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Category: Research
Choreographing in a community of practice | Next Choreography Part 2
Words by Stella Rousham The Roof Studio at Siobhan Davies Studios has and always will be a kind of sanctuary. Arriving at 18:00 sharp to watch the Next Choreography rehearsal, I was immediately transported from […]
Michael Keegan-Dolan’s magical Mam
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. When Irish dance company Teac Damsa’s piece Mám premiered in 2019 it was received with great acclaim, even garnering an Olivier Award nomination. The time has come for its revival, and […]
Restorative values for dance making: How do we heal?
Written as a provocation piece for the Clore Leadership Fellowship, this paper a call to action for increased levels of care, respect and safety for artists in the UK dance sector, representing Richard Chappell’s views […]
Freelancing in the Desert – Being A Dance Artist in 2023
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes and Sarah Lapinsky. It’s been three years since the dance world went on indefinite hiatus during the Covid-19 Pandemic, a time of fear and uncertainty but also of innovation and resilience. […]
Deviant Dramaturgy: Laura Aris’ process in Linea y contorno de un abismo
Words by Paula Riofrio. Scenic art’s dramaturgy brings words and ideas to the flesh and bone, takes the thoughts into a practice that vests through enactment. It webs relationships as a rhizome among concepts, objects, […]
Discover DAJ’s Percolate residency archive!
A couple of months ago we did a residency at Siobhan Davies Studios as part of the studios’ Percolate award. During our week-long research, we were exploring new ways to write about dance, going beyond […]