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Curating Dance?
A conversation with a dance manager friend got me thinking about dance and curating. She complained not enough people knew how to curate dance events and showcases. A number of platforms that have been advertised, as curated events seemed to have been put together randomly. At times the producing artist simply places himself or herselfContinue reading “Curating Dance?”
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A favourite quote…
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance – Alan Watts https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/alanwatts386511.html?src=t_dance
Contemporary Nomads: attending a lecture by Henry Daniel
I attended a talk at the Southbank University on the 30th of November 2016, given by Henry Daniel, a professor of Dance and Performance Studies from the Simon Fraser University Canada. He has been in Britain researching at the University of Bristol as a visiting Fellow. He was invited to Southbank by Maria. He toldContinue reading “Contemporary Nomads: attending a lecture by Henry Daniel”
The Legacy of Elroy Josephz
This a piece of writing I have had ‘on file’: The symposium of the British dance and the African Diasporas project took place on Friday the 26th of October, at the Slavery museum in Liverpool. One of the highlights of the day was the chat show hosted by dance historian Ramsay Burt. The guests wereContinue reading “The Legacy of Elroy Josephz”
