This blog explores the act of walking and its ancient connection to philosophical thought. It will reflect on the process of Walking Piece, a project where 50 people will come together in South London to create a performance around the everyday movement.

More widely, these findings from the blog will also attempt to answer questions surrounding the impact of the Arts on those involved and those who are not, looking particularly at participatory dance.

Watch this space for interviews, photos, articles and other materials that we find in our wanderings.

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Interviews with Walking Piece Performers: Jo Bailey


What is it about Walking Piece that draws your interest?
The opportunity to be part of a collaborative movement piece for untrained dancers, conceived and led by an experienced dance artist. To explore my own practice within the context of a piece that will perform. To push the boundaries of what I think I can do and the validity of that.
Have you take part in similar projects like this before? If so, why?
I was involved in Rosemary Lee's Square Dances in 2011. I was drawn by the reasons above and by the ambitious scale of the project. Also having knowledge of some of Rosemary's body of work and being excited to work with her.
What are your expectations for this project at this stage?
That we will cohere as a group (which I think is already happening) and bring into being a piece of work that is interesting and satisfying to both to performers and audience. That we will all enjoy the process of exploring and playing with the lines of the piece and discover things about ourselves and our relationship to our environment that we didn't know previously.

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