Dance Futures

This is an interlude. (a minisode)

Here Yi Kwek reads out her piece 'Mapping Lostness; Thoughts from a dancer'  - a look at bodily terrain/seeing through the body. 

Yi's writing is a pause in this series of Dance Futures, a chance to catch up with previous episodes. A chance to reflect and take stock of your body's place in the world. 

Originally published by 'Blurb' online magazine and collective: https://www.blurbmag.com

In this episode dance artist and choreographer Katie Dale Everett talks about how her work with dance and technology develops connection and empathy. Katie wants to 'humanise' technology in using it as a creative tool in her choreographic work and to continually question the constructed image we present through social media, particularly for young people. 

For Katie her career has meant constant forward motion, like stepping on a train with no stops -  as a producer, choreographer and film maker, Katie's choreographic approach encompasses multiple routes into dance....choo choo!

In this episode I talk to choreographer Keir Clyne about about digital dance, non-human artists and what the dance sector might have to learn from Pokemon! If you have ever thought the machines in your life deserved more credit then this is the interview for you. We also discuss what virtual choreography means for human-beings attached to corporeality (love that word!) and why childhood habits might become grown up artistic practices.

Pop! In this episode I burst the bubble of contemporary dance to talk with independent Dance Artist Grace Willow who works in a variety of dance styles and contexts, and talk about the politics of participation (pop - see what I did there?) and flash mobs. We discuss how alternative spaces facilitate inclusion in dance experiences and how making her practice open-source through the pandemic has been an unexpected delight, as well as how from Britney to Bollywood, for Grace, all roads lead to joy.

In this FIRST EVER episode of Dance Futures I interview choreographer Bakani Pick-Up about his dance practice, our capacity to be extraordinary, how lockdown effected his attitude to work and why we should throw away the rule book (and begin with Beyonce instead!). 

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