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Rhiannon Newton - Long Sentences "The negativity that comes from working with words, they miss a lot of the stuff, that is the stuff, that is why people like us like dancing."Rhiannon Newton Rhiannon is an Australian dancer and choreographer. Her creative work draws attention to the interconnection of the body and the more-than-human world. Rhiannon makes contributions to community and culture through choreography, performance, education, research and curation. This discussion is focused on her work Long Sentences soon to premiere at DanceHouse. the generosity of taking something seriouslythe words from the showco-existing with the worka quote from the book "Sun and Steel - Mishima Yukio"dancing and then writing from noticing3 sentences make up the show (the first sentence is 17 minutes long)working with many mediums and being varied about how sure you are with eachthere is a meaning and a logicadjusting choreography so that it doesn't just wash over peoplebreaking yourself apart into the materials (choreographic, performative etc)"I don't want anyone to be interested in me, I want them to see the work".we compare Xavier Le Roy to Beyoncèthe first day of rehearsals being dangerous due to having freedom from the show and it's own agenda.commenting on your own improvisation while you're doing itthe self-underminedoing choreography that is thrilling "If i'm going to put this in front of someone I (decided that I) need to help them also take it seriously. And put something at stake."Rhiannon Newton links: homepage - http://rhiannonnewton.comhttps://www.instagram.com/rhiannonlnewt/previous episodes including Rhiannon NewtonTOTAL by Angela Goh - https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/event/performance-total-by-angela-goh-qag-2025-04-06/Baltic Circle development period - https://www.balticcircle.fi/en/ohjelmisto/long-sentences-2/

"publication as a form of performance and performance as a form of publication"Chloe Chignell Chloe Chignell (AU) is an artist working across text, choreography and publishing. Chloe takes the body as the central problem, question and location of her research. She invests in writing as a body building practice, examining the ways in which language makes us up. Since 2019 Chloe co-runs rile* a bookshop and project space for publication and performance with Sven Dehens. the durability of the object performer-ship and audience-shipa performance demands shared time and shared space shadow text at DanceHouseAmina SzecsödyJOKES - the bookthe lead artist being the hosttranslation"dance is not a language, but it is a form""it felt uninteresting to try to translate text to dance, i felt like it would just enslave the dance into a form of meaning production. dance has other skills"working with dance vs working with choreography"they are real books but they are also scenography"the difference in permanencewaterworld movie paper scenethe iconography of ballroom dancethe name - street danceanachronistic - meaningthe use of the term experimentalchoreographic frameworksto dance with or without an internalised choreographers eyelive decisions on stage"the choreography is producing syntax" links: Chloe Chignell homepageinstagramworkspace BrusselsfacebookRile bookshop and project space

"I love to use Excel to visualise choreography. (When you're talking to collaborators in words, there will be misunderstandings.)"Ning WANG｜王甯 Ning WANG｜王甯 regards her body as a complex carrier with both material and emotional compatibility, and the individual is rich in unique historical traces. In recent years, she has actively participated in cross-domain cooperation, including circus, sound, new media, experimental video, and behavioural art. We talk about her work Cracking that reflects on the extreme phenomenon of overproduction and over-manufacturing under the high-speed operation of global consumer culture, and this strange, uncoordinated, and even depleted physical state. we discuss: the show "Cracking"role modelschoreography as more than patterninghow to be watched and balance the power by seeing backcontact improvisation changing how you know the bodyphysical understanding is at least the same importance as understanding through readingtechnology and the body being materials towards choreographybeing a "low-tech" artistthe book One Shot - https://www.rile.space/books/one-shotthe freedom of ignoring the past and embracing my past - cultural past as well as physicalcollaboration as a way to share the responsibility links: https://www.instagram.com/ning.wang.nw/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGEWUFJQ3N4premiere - https://www.opentix.life/event/1761954697480052736interview - https://npac-ntch.org/discover/voice/10442another interview - https://npac-ntch.org/discover/voice/10485marie claire - https://www.marieclaire.com.tw/lifestyle/issue/79726another interview - https://npac-ntch.org/discover/voice/10682video documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxY9Nlc0xXkanother interview - https://npac-ntch.org/discover/voice/10702-%E7%94%A8%E5%89%B5%E4%BD%9C%E8%A3%82%E8%A7%A3%E6%AC%8A%E5%8A%9B%E7%9A%84%E5%88%BB%E7%97%95%EF%BC%9A%E7%8E%8B%E7%94%AF%EF%BC%B8%E9%AD%8F%E9%9B%8B%E5%B1%95

