In this edition of The Practices We Make, we sit with our 2026 Eros Fellow Simone Reynolds to discuss beauty, Black feminist practice, imagination, and the worlds she is building through movement, sound, and collective gathering. Together, we reflect on lineage, beauty fugitivity, laughter, and the possibilities that emerge when beauty becomes radically autonomous. photo x Ally Almore How do you introduce yourself these days? Simone/Mo (she/they) My practice is an invitation

Welcome back to The Practices We Make, an interview series uplifting the artists, teachers, and culture-bearers shaping practice inside House of the Lorde. Today we sit with Jamila, our inaugural 2024 artist fellow and creator of Rest and Renew and Community Pilates. How do you introduce yourself these days? Jamila/J My Practice is Rooted in intuition and repetition Who are the lineages, teachers, or communities that show how you move? Black spiritualist traditions, nature as

Welcome back to The Practices We Make, our interview series uplifting the artists, teachers, and culture-bearers shaping practice inside House of the Lorde. For this third installment, we highlight Amina of Embody Divergence, who will be guiding folks through a series of gatherings called Unmasking Lab. How do you introduce yourself these days? Amina, Embody Divergence My Practice is coming back to the body, over and over again Who are the lineages, teachers, or communities t

Welcome back to The Practices We Make, an interview series uplifting the artists, teachers, and culture-bearers who shape practices inside of House of the Lorde. For our second interview in this series we highlight the creators and teachers of Sweat Sweets, KiKi King and Ra Coats. How do you introduce yourself these days? We call ourselves ra and kiki. We started dancing with each other at House of the Lorde at a rehearsal for FORCE! An Opera in Three Acts. Actually, Anna Mar

At House of the Lorde, practice is not about breeding perfection. Practice is about showing up, no matter how it looks. The Practices We Make is a new interview series that honors those who tend to their practice inside our sanctuary. We begin with our co-founder Jenn Freeman | Po'Chop, whose practice is the very ground from which House of the Lorde emerged. How do you introduce yourself these days? We like to say that we are two. Our momma named us Jennifer Nicole Harris Dai