Interviews with Improvisers

Eleanor Sikorski


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Eleanor (she/her) (b. London 1988) is a dancer, choreographer and filmmaker based in Leeds, UK. Her choreographic work explores

moving bodies in relation to objects, language and sound. With her
partner, dancer Lewys Holt, she co-hosts Roadhouse, a bi-monthly evening of improvised dance in Leeds, cultivating the local improvisation scene with regular performances and open practice sessions. They also tour nationwide, combining dance and voice in unique, improvised performances. Eleanor has worked as a dancer for artists including Eva Recacha, Seke Chimutengwende and Igor & Moreno, and since 2015 she has been part of the dancer-led project Nora, inviting choreographers to make new work for them to perform, most recently Eleanor Bauer and Deborah Hay. As a filmmaker she has worked with artists Frances Morgan, Kyra Norman and Sue MacLaine. Other activities include working as rehearsal director for dance company perfectly serviceable, lecturing part time at Northern School of Contemporary Dance and self-publishing mini comics. Website: www.eleanorsikorski.com

Hosted and Produced by Robert Vesty

Music by Astro Jose

Supported by Middlesex University

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Interviews with ImprovisersBy Robert Vesty