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IN-Environments (working title)_ An Artist Residency in the North of Sweden
IN-Environments is a new collaborative project by photographer and filmmaker Christian Kipp and dance artist and researcher Sara Wookey. The project considers ways to make visible and felt the ways in which we come into contact with and create relations with spaces and places we reside in – both the natural and built environment –…
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Felt Lines of Connection in a Time of Isolation & Physical Distancing
We are living in a time of disconnect in the physical realm. During this time I am also writing the final draft and conclusion of my Ph.D. thesis that started in 2014. When the world felt very different than it does today. I am at home mainly. I am at home in a way similar…
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On Dancing
Spending two weekends dancing with three of my cohort – all over 40 – I reflect back on my experiences as an “older” dancer who feels that dancing is more readily available than ever. My new project (Re)Make, a dance film, began at an important moment in my career trajectory. I had been speaking to…
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(Re)Make residency on making, unmaking, and remaking
I have just returned back to London from the Lake District where (Re)Make, my new project, was in residency as part of its development. (Re)Make explores making as a way of understanding. I am reminded of the idea that making is knowledge (Ingold, 2013). It is in the doing that understanding starts to emerge.…
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On Seeing “The Squash” at Tate Britain
I was recently witness to Anthea Hamilton’s “The Squash” at Tate Britain. The sign at the entry to the Duveen gallery warned me not to sit on or touch the tiled, elevated, “plinths” (holding small sculptures that went unnamed). I was somewhat confused by this as, when doing my research on Hamilton, I watched a…
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Awareness through Movement & Reading @ Wellcome Collection
Awareness through Movement & Reading is a 3-part series hosted by the Wellcome Collection in London. Having worked with the Wellcome Collection in the past on Nature Walks: From Parks to Pavements I was invited back to create something for the Reading Room, a hybrid space that is part gallery, part library and part social…
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Dance and Art Forum: Why Dance in Museums?
Dance and Art Forum: Why Dance in Museums? hosted by Siobhan Davies Dance in London took place on November 9th from 1.30-6.30pm. The afternoon consisted of presentations and discussions looking critically at the recent profusion of dance in museums, galleries and international art events. Siobhan Davies highlighted specific work they have done with collaborators in…
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Artist International Development exchange in Athens, Greece 24 August – 1 September 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Moving // Dialogues & Transmitting Trio A August 28th – September 1st, 2017 Athens Kinitiras: Artistic Network for Performing Arts After taking a summer hiatus from blogging I am back online and anticipate sharing a diverse set of activities and events from the international cultural sector. I welcome your comments and look forward to being…
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Morning Movement Practice @ TATE
As part of my TATE Learning Research Associate position and practice-based-research through the Centre for Dance Research at Coventry University, I have been running a series of once-a-week morning movement practices at TATE Modern. In the early part of this year I spoke with Emily Pringle, Head of Learning at TATE about my interest to…
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The Sense of Movement @ Marres House for Contemporary Culture
I am recently back from Maastricht, the Netherlands where I was invited to lead a workshop The Sense of Movement as part Marres House for Contemporary Art’s programme Training the Senses. Director Valentijn Byvanck’s vision for the programme is to offer non-traditional (i.e. non-lectures) events on the topics of the senses in relation to cultural spaces and experiences. It was…
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