Marina’s artistic practice stems from seeing the body as a landscape/territory for inhabiting, imagining and discovering through noticing and moving. The interest in materiality, physicality and movement is evident in all her work. Her class begins with attending to specifics as a means to giving permission to open expansive, energised explorations as well as smaller quieter responses (and everything in between). The class will include both improvised and set material.
Her somatic practice is informed by a breadth of movement/somatic investigatory modalities where the material of the body as territory for thinking, navigating and decision-making, as well as by her work as a biodynamic craniosacral therapist (since 2010). Her rigorous engagement with the body and her approach to movement, gives rise to playfulness and, importantly, enjoyment in movement. She remains deeply curious about the possibilities for imagination to be activated through noticing both in quiet moments and through movement itself.
Marina Collard is a British/Italian multidisciplinary artist, based in London, working across painting, video and performance. Her work is underpinned by a long history of somatic investigatory practice.
Marina has presented solo and collaborative work in performance and exhibition contexts. This year, Marina created a multimedia solo exhibition at Fondazione Ricci Barga, Italy, which included two collaborative performances, a performance at Festival A Piede Libero, Mogliano, Venice, and, in recent years, shows at Progetto Esthia, Rome and at Castello di Rocca, Sinibalda. In London she has shown work at FESTENFEST: International Festival of Expanded Choreography at APT Gallery, 2024.
She has an extensive career as a choreographer, performer and teacher in professional and educational settlings. As well as teaching in a number of university and conservatoire contexts in the UK and internationally, Marina has been a Lecturer in Dance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance, London, since 2000.
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.
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.