Due to unforeseen circumstances unfortunately this workshop has been cancelled.

A weekend workshop with SDS’s Co-Artistic Director Annie Pui Ling Lok.

“I felt so much permission, invitation, spaciousness …
A very welcoming and inclusive space.”

Following on from the questions generated at our last Workshop with Annie, we continue the navigation of permission and expectation in our dancing, whether alone or with others. Asking:  

• What is it like to dance with an injured/ageing/____ body (mine or my partner’s)? 
• What does consent feel/look like in solo and contact dancing for me? 
• How do I give and receive clear and honest feedback?

We will exercise shared responsibility in the studio by looking at evolving clarity, honesty and respect for ourselves and others whilst dancing. There will be space to play with what pushing and challenging ourselves positively is and feels like for each of us.

Each day gives time to prepare bodies and minds through:  

• Solo time 
• Rest 
• Duet and group scores    

The weekend will combine elements of Annie’s work – performance, choreography, contact improvisation, and biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Guided work in tuning proprioception, observing physical sensations and use of anatomical and physiological information, will lead us into noticing choice, agency, and desire.  

Suitable for professional dancers and those with experience in dance improvisation and working in respectful contact/partnership with others. You do not need to have attended the previous session to take part.

In the Roof Studio

Weekend Tickets 

General: £120
Bursary: £100
Pay-it-forward: £140

Day Tickets

General: £60
Bursary: £50
Pay-it-forward: £70

Siobhan Davies Studios is mostly accessible, with lifts to all floors. There are two accessible parking spaces available on site which can be booked in advance. Blue Badge parking is also available nearby on West Square and Garden Row (for a full map visit the Southwark Council website). Our main door is power assisted.

Amenities include: 

• Changing facilities* 
• Communal showers* 
• Toilets / wheelchair accessible toilets 
• Kitchen: tea and coffee making, fridge, and microwave
• Snack Bar: We have a small selection of bars, drinks and food available to buy from the front desk.
• Shops: The closest shop is Superway Supermarket on Garden Row (4 min walk), the closest supermarket is Sainsbury’s on New Kent Road (7 min walk). We also recommend the Art Cafe which serves sandwiches, jacket potatoes and meals (3 min walk).

* Our changing facilities and showers are not fully accessible. Our closest publicly available and fully accessible changing facility is at The Castle Centre, a leisure centre 0.3 miles away from the studios. You can find full details of their features here.