Akeim’s classes will include his current explorations of beatboxing and vocal improvisations, in the form of the Beatmotion practice. This practice began as an idea for combining voice and movement, which has developed into a comprehensive tool for dance and vocal music composition.
These sessions will invite participants to deconstruct and reconstruct syllabic sounds, creating scores for performing improvisation, seeking a deeper understanding of movement dynamics whilst communicating vocal sound to contrast or complement the movement. This will be expressed and explored through modalities, such as accompanying and sound effecting, staccato voice contrasted with a drone body and/or staccato body contrasted with drone voice, ping pong/call and response and more.
You will be invited to connect with fellow participants, to create orchestral space and sound which will unearth fresh dynamics in one’s dance to play with. The intention is for joy, liberation and keeping an open mind to challenge artistic expression, as we embrace the inner child and learn to work with the inner critic.
Access
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 9665, to speak directly to a member of the Independent Dance team. Alternatively, you may phone the main reception at Siobhan Davies Studios on 0207 091 9650.
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.
Cancellations and refunds
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.
Akeim Toussaint Buck (he/him) is a multifaceted performer and maker, born in Jamaica and raised in England. Graduating from Northern School of Contemporary Dance in 2014, Toussaint Buck has been involved in many cross disciplinary projects working with a range of artists and communities from around the world.
His focus as a maker is to combine expressive skills such as: dance, poetry, beat-box, singing and acting to deliver experiences that move people. The work aims to challenge, enlighten and entertain the spectator and participant. Audiences are not just observers; they are implicit in the experience. The work aims to reflect on reality, looking at ongoing socio-political situations with a humanitarian intention. Akeim’s choreography and performance work includes: Snakebox’s PLAY, Windows of Displacement, Reckoning, Sib Y Osis, Song Train Twins and Souls & Cells. Film work includes Galvanise & Displaced etc. Movement Director credits include Far Gone, Carnival Chronicles, Idol, High Rise Estate Of Mind, Nine Night. Curated events Snakebox & Friends and Radical Visions.