A blog post from Nina Patricia Hänel who was the Facilitator working with dance artists Alex McCabe and Stefanie Schwimmbeck at Tanzfaktur, Cologne. From 16th – 26th August Alex McCabe, based in Glasgow, and Stefanie Schwimmbeck, based in Cologne, continue their residency at Tanzfaktur Cologne. While the first week was focusing on networking, visiting performances ofContinue reading “CROWD Residency 2022 at TanzFaktur”
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But what will they do?!
This blog was written by Emma Jayne Park, facilitator for the Scottish CROWD residency with artists Alex McCabe and Stefanie Schwimmbeck. Writing is inspired by conversations that came up as part of the lab but has been written subjectively, from their own perspective as a community dance artist and facilitator. The hope is for anyContinue reading “But what will they do?!”
Aarhus: A Conversation at the End…
Elsabet Yonas and Maya Dalinsky ask each other a few questions to wrap up their two weeks in Aarhus, Denmark, hosted by Bora Bora. Maya: What was something unexpected for you from the last two weeks? Elsa: The first thing that comes to mind is the ease of our relationship both in the studio andContinue reading “Aarhus: A Conversation at the End…”
Possible definitions for the elements of a creative practice
This blog was written by Emma Jayne Park, facilitator for the Scottish CROWD residency with artists Alex McCabe and Stefanie Schwimmbeck. Writing is inspired by conversations that came up as part of the lab but has been written subjectively, from their own perspective as a community dance artist and facilitator. The hope is for anyContinue reading “Possible definitions for the elements of a creative practice”
What’s the story, Limerick?
Rita and I have had a lovely reunion in Limerick starting Monday the 22nd of August. Just like in our first residency in Varjakka with Taikabox in July, many of the most meaningful conversations are had in the kitchen while one of us is cooking at the end of the day. The one big difference betweenContinue reading “What’s the story, Limerick?”
Communities are everywhere
A blog post from Stefanie Schwimmbeck’s first residency at The Workroom in Glasgow, Scotland. During the second week of residency in Glasgow, I noticed relatively quickly how often the word “community” is used in the most diverse forms and thus appears much more frequently in the cityscape than I am used to in German-speaking countries.Continue reading “Communities are everywhere“
Meet the artists Maya Dalinsky and Elsabet Yonas
Our #CROWDdance 2022 residencies continue with dance artists Maya Dalinsky and Elsabet Yonas coming together at Bora Bora in Aarhus, Denmark to start their two-week residency from 15th – 26th August. The artists will also come together at FABRIC – Dance4 and Dancexchange in Nottingham from 12th – 23rd September. Let’s find out more aboutContinue reading “Meet the artists Maya Dalinsky and Elsabet Yonas”
Meet the artists Willie Stark and Bianca Hisse
The summer of #CROWDdance 2022 residencies continues with dance artists Willie Stark and Bianca Hisse coming together at Pottporus, Herne, Germany to start their two-week residency from 8th – 22nd August. The artists will also come together at Davvi Hammerfest, Norway from 29th August – 9th September. Let’s find out more about Willie and Bianca:Continue reading “Meet the artists Willie Stark and Bianca Hisse”
a we
A blog post from Amparo González Sola’s first residency at Dansverkstaedid, Reykjavik, Iceland. We are in ReykjavikWe, right now, are Ásrún, Amparo, Ólöf, and Tinna.We are a temporary we, a constantly changing one.We don’t know exactly what we will do together.We delay the moment of making statements.We decide to think of this encounter as aContinue reading “a we“
Communities of Practice: Sharing Moves
A blog post from Alex McCabe and Stefanie Schwimmbeck’s first residency at The Workroom in Glasgow, Scotland. In contrast to the rural setting for their first residency week, on Monday 25 August, Stefanie and Alex came together again with Emma in the city of Glasgow. For the second week of their residency in Scotland, theyContinue reading “Communities of Practice: Sharing Moves“
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