Sami Jane Smith

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“I do all of the dance things” – Sami Jane Smith.

 

  • ausdance DAIR residency – “Like a lady“
  • tasking eg. making the audience uncomfortable
  • improvising
  • directing using your words
  • growing up ‘out west’
  • sexuality
  • vulnerability
  • doing something that’s important to yourself
  • teaching
  • conduct

 

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Jazz Luna

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“Remind myself to be gentle, always”

Jazz Luna

Jasmin Luna is an Australian based, freelance, movement artist. Born and raised in Sydney, Jasmin has performed in The Royal Opera House of Muscat’s Lakme, Opera Australia’s Aida at the Sydney Opera House. We Cover.

  • Readymade residency, writing and conceptual processes
  • What are you thinking about when you’re making
  • Single use friends and single use plastics
  • Showing this issue of plastic through art
  • What led you to dance
  • The process of creating dance
  • Finding representation in movement
  • How to approach, “unwanted movement”
  • Recycling plastic
  • What are you trying to achieve in the residency
  • What’s your biggest hope for the work

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Katina Olsen

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Katina Olsen is a proud Wakka Wakka and Kombumerri dancer / choreographer currently based between Sydney and the Sunshine Coast in Australia. We focus on respecting and questioning tradition with in her work.

 

“to have the platform that my mother, grandmother, great grandmother, didn’t have” – Katina Olsen

 

we talk about:

  • who Katina is
  • living between two cities
  • beginning as a choreographer
  • cultural protocols
  • traditional vs contemporary aboriginal dance
  • INstar
  • critical path residency
  • choreographing on QUT students
  • Min Min lights/stories
  • being on country in Norway and parts of Australia
  • working
  • blak friday event
  • heritage, lineage, embodiment
  • Acknowledging country residency at Critical Path
  • being visible as indigenous and as a woman
  • having dances withheld
  • historical vs cultural
  • respecting and questioning tradition
  • the power of conversation
  • Yalu dad
  • having witnesses and being accountable
  • emoji skin colour tone usage eg:  👌🏾 💃🏼

 

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