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“we have much more capacity than we imagine” – Samantha Chester
Samantha Chester is a dance theatre maker, movement director and educator from Sydney. She has worked in a number of contexts to create new dance and theatre works. We catch up in her office at WAAPA and talk about:
- making shows
- teaching
- burnout
- nurturing and constructing identity
- iyengar yoga
- her show “the astronaut“
- novelty
- teaching at WAAPA
- administration
- Australia Council
- trying to reveal something
- listening to people
- folly vs outcome
- social status
- martha graham
- western sydney dance training
- “it’s a long life, what you choose to do with your energy is your most important thing” – Samantha Chester
- reaching capacity
- “you’ve got to be careful you don’t become a martyr” – Samantha Chester
- “you’re only trapped if you think you’re trapped” – Samantha Chester
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