DanceLive 2021

Building on the success of our March 2021 Screen.dance festival edition which established our partnership with Citymoves Dance Agency, Aberdeen, we are delighted to continue our collaboration and curate four screen dance programmes to be presented onsite in the city and worldwide online as part of 17th annual Citymoves DanceLive Festival of Dance 14–17 October 2021 and on demand until 30 October 2021.

Explore the full line-up of our four curated screen dance programmes entitled Movement, There is а Place, Outwith and On Demand by scrolling below. Find the full programme notes for each in the pull-down menu of the DanceLive 2021 section of our website.

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Artist: Penny Chivas ‘Burnt Out’ Dancer: Penny Chivas Photographer: Brian Hartley @stillmotionarts

MOVEMENT

14 October 2021 5pm online worldwide & The Anatomy Rooms (Lecture Theatre), Aberdeen TICKETED

Our collective moving image homage to the contemporary dance diva Margaret Morris (1891–1980) features six works by Scottish and international contemporary artists, including Etch by Abby Warrilow and Lewis Gourlay, Fresh Fresh Air by Su Grierson, signs of direction by Brian Hartley, Trio for a Quartet by Simon Fildes, we record ourselves by Katrina McPherson and Witness by Marlene Millar. Curated by Wendy Timmons and Iliyana Nedkova. Movement is accompanied by a live conversation between Iliyana Nedkova and some of the featured artists. Find the full programme notes here.

Following this festival launch as part of Day 1 at DanceLive 2021, the Movement programme will continue to stream in-person and online:

15 – 16 October 2021 Daily 1pm – 5pm The Anatomy Rooms (Lecture Theatre) in-person FREE

17 October 2021 12noon – 4pm The Anatomy Rooms (Lecture Theatre) in-person FREE

15 – 30 October 2021 at all times worldwide on demand online TICKETED

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Artist: Elisabeth Schilling ‘Invisible Dances’ Dancer: Joshua Sailo Photographer: Matthew Sailo

THERE IS A PLACE

14 October 2021 7pm Online worldwide & The Anatomy Rooms (Lecture Theatre), Aberdeen TICKETED

Our celebration of the cultural legacy of Simon Fildes (1962-2021) featuring eight short screen dance works which he directed, co-directed or edited, including Pace, Moment, The Time it Takes, Six Solos, Trio for a Quartet, Uath Lochans, Coire Ruadh and There is a Place. The programme is accompanied by a live conversation between curator Iliyana Nedkova and director Katrina McPherson with whom Simon worked for 20 years. Find the full programme notes here.

Following this festival launch as part of Day 1 at DanceLive 2021, the programme There is a Place will continue to stream in-person and online:

15 – 16 October 2021 Daily 1pm – 5pm The Anatomy Rooms (Lecture Theatre) in-person FREE

17 October 2021 12noon – 4pm The Anatomy Rooms (Lecture Theatre) in-person FREE

15 – 30 October 2021 at all times worldwide on demand online TICKETED

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Artist: Just Us Dance Theatre ‘Born to Protest’ Dancer: Aisha Webber Photographer: Khaliphotography

OUTWITH

14 October 2021 9pm Online worldwide & The Anatomy Rooms (Lecture Theatre), Aberdeen TICKETED

Our new programme of nine Scottish screen dance works drawn from a juried open call, including the world premiere of High Winds & Slippery Surfaces by Pernille Spence, Corinne Jola and Zoë Irvine. The selected line-up features Loose Leaf Tea by Natasha Gilmore of Barrowland Ballet, The End of the World Show by Bridie Gane, Where are You From by Kae Sakurai and Monika Smekot, Fading Echo by Yuxi Jiang, Renewable by Susan Hay, The Chosen Haram by Sadiq Ali, let’s hold hands the old way by Zoe Katsilerou and where the spiders live by Holger Mohaupt. The programme is accompanied by a live conversation between Iliyana Nedkova and some of the featured artists. Find the full programme notes here.

Following this festival launch as part of Day 1 at DanceLive 2021, the Outwith programme will then continue to stream in-person and online:

15 – 16 October 2021 Daily 1pm – 5pm The Anatomy Rooms (Lecture Theatre) in-person FREE

17 October 2021 12noon – 4pm The Anatomy Rooms (Lecture Theatre) in-person FREE

15 – 30 October 2021 at all times worldwide on demand online TICKETED

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Screenshot from In Absentia by Malcolm Sutherland

ON DEMAND

14 – 30 October 2021 at all times worldwide on demand online TICKETED

A selection of five Scottish screen dance works drawn from a juried open call featuring In Absentia by Malcolm Sutherland, Forest Within by Anna Dako, Out of Time by Penny Chivas and Alan Paterson, Sylph by Louise Barrington and Happy Together by Sofia Kondylia. Find the full programme notes here.

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