Choreographies of speech and sound...
[Image Description: Shyne Phiri, a slender dark-skinned black man sits on a wooden chair in his living room, blurred in the background are four members of his family as they candidly relax on a sofa behind and frame him with two people on either side. Shyne sits side-on to the camera facing left, his side profile lit by a stream of sunlight that highlights his strong features. His long thin black dreads hang loose framing his face, he has a short black beard. He wears a green t-shirt, the green is reflected and complimented by the green tones his family wear too. Two young members of his family perch on the back of the sofa, leant against the archway that frames the alcove in the wall, tropical floral wallpaper accents the alcove.]
‘Dance Tapes’ is a series of choreographies of speech and sound created by disabled dance artists from the UK, Japan, the Netherlands and Zimbabwe.
The project is an intimate experience for audiences, highlighting the disabled dance artists’ lived experiences through an interweaving choreography of speech and sound.
Alongside the audio choreography audiences can access artistic transcripts to accompany the pieces, deepening the experience.
Track list
Boombox
by SAND-R (UK/Netherlands)
SAND-R invites you into their audio bubble 'Boombox' and guides you through a cosmic immersive experience, describing their movements, energy levels and unique outlook.
Show me this tape
My Whys
by Kat Ball (UK)
An intimate reflection on her relationship with dance and the story of life in a disabled body. Kat goes through multiple subjective positions of self to consider what freedom is.
Show me this tape
On the Way to My Body
by Kazuyo Morita (Japan)
Premiering as part of Dance Umbrella 2023
Working between English and her native tongue, Kazuyo explores the fluid nature of identity, embodiment, space and perception.
Listen as part of Dance Umbrella
Within My Own Bones
by Shyne Phiri (UK/Zimbabwe)
Premiering as part of Dance Umbrella 2023
Shyne takes us into the heart of his home, where the tensions within his body harmonise with the immediate surroundings.
Listen as part of Dance UmbrellaCredits
Creative Team
Concept and Creative facilitation – Lucy Bennett
Composition and sound mixing – Hannah Moule & Oliver Austin (Moulettes)
Access Artist (Creative Transcript, Audio Description assistance) and Graphic Design – Lily Norton
Project Manager – James Greenhalgh
Executive Producer – Sho Shibata
Supporters
Commissioned by Pavilion Dance South West through Cultural Recovery Fund
Supported by New Conversations, a creative exchange initiative of Farnham Maltings, British Council, Canada Council for the Arts and High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom
Supported by International Collaboration Grant, British Council
Supported through public funding from Arts Council England
