"not to worry (about) this isn't aboriginal enough.."

Thomas E S Kelly

Thomas E. S. Kelly is a proud Bundjalung and Wiradjuri man of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. He studied at NAISDA Dance College and graduated in 2012. Thomas is an artist that works with multiple art forms which include choreography, dance, theatre, music composition, puppetry and teaching.

we discuss:

* walking on stage

* wollumbin/warning

* toyota bundera

* mentors

* establishing artist?

* multidisciplinary

* mis:conceive

* wants from choreography

* what is not political?

* if work can be "not indigenous enough"

 

* youtube

* facebook

* starnow

* nextwave

* vimeo

* dancelife

* NITV

* instagram

* dancecentral

* separating hydrogen from air

* PACT- MIS:CONCEIVE

https://www.instagram.com/p/BN8e6rCAsVe/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Janine Proost is a Dutch dance maker and performer based in Melbourne.

 

we cover:

* femme

* not dancing and dancing

* the beyond is also the within

* meditation

* 5 layers of bodies

* dancing and singing

* the most expansive self also being the most intimate

* awareness

* reimbodying the feminine

 

more info:

* youtube

* media

* yoga

* art, not apart

* LGI interview

* deep soulful sweats

* media

* QL2

* facebook

* mirramu

* blog

Chafia Brooks is a Dance and Movement Specialist based in Melbourne Australia.

we cover:

* pop icon dance class

* being a woman and being a person of colour within western/white culture's relationship with dance

* making the decision

* the power of movement

 

more info:

* vimeo

* femine space

* facebook

* film victoria

* eve studios

 

Sarah Aiken is a Melbourne based performer, choreographer and teacher originally from Bellingen NSW. Sarah pursues an ongoing interest in how and what we value, utilizing dichotomies and clashes, aiming to create poignancy through absurdity.

 

we cover:

* shifting focus from outcomes to process

* a show as one version of the idea one is thinking about.

* emotion inducing performance facilitating deeper thought or reflection

* multiplicity - facts being not stationary

* balancing non-authoritarianism with one's agenda

* some things are issues for many people but doesn't mean that it has been thought about

* that all things are paid for even if you are not the one who has earnt it

 

more info:

* next wave

* dancehouse

* dance informer

* facebook

* vimeo

Sarah Aiken is a Melbourne based performer, choreographer and teacher originally from Bellingen NSW. Sarah pursues an ongoing interest in how and what we value, utilizing dichotomies and clashes, aiming to create poignancy through absurdity.

 

we cover:

* shifting focus from outcomes to process

* a show as one version of the idea one is thinking about.

* how we produce or assign value

* facilitating desire

* ambition

* inspiring the direction of the conversation

* emotion inducing performance facilitating deeper thought or reflection

 

more info:

* next wave

* dancehouse

* dance informer

* facebook

* vimeo

"if they're interested they're interested, if they're not, let them go" IW

 

Ivey Wawn is (wonderful, and is) an independent artist working with contemporary practice across a range of contexts.

 

we speak about:

* where the choreography begins

* an overflowing pool of ideas rather than linear development mov_7809-mov

* useful for in theatre process

* tino segal

* xavier le roy

* carriage works

* economies of attention

* dissolving into yourself as a tool for performance at a party or gallery

* dance ownership

 

more info:

* vimeo

* instagram

* media about own works

* media about performing others works

* critical path

* kaldor public art projects

* potluck

* first wombat radio podcast

Gavin Clarke is an independent dancer, choreographer, musician and avid contact improviser who just completed his honours at UNSW.

We chat with Gavin about:

* "Unwinding" - Gavin's practise

* starting dancing before you get out of bed

* research

* methods

* insights

* where the self resides (and body transplant)

* From Dictatorship to Democracy

 

bibliography of some things mentioned:

Horgen, J. 1994, Can Science Explain Consciousness, Scientific American Journal page 76-77

Kornhuber, H. and Deecke, L. 1965, Changes In The Brain Potential In Voluntary Movements and Passive Movemens,  Pflugers Archiv fur die gesamte Physiologie des Menschen und der Tiere 284: pages 1-17.

Massumi, B. 1995. The Autonomy of Affect. Cultural Critique, (31), 83-109. doi:1. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/1354446 doi:1

Jones, Zac - Dancer/Somatic Practitioner - Pathwave, 1999-present, Ongoing Conversation Regarding The Body, Brisbane, Adelaide, Mt. Gambier, Melbourne

Todd, M., 'The Thinking Body', Princeton Book Company, 1937

Doyle, B, Libet Experiments, from Information Philosopher (?) http://www.informationphilosopher.com/freedom/libet_experiments.html, Accessed October 27, 2016

Carter, R. and Tallis, R. uploaded Aug 2012, Has Neuroscience Demonstrated that We Do Not Have Free Will? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RiztsaCSds , accessed Sept 03 2016

Wolpert, D. uploaded 2011, The Real Reason For Brains, https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_wolpert_the_real_reason_for_brains?language=en , TED Global, accessed May 2016

 

more info:

* facebook

* ABC interview

* Tasdance

Gavin Clarke Profile DANCENDENTS

http://readymadeworks.com.au/gavin-clarke-profile-dancendents/

Elle Evangelista is dancing and making (with her hands) in Sydney and working to be good to her adult self.

some things mentioned:

* being in a musical

* living 30 seconds in the past

* shopfront residency and efforts towards "ultimate"

* knitting

* making a list - influence

* Ghenoa Gela

* Jo Pollitt

* Miranda Wheen

* love languages

links:

* site

* facebook

Elle Evangelista is dancing and making (with her hands) in Sydney and working to be good to her adult self.

 

some things mentioned:

* being in a musical

* living 30 seconds in the past

* shopfront residency and efforts towards "ultimate"

* knitting

* making a list - influence

* Ghenoa Gela

* Jo Pollitt

* Miranda Wheen

* love languages

 

links:

* site

* facebook

Yukino "Kino" Mchugh is a dancer and maker based in Sydney.

 

We speak about:

* being Japanese

* rice cooker vs toaster living on the bench

* cross-cultural

* dance as community

* plan vs play

 

mentioned:

* nick power

* miranda wheen

* dair residency

* vanessa marion

 

more:

* homepage

* fan thread

* gofundme

* facebook