Siobhan Davies Dance Big Dance 2010
Programme
Big Dance Weekend
A weekend of free activity at Siobhan Davies Studios
On 10 & 11 July Big Dance 2010 in South London culminated in a weekend of free activity. Siobhan Davies Studios opened their doors for everyone to experience the range of activities available, including performances, dance and art workshops, film screenings, exhibitions and an improvisation jam with Siobhan Davies Dance artists.
“I enjoyed very simple rhythms and ricochets. Made me want to move through the rest of the city like that.”
“I enjoyed the atmosphere of excitement, anticipation, curiosity, plus the experience of getting to know this very imaginatively designed building.”
“Beautiful use of the space. Focus and intention from the performers was so engaging.”
“I was very happy when I was performing in the big room”
DAY 1 programme
Inclusive contemporary workshop with Candoco for ages 14+
Candoco is a contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled dancers who hold regular weekly sessions for young people at Siobhan Davies Studios.
Contemporary dance taster workshop for ages 14+
An energetic taster class emphasising flow and coordination and exploring coordination and freedom of movement.
Skinner Releasing Technique taster for adults
A chance to try out Skinner Releasing Technique – the inclusive approach to dancing that focuses on releasing tension and habitual movement patterns for more free and powerful movement.
Dance on Screen
A selection of short dance films and documentaries were screened, including a new film commission by Lucy Cash and Becky Edmunds featuring South London groups.
Art exhibition by 60|40 (still available to view)
Crafts Collective 60|40 invite a textile artist, a furniture maker and a potter to present their work.
Playful Explorations in Choreography performances
An accumulation of playful explorations developed through a creative process with non-dance professionals over regular weekly sessions. Blusters and scurries of movement were performed responding to different spaces in and around the building.
Graduates Platform 2010 performances
A performance event showing the range and diversity of approaches to creating new dance work by graduating choreographers from around the country.
Day 2 programme
Art workshops for families
Families worked together to make their own visual art using the ideas of movement and the body in space as inspiration.
Improvisation as the finished article.
Led by Annie Lok and Charlie Morrisey, dance artists with Siobhan Davies Dance, participants explored improvisation as composition, and the idea of an action being completed in the moment it is created.
Chatterbox Challenge
Download your Siobhan Davies Dance Chatterbox.
Families were invited to perform their Chatterbox Dance for an interactive video wall.
Children’s Performances by Hop-la! and Dance Maze
The regular children’s creative dance classes held at Siobhan Davies Studios performed their own work in the Roof Studio.
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