The GPS Chats series offers GPS artists and cultural producers an informal platform to discuss their work in the independent contemporary dance sector within their cultural contexts and the influence of international exchange on the development of their practices.
Lori Kharpoutlian discusses her artistic practice, exploring an “inverted” process: rather than initiating from the body outwards, how can one develop a piece from its context inwards–by building a world inspired from research and inhabiting it as a performer or an audience member. She is interested in seeing one’s practice as an excuse to enter and exit worlds, switching through ways of questioning and conceiving as a means of drawing parallels across precarious physical and digital realities.
Charlie Prince will present an overview of his artistic work and the influence of the intersections of music and choreography on his creative process. He will also discuss his process of remounting the solo Cosmic A* for the MR Festival, and the ways that revisiting the work to reflect upon and respond to shifting contexts is a form of embodied solidarity.
In her presentation, F.M. Sayna will discuss her journey as an Iranian female dancer and the conditions that dancers in Iran navigate to find spaces to learn, to teach, to practice, to perform. She considers the questions: Who is she as an Iranian choreographer and dancer? What is her essence? How can a woman work as an artist in a land in which dancing is banned and women’s bodies are controlled by society and government? How does creating and researching movement support healing of the collective and individual traumas of her dancers and dance students? She will discuss the connection between Iranian traditional folk dances and architecture and how the influences and inspirations of Iranian ancient myths inform her creative practice. And the ways she has tried to create her own path and possibilities to keep moving and learning and living.
Accessibility Notes
- This event includes auditive guidance.
- This event includes a projected presentation.
- This event includes printed materials.
To request ASL interpretation or Audio Description, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “ASL/Audio Description Request, GPS Chats” at least three (3) weeks prior to the event date.
For access-related questions and requests, please contact accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “GPS Chats.”
