Both physical and imaginative, sensing and doing, receiving and expressing – the body is a site of many opposites. Concrete and abstract, vulnerable and strong at the same time, it is where the political becomes personal and the personal political. Movement threads the space between these seemingly oppositional forces into intricate choreographies of the in-between and of our shared humanity – something we cannot be reminded of often enough as we navigate times that demand openness and flexibility in the face of rapidly shifting challenges.

 

Across nine works, artists at PERFORMdANCE #36 approach these topics in diverse ways.Through fluidity and openness to ambiguity, they create spaces where dance slips free of convention, and the in-between becomes a site of curiosity and connection.

This year's festival, once again, is an invitation to come into close proximity with moving minds, each offering their own way of exploring the tender experience of being human.