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separation and screendance July 10, 2012 blog the process of dancing in a screendance project resembles more closely an actor in a film shoot than it does being a dancer in a traditional

blurred July 9, 2012 blog This Sunday, 15 July 2012 at 19.30, Roehampton Dance is presenting some screendance at Chisenhale Dance Space in Mile End. I’m going to be talking

Look and Look Again July 1, 2012 practice

are two simple short films repurposed from Inert. They were presented at the American Dance Festival’s Dancing for the Camera

Because We Care June 8, 2012 practice

is a performance project by Colin, Simon and I. It is about ways of relating: between men, and between audiences and performers

comments are open June 7, 2012 blog Fair call about the audio

adverbs: a game to play June 1, 2012 blog Below are two lists of words taken from the most recent Sadler’s Wells promotion for Jasmin Vardimon Company’s (new) production called Freedom. See

News #8: European Spring / Antipodean Autumn May 2, 2012 blog Here is some brief news about dance/performance things I’m involved in over the coming months … World première of Because We Care by Colin, Simon &

straybird, what matters April 5, 2012 blog I’m a fan of Lucy Cash and Becky Edmunds. They make simple yet compelling films that test and prod at the edges of what we might understand the word

Deborah Hay’s I Think Not March 25, 2012 blog

Time lapse video of performance of my adaptation of Deborah Hay’s solo “I Think Not”. Held at Napier St, Melbourne, 23 March 2012

I Think Not February 24, 2012 practice

What happens when you can’t do it? That’s where the dance is. What is revealed when you can’t do it? – Deborah Hay Deborah Hay is one of the

Kapiti Island, NZ February 23, 2012 blog

Booth: A Dance Fair November 25, 2011 practice

by Simon Ellis, Amy Watson and Heather Caruso Booth: A Dance Fair comprised six dance-related activities — Solo, Social, Photo, Video, Talk and

News #7: European Autumn / Antipodean Spring November 15, 2011 blog Dear All Some brief news about some things I’m involved in over the coming months … Booth: A Dance Fair has been commissioned by The Place and

comma40 November 14, 2011 blog COMMA40: THE PLACE 19 — 27 NOVEMBER COMMA is a dynamic series of commissions enabling artists to experiment and expand their practice in relation to

more on blogs and teaching November 5, 2011 blog I follow the blogs and social networking updates of a number of teachers around the world. They inspire me and and ask current and difficult

pictures November 1, 2011 practice

A biography in pictures, an old piece of video, and Bach. 1 November 2011. Photographs: unknown Music: J.S. Bach — Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV

the arrival of self-consciousness? October 20, 2011 blog I was shocked by this story — but perhaps not surprised. Do you want people on the internet to see you crying?” She was shocked when the student

blogs in teaching and learning October 18, 2011 blog For some time I’ve been working with various kinds of blogs as part of my teaching and learning work. These have ranged from student-led blogs,

work place October 15, 2011 blog I’m involved with a group of artists selected by The Place in London for a new initiative called Work Place. We met for the first time (socially)

loss October 11, 2011 blog

I’ve started doing dance technique classes again. This is the first time I’ve done classes regularly since about about 2002. It is also the first