As participant ethnographic research and dancer with EncoreEast I have spent many hours wondering, why? Why do sixteen older adults spend so much emotional and physical energy learning, creating and performing dance.
The physical aspects of the space generated ideas for sections and indicated a pathway between them. The concept of ‘archive’ is rich with possibilities.
Hofesh Shechter presents a reworking of his masterpiece Political Mother with his new generation of young dancers adding to the original title the word Unplugged.
Alethia and Edd are the dream team to work with. They are amazing and I feel so privileged to have worked with them both.
Awakening to a beautiful, bright, if chilly morning, the first bright morning for some days and 1st November, British Summer Time is officially over for another year. How do I feel?
I now have an approach that finds space in my body, to move not just with muscle and levers, but with the whole of my body’s structure. I can see how to use its architecture, extending the ease and range of movement by flowing from, through and out of all the connections and spirals in my body.