About the topic

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Photo of Julie Cleves and Robbie Synge

No matter where you come from, you are bodied and so am I. Our body is a constant site of meaning-making, relations and change, and the body is subject to many layers of references, expressions and biases.

With this topic, we wanted to open up to new perspectives and perceptions, where ideas and practices about different bodies are being stretched and challenged. How can an artistic space be given for different bodies to move and communicate, and at the same time move our perceptions and minds? How can a broad variety of bodily expressions help us reflect through a psychical approach?

We wanted to challenge normative positions regarding who is able and who is not, who is artistically interesting, beautiful and worth listening to in art and society.

Through dance and theatre, we wanted to challenge the idea children and young people may have of themselves. By working with artists who are curious and open-minded in their approach, we wished to support the discussion of difference in dance, theatre and performance.

Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, our best-laid plans had to change and the Artists Lab took place online.