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attention, friendship and dramaturgy October 20, 2015 blog

On Saturday 17 October I gave a keynote presentation as part of the Thinking Dance Symposium at Leeds Beckett University. The following is a version

Attention, friendship and dramaturgy October 17, 2015 practice

I am watching Igor and Moreno disagree — maybe even bicker — as they struggle to sort out a particular transition in the work. They are tired, and

christian wolff and writing music September 23, 2015 blog In October 2010 I listened to Adrian Heathfield and Jonathan Burrows in dialogue as part of Performance Matters at Toynbee Studios in London. They

arfaot and dramaturgy in sassari September 15, 2015 blog I’m currently working with Igor Urzelai and Moreno Solinas — igor and moreno — on their latest project A Room For All Our Tomorrows (ARFAOT). We are

freedom, privacy and value August 17, 2015 blog I’m a dancer, choreographer and teacher and I tend to be surrounded by people who openly value this kind of work. That said, I don’t have to work

reading rafa August 2, 2015 blog I recently read tennis player Rafael Nadal’s autobiography Rafa and for anyone curious about the psychological demands of sport it’s a very fine

lisa nelson July 20, 2015 blog I happened across an interview with the remarkable US improviser Lisa Nelson the other day. It features prolonged footage of her dancing with Steve

bleeker on dramaturgy July 6, 2015 blog He or she is not only an analytical eye from the outside, but also a body who thinks along with the director or choreographer — that is, a

supervision and the loop June 7, 2015 blog One of the great pleasures and privileges of my job is to work with postgraduate — Masters and PhD — students who are interested in the

igor and moreno and boldness May 24, 2015 blog For the last three or four years I’ve been working with choreographer-dancers Igor Urzelai and Moreno Solinas (igorandmoreno.com). My official role

sign on the door May 21, 2015 practice Back in May 2015 The Place’s Eddie Nixon and Christina Elliot and I had an email exchange that we then presented at a symposium at Oval House in

just one shortcut April 25, 2015 blog This is not a tech blog (in the slightest) but this week I’ve ended up for one reason or another watching friends, colleagues and students operating

caring about education April 19, 2015 blog I care about education. I care about the people involved – students, teachers and administrators – and their thinking, curiosity and commitment. I

administrative purpose March 15, 2015 blog It’s old news I know but Higher Education is wobbling. Marina Warner’s article – Learning My Lesson – is a taut summary of the situation in the UK

seeing people not training March 10, 2015 blog When I talk to dancers I often express how I am interested in seeing them and not their training. Here are two quotes from Ohad Naharin that seem to

attention January 27, 2015 blog Randall Szott’s Lebenskünstler is one of my favourite blogs. The range of ideas, links, and provocations is broad, but at the heart of the blog is

ideas and noise January 18, 2015 blog Steven Johnson’s book Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation is a good read. I spend a lot of time with students talking

learning journey January 10, 2015 blog I was clearing out some old notes over the holidays and happened across this learning journey written back in Autumn 2009. I had a teacher in

higher education environment December 22, 2014 blog It’s a tough time to be part of higher education in the UK at the moment, in particular if you are not a STEM subject. I’ve written quite a bit on

on being injured December 9, 2014 blog

I injured my back pretty much immediately after I started dancing. I was asked to be in a ballet (with next to no training) and I seem to remember