DancingStrong Movement Lab. news

C onquering parameters: a scherzo for pandemical times  This exciting Associate Artist project has grasped summer 2020 and made art out of it, across the lock-down.  There will be a  presentation  of the work with partners London Studio  Centre.  Presented - Friday 16 October, 7pm (TBC). This will be through London Studio Centre's Instagram account.

 New Season of Open Classes on Zoom from October! Join Helen Kindred for guided improvisation classes every week   THURSDAY 7.30-8.15PM (GMT) FREE and open to all!     ZOOM LINKS posted each week on Instagram follow us  @dancingstrong_movement_lab_  @helenkindred

 Pod Cast In Conversation Richard Sennett and Adesola Akinleye  Theatrum Mundi · Silence and Stillness: In Conversation with Richard Sennett and Adesola Akinleye

Queering the Somatic In November 2019  Dr. Adesola Akinleye  and  Helen Kindred , co-Artistic Directors of DancingStrong Movement Lab and Senior Lecturers at Middlesex University London, curated a two-day symposium - Queering the Somatic: interrupting the narrative - which brought together artists, practitioners, researchers moving within the fields of dance, queer theory, feminism, narrative, and somatic practices. Here they introduce the following articles which are contributed by some of the Symposium’s speakers.  https://www.communitydance.org.uk/DB/animated-editions/summer-2020 See our editorial here:  https://www.communitydance.org.uk/DB/animated-library/queering-the-somatic?ed=44830  See Helen's article here:  https://www.communitydance.org.uk/DB/animated-library/improvisation-and-change?ed=44830 Our sincere thanks to all the contributors to this edition of Animated: Vicki Igbokwe, Melanie Precious, Sarah Boulton and Adele Wragg, Dr Mark Edward, Dr Adseola Akinleye,

In HOTFOOT Online Dr Adesola Akinleye shares her experience at The International Association of Blacks in Dance 32nd International Conference and the joys of international dance communities! 🤩 https://bit.ly/HOTFOOTSpring2020InternationalCommunity

Jojo working on DancingStrong Zoom and Skype rehearsals and classes We have been enjoying developing ways to dance together over the internet.