‘Liveness is at the heart of my work. Movement is momentum, in every action, something changes. It’s a collective action.
I like this phrase — “We are consenting to explore the unknown”. Live investigation is moving, playing, responding, following, listening, embodying, generating, noticing… What happens next is not anything we can predict. This excites me.
In terms of choreographic languages, I draw on a wealth of influences, from somatic and improvisation techniques, self-generating prompts and tools or games that explore relationships with our bodies, spaces between people, play and working with objects. For me, it’s about the possibility for liveness, presence. My work is about creating the conditions so that liveness can occur.’
The week commencing Monday 30 November, Jo will also be teaching Morning Class. For more information, please see the link below.
Jo Fong (she/her) lives in Wales and her creative work reflects the need in these times for people to come together. The artistic practice is an evolving, collaborative approach which puts ideas around belonging or forming
community in the forefront.
Key choreographic works include Ways of Being Together (2018/20) and How Shall We Begin Again? (2022/23) around portraiture, protest and something like a prayer, the movement processes collaborate with up to 50 people at a time.
As a performer Jo has worked with Rosas, Quarantine, DV8 Physical Theatre, Wendy Houstoun and Nigel Charnock. She is currently involved in a number of dance, theatre and live art performances, including the award-winning, The Rest of Our Lives, which was created and performed with clown and circus director George Orange. Neither Here Nor There is touring this autumn alongside collaborator artist Sonia Hughes. Jo has initiated a new project called No Despair, exploring the creation of indoor and outdoor works involving a diverse cast of players and movers responding to the question: What to do in the face of fascism?
Jo is an experienced inclusive arts practitioner. If you would like to discuss the sessions or ask questions, please do get in touch.
Independent Dance is resident at Siobhan Davies Studios. To find out more about accessibility and the amenities available within the building please see here.
If you have any questions about the accessibility of our programme and would like to discuss any specific access requirements, please feel free to reach out to us via email info@independentdance.co.uk or by phone on 0207 091 9650, to speak to a member of the Independent Dance team.
During class, all participants are welcome to take breaks, observe, exit and enter the space as they wish. Lounge areas are available on the first and ground floors of the building. Yoga mats, blocks, cushions and ear defenders are available for use. We also welcome you being in contact if you would like to discuss the option of bringing your access support worker. Please speak to a member of the ID team if you require any assistance.
Prices for classes are kept very low and are subsidised by ID in order to support artists to attend. To keep admin manageable for our small team, we don’t offer refunds if you cancel or can’t attend a class, and we can’t transfer your booking to a different class/event. We hope this is understandable.
If a class is cancelled or changed by ID however, we do offer refunds/transfers to everyone who has booked.
