Dance and Visual Arts
Articlespublished 5 January 2017
When I last spent time with British choreographer Rosemary Butcher in July 2014, two years before...
All leaking …
ScoresAll leaking one into the other
Breathing slowly
Collapsing more slowly while
Dissolving a picture of yourself in your mind’s eye
Easing your...
The Contemporary Art of Choreography Part 1
Articlespublished 9 February 2018
Reflections on new developments
"Interdisciplinary art is central to contemporary practice" writes Gwyneth Shanks in June...
Breathing a line together
Scoresface your partner
gaze at each other
let your focus be soft
let your attention be on your breath
let what you are...
The Contemporary Art of Choreography Part 2
Articlespublished 15 February 2018
Making histories theatre to gallery
Following on from Part 1 this article continues to addresses choreography as...
Material choreographies
Articlespublished 6 January 2017
what remains and is to come is a performance installation created and performed in collaboration with fellow...
Walking choreographies
Articlespublished 6 March 2017
This article discusses the everyday act of walking with (an)other(s) and how this act is choreographed...
Homage to Yoko 1
ScoresOn a sunny day
go to an open square
with a friend
and some chalk
Stand in the square
Ask your friend to use...
Border transgressions in Dancing with Strangers: From Calais to England
Articlespublished 15 November 2017
In 2016 Portuguese dancer, choreographer and artistic director of Instant Dissidence Rita Marcalo travelled to the...
Homage to Yoko 2
ScoresOn a windy day
Wear loose fitting clothing
Go outside
Go the way the wind blows
published 8 January...
A beginning on Nothing in a new video installation by Anna Krzystek
Articlespublished 22 June 2017
The three screen video installation 'Untitled #0.5 - Who, What And Where Is Anna' begins Anna...
5 breath cycles (for a serial choreography)
Scorescreate a movement phrase in five breath cycles
in such a way that each inbreath and each outbreath
corresponds with a...
Kissing Performances: parallel thoughts Claire Blundell Jones & Rosanna Irvine – visual artist & choreographer
Articles, Performancespublished 2 June 2017
After my work Ah kissing premiered at Nottdance 2017, I heard about visual artist Claire Blundell...