Jerwood Bank 2008 – Siobhan Davies Dance

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The lectures, for me, were like provocations, in the best sense. Very stimulating bodies of knowledge were shared and we were able to draw parallels or links, as we liked and in our own way. We didn’t formally relate the information to our practices but did make connections in quite open-ended discussions with the practitioners. It was interesting to simply let that information be there and to allow connections to occur without forcing them. Read more >

I really appreciated being in the group and seeing other people’s processes. This helped me a lot. Perhaps most specifically was when I saw individuals working in directions that were new to them, and that might not have been a challenge or a new directions for someone else. Hence, there was a sense that each individual had their own set of challenges and needed to develop their practice in particular ways that was different from everyone else. As a choreographer who works with other dancers, it was interesting to be able to appreciate individual needs and to witness my colleague’s breakthroughs in certain areas and how the project leaders helped them achieve that.
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