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Trevor Mathison's image of Anna Bergstrom, 2011“All that happened to us…”
Trevor Mathison, Ann Dickie, Anna Bergström
Roehampton University Dance Faculty
London SW15 5PJ
22/09/2011
Thursday 22 September 2011 10.15am to 4.30pm
An exploration the biomechanics of ageing; the third event in the Speciens to Superhumans series created with Shape.
A one-day participative workshop exploring the implications of the biomechanics of ageing for contemporary dance practice.
(Please find below the videos for the 3 performances of the workshop and the video clip from presentation).
While traditional dance science looks at how to enable an elite dancer to achieve perfection in both performance and aesthetics, this participative event will seek to explore what we can learn from the science of ageing about how a disabled or older dancer’s body works and what they need in order to perform to full capacity and to unlock their body’s full potential.
For both older and disabled dancers, achieving elite standards may be neither possible nor what they are striving for, and this event will seek to explore the nuances between the social model of disability and the medical model of ageing, to see what common ground emerges.
This collaborative event, the third in the Arts Catalyst/Shape series Specimens to Superhumans, is hosted by Roehampton University. The day will be led by choreographers Ann Dickie, Director of From Here to Maturity Dance Company and Anna Bergström, Associate Artist at Candoco Dance Company, audio and digital artist, Trevor Mathison. Drawing from expertise across the University, Professor Raymond Lee and his colleagues Dr Siobhan Strike and Dr Jin Luo from the Active Ageing Unit at Life Sciences Department will also participate in the event.
This workshop event has limited capacity - if you are a dancer or biomechanics scientist and want to find out more about taking part or if you want to attend the introductory session, watch the final performance and join the discussion., please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Created in collaboration with and the support of:
Shape www.shapearts.org.uk
Roehampton University’s Dance Faculty www.roehampton.ac.uk
Louise Portlock and Frank McDaniels from Gloucestershire Dance www.gloucestershiredance.org.uk
Funded by
Wellcome Trust People Award www.wellcome.ac.uk