"I use old technology because it's so fast to realise my idea, and realise the artwork." (New technology is also exciting and requires me to project manage multiple teams of people).Yen Tzu Chang 張晏慈 Yen Tzu Chang 張晏慈 is a new media artist/new media art director/sound artist based in Taiwan, she has delivered sound art performances/exhibitions and exhibited her works in many international conferences and festivals, including Ars Electronica Festival, roBOt 08 Festival, Linux Audio Conference, International Symposium on Electronic Arts, Digital Design Weekend in London, Most Wanted: Music in Berlin, etc. we discuss: recent tour to Australia (Perth)why do dancingthe human body accomodating to the technologydecision making in various collaborative rolesinteractive technology in live performanceroboticsalternatives to projectionworking with techniciansmaking a show across multiple labsmedia artmodern dancecostumes for dancers in multimedia performanceprojects with naturecharacter in performance links: homepage - https://changyentzu.com/https://www.instagram.com/chang_yentzu/Link tree - https://linktr.ee/yenschanghttps://objkt.com/users/tz1TeYqN7ssCEZTmxnEVTHwXGrZB9zsnyvvE

"you have to know yourself really well (because everything else is changing faster than it ever has)"Jeff Hsieh (謝杰樺) Jeff Hsieh (謝杰樺) is the current artistic director of Anarchy Dance Theatre. His works feature a strong element of interactive dance performance and leverage technology to expand the field of choreography. We cover; how technology has changed our lives the bodymachine interventions new physical experiencethe eternal straight linesurgery at a distancedigital worldsAI in artnew...

"No matter which mediums I use, if I can keep finding something I feel curious about then I will keep going for choreography."Lee Ming-Chieh Ming-chieh Lee is an independent choreographer born in 1989 in Taiwan often focusing on the dynamic of body, object and other things as the main mediums for her research related to memory and time, and further discussed the flowing performativity shaped between body and specific space. We cover; Dancing in public spacesInaccuracies becoming a new style...

M@ and Wu Dar-kuen in the sound recording studio at C-LAB 2022 "Artists are like magicians"Wu Dar-kuen Wu Dar-kuen is an artist and Independent curator, now the Director of Contemporary Art and Science Tech Platform of Taiwan Contemporary Cultural Lab（C-LAB）. He was the director of Taipei Artist Village and Treasure Hill Artist Village ,and the founding chairman of Taiwan Art Space Alliance,TASA, curator of Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, and the director of VT Artsalon. He is also a creative...

"How can I do?"Hsiao Tzu Tien - 田孝慈 Hsiao Tzu Tien - 田孝慈 - is a choreographer, dancer and performer Born in 1984 in Tainan, Taiwan, focusing her choreography research on human emotions shaped by time, history, culture and environment. We discuss; Growing up in TainanHow to choreographCollaborating with technologyMaking the invisible, visibleDancing as a verb - something to do.What is the first dance step?Impulse/inspiration/intuition/desire“How do we tune the intuition?” And make it...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRpWENrgZFk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link "I couldn't express myself in English (i'm actually a very funny person!)... so I used my dancing"Yuiko Masukawa Yuiko Masukawa is a Japanese choreographer and dancer based in Melbourne, Australia, working with the classical form in contemporary contexts, we cover; After Party - https://www.yuikomasukawa.me/after-partystudy in Japan and Canada and Australiaworking at Kinosaki International Arts Center Indian and Ballet...

"I'd find myself unable to not respond"Alisdair Macindoe Alisdair Macindoe is an independent multidisciplinary choreographer living on Woi Wurrung country (Melbourne, Australia). With an interest in extending the boundaries of choreographic practice, Alisdair’s work spans dance, sound, electronics, coding and text. Recent works have seen him explore automated dance and Artificial Intelligence; new technology for music expression; trans-humanism; waste and climate change and identity in the...

