Annie’s classes draw from her on-going work with contact improvisation and the Underscore, performance and performance making and biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Key ingredients include welcoming difference (age, experience, movement style, desire, ability, energy level) to co-exist in the space plus improvisational frames to play with dancing/moving at our own pace and explore seeing and being seen.
Time will be given to notice how you are feeling able or unable to make choices in the moment and to explore permission, power and agency in your dancing alone and with others. Invitations to work in contact and with touch are offered each day, freedom to adapt/translate these invitations are very welcome and Annie will be available to dialogue around this if wanted.
This week of morning class forms part of the MA/MFA Creative Practice: Dance Professional programme, meaning that there are a reduced number of public places available. If this class is sold out, please join the waiting list to be notified if a place becomes available.
Annie Pui Ling Lok (she/her) has been a freelance dance artist since 1999, and qualified as a biodynamic craniosacral therapist (BCST) in 2014. She makes live performance works through experimental and collaborative processes. She has choreographed and co-directed over 40 works in the UK and abroad with professional and non-professional performers. Teaching and facilitation are key parts of her practice and she has taught in many community, professional and Higher Education settings. In 2021 Annie was appointed Co-Artistic Director and Joint CEO of Siobhan Davies Studios (SDS) alongside independent producer Kat Bridge becoming one of the first leaders of colour to direct a dance organisation not as founder. Outside of SDS, Annie continues to freelance and parent.
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.
