Liz. (2014). Hiking the Horizontal : Field Notes from a Choreographer. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press. ISBN9780819575593. OCLC888749068.
^Lerman, Liz (2003). Liz Lerman's critical response process : a method for getting useful feedback on anything you make, from dance to dessert. Borstel, John (First ed.). Takoma Park, MD. ISBN0972738509. OCLC53157339.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Lerman, Liz; Borstel, John (2003). Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process: A Method for Getting Useful Feedback on Anything You Make, from Dance to Dessert. Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. ISBN0972738509.