A discussion with Ira Ferris and Elia Bosshard about their project Space Body Habit. https://www.instagram.com/p/CXcUVUphlvS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link "I purge myself of them (thoughts) by giving them to you and now I'm free to think other things."Ira Ferris Space Body Habit bookpublic spacelineageworking at front yardmaking a record of discussions in the form of a book vs making a bookarchiveSpace Body Habit bookTikTok performanceskin as a boundary links: Artemis ProjectsSympoiesis Radio...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBnE0VWAHWD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link "I have a problem with ...we need everything so instantly, that we're willing to compromise things that are so sacred."Emily Flannery Emily Flannery is a proud Wiradjuri woman from Forbes in the Central West of NSW. As an emerging Indigenous dancer and choreographer Emily hopes to share her culture and her spirit through movement. We also cover; her upcoming Sydney Opera House show - Bulnuruwanha which explores the...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CP7gR8kDAGz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link "This is a massive interrogation of concept."Elle Evangelista Elle Evangelista loves dancing. She is Filipino & Burmese, was raised on Whadjuk/Perth and currently lives on Gadigal/Sydney. Elle has a Bachelor of Arts in English from UWA and a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from WAAPA. In response to the Black Lives Matter movement she enrolled in a post graduate Law course to obtain a Juris Doctor. Thirty30 -...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ-TpTlsm_M/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link "I don't know if I want a 'main' focus."Feras Shaheen Feras Shaheen is a Sydney based dancer/performer and choreographer. we discuss; making a show with your mum - https://ferasshaheen.com.au/19772986Dabkestreet dancingworking freelancetransparency when it comes to institutional agenda Klapping - https://ferasshaheen.com.au/Klappinghumourinitiationchurchgetting into installationfoundationsPalestinian heritageNick Powerhow...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHWFmkkAVqF/ "to find a shared language that doesn't rest on a shared technique or visual reference but is produced together with someone, with people, with yourself, and your environment."Alice Weber Alice Weber is a dance artist working with choreography, performance and discursive outputs. Using and misusing her various training backgrounds across ballet, somatic practice and critical dance studies, Alice’s work considers contemporary embodiments and...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEZP49eBEah/ "to reconcile the disjointedness we feel as people that are within asia but are not asian"Reina Takeuchi Reina Takeuchi is an Australian-Japanese artist-researcher interested in interdisciplinary collaboration and facilitating embodied experiences of contemporary art, we cover: legacyart in institutionsnot being a "curator" or "choreographer"embarking on a phDbeing in a triadpresenting at MCA - Holding Lightness - Music by:...

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CHM8trvA7Jg/ "choosing what can help"Tra Mi Dinh Trà Mi is a Green Room Award nominated dance artist based between Melbourne and Sydney. In June 2019 Trà Mi began working on a solo project ‘Holding’, initially supported by Tasdance’s TRIP program, we cover: dancingimprovisationlegacy and cultural inheritancepointsbecoming 'a boss'incensebeing vietnameseconnection to cultureirish dancingupcoming development - Holdingthe aesthetics of overwhelmdecision making on...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CD-B2tDBj2i "it's hard to be a beginner when you already have skills in another dance style"Jess Goodfellow Jess Goodfellow started her training at Newtown High School of the Performing arts, she trained in RAD ballet and performed as a soloist in the 2014 NSW Schools Spectacular. In the same year she was awarded first in the state of NSW for HSC Dance. In 2015, Jess joined Sydney Dance Company’s Pre Professional year, in which she understudied for the company and...

"to ask those big questions... And to be a little bit more empathetic, forgiving and curious!"Jess Ong Jess Ong is a story producer at SPUN Stories, a local storytelling night in Darwin, and the host of their podcast. She also works as a Communications Manager in the private sector and moonlights in the world of freelance. We speak about: Not being an "artist"Living in DarwinStories and peopleMaking work The importance of contextSpun - https://www.spunstories.net/Imposter syndrome mentioned:...

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Katy Moir (@_katymoir_) on Jun 23, 2020 at 12:48am PDT "I keep suggesting that we should stop building things"Katy Moir Katy Moir is a Darwin based Artitect (architecture + art). We discuss her upcoming exhibition "A Hypothetical Darwin" amongst other things. We spoke at Untitled Gallery where the exhibition will take place. upcoming show - A Hypothetical Darwin https://www.darwinfestival.org.au/events/a-hypothetical-darwin/Problems and...