“I think when people are exposed to something, like queer dance or queer art, it can either trigger two things: it can firstly make them want to learn or understand it, or secondly, they refuse it because it scares them. I think both actions can trigger change.”
Read MoreMelanie Lane
“Dance has that very exclusive possibility to express something physically, something that other forms aren’t able to express….watching a body go through some kind of negotiation, experience or sensation, which as an audience you can share”
Read MoreMeryl Tankard
“People say to me, ‘are you still dancing’, and I go ‘well what is dancing? What does dancing mean, I go into the studio and put music on?’ Maybe I dance when I play with my niece. […] we are sort of dancing everyday aren’t we?”
Read MoreSue Healey
“I am interested in how we talk about dance. Because: a. I think many people are scared about it, they don’t really understand it. b. we don’t often, really get to uncover it, and talk about it much. ”
— Sue Healey
Read MoreDaniel Jaber
“Movement gave me a greater sense of freedom and expression.”
Read More“I like working with the dancers, I like working on the detail of the choreography and the structure of the work.”
Lucy Guerin
“I like working with the dancers, I like working on the detail of the choreography and the structure of the work.”
Read MoreAnouk van Dijk
“I will never forget…Ian filled the room. He filled the room with energy, with his passion, with his power. That was it. I was sold […] I wanted to be a dancer”.
Read MoreAlexandre Hamel
“Branding it as contemporary dance is bad for marketing. Contemporary dance is often seen as elitist, boring […] for snobs by a very large section of the public.”
Read MoreGideon Obarzanek
“I didn’t have a great interest in having a dance company or directing a dance company, it came out of necessity. […] My interest has always been about making work.”
Read MoreRafael Bonachela
In this conversation we discussed Kylie Minogue, dance, leadership, inspiration and arts funding.
Read MoreStephanie Lake
“My hair would never go neatly into a bun … I didn’t know any of the ballet language… I think that it can actually be a positive, because you want individual voices in the arts.”
Read MoreMichael J Morris
“sexuality is a choreography as much as anything else”
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