A conversation between freelance dance artist Dr Gillie Kleiman and the co-director of Common/Wealth, Rhiannon White. Gillie brings her own extensive experience of working from within a marginalised community and in professional dance with non-professional dancers, while Rhiannon brings Common/Wealth’s long practice of making ambitious, socially engaged theatre directly with and in communities.
In this webinar, the pair will discuss what it really takes to make performance that truly belongs to a community and is not just made for it. They will explore their processes and political and personal motivations for creating site-specific and community-focused performance. You’ll hear about the slow and careful work necessary to cultivate genuine relationships and start to consider the practical, emotional, and economic demands involved with this practice. The artists will share testimony of the changes they have experienced and what changes they aspire to foster in people, places, and structures.
This conversation will be of interest to anyone looking to create work that makes a real difference within their community or already incorporating community-engaged practice in their work.
BSL interpretation by Sumayya Si-Tayeb and Tayo Igbintade
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