From the trembling of the hand, the barely perceptible undulation of the walk, and the wandering gaze, to the body’s uncontrollable shivers, micromovements are sub- or unconscious gestures that sustain a sense of bodily continuity and composure by creating what philosopher and somatic educator Elizabeth Behnke calls “ongoing kinesthetic holding patterns.”1 Somatic hyphens of sorts, micromovements fill the gaps from one intentional movement to the next, upholding the illusion of full and unruptured control. But what happens when continuity is intentionally fractured? When composure is made untenable, kinesthetic holding patterns no longer hold, and otherwise unacknowledged micromovements are purposely exaggerated to their breaking point? This question is central to Oji-Cree and settler choreographer Lara Kramer’s latest work Remember that time we met in the future? (2026).
Dubé, Joëlle. “Surrendering to the Tenderness of Ghost Gestures.” FTA 2026: Remember that time we met in the future? (online) (05 2026).