By: Sara Wookey On: May 11, 2023 In: Uncategorized Comments: 0

‘A New Role for Dance’ was a project that I conceived during lockdown (2021) and involved a number of artists and invited guests. I was interested in exploring together what kinds of knowing emerges from training in dance and choreography. I was curious to be beyond ‘transferable skills’ in...

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By: Sara Wookey On: May 04, 2023 In: Labor & Value, Yvonne Rainer Comments: 0

The fourth in a series of blog posts featuring projects that I love and what makes them so important to me, focuses on my work with choreographer and filmmaker Yvonne Rainer. As a dancer, assistant to and a living archivist for Yvonne I have traveled extensively performing, teaching and...

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By: Sara Wookey On: April 27, 2023 In: Dance in Museums, Research, Uncategorized, Yvonne Rainer Comments: 0

  The third series of blog posts on past projects that have completed and the things I love about them. This week is Punt.Point a  performance-based art work and interactive design piece by Sara Wookey in collaboration with designer Rennie Tang with design assistant Gabriela Baka. The work was installed...

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By: Sara Wookey On: April 19, 2023 In: Reflecting on Practice Comments: 0

This is the second in the series of blog posts highlighting selected projects I have led or collaborated on and what I love most about them. This forms part of my exploration towards the next phase of my career in supporting cultural institutional change through methods of expanded choreographic...

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By: Sara Wookey On: April 12, 2023 In: Uncategorized Comments: 0

I was recently interviewed by Roddy Shrock, Director of Eyebeam, Art Curator and Strategic Collaborator for his podcast series Informer. The interview was conducted in November 2023 and was recently made public. The first question Roddy asked was, ‘what was your first experience with movement and dance?’. I described...

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