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SUMMARY:Inquiring Bodies: "Liveness" with Guest Artist Jo Fong
DESCRIPTION:Inquiring Bodies is an event by dance artists\, for dance artists\, which creates a mutually supportive environment for exploration and open dialogue. We aim to create a safe and supportive space where both participant artists and Guest Artists can offer\, share and investigate together. \nFor 2026\, we welcome Jo Fong as our Guest Artist. \nABOUT THE WORKSHOP\n“I like this phrase “We are consenting to explore the unknown”. My work has led me to questions like what is community? What does diversity look like? Can the body tell us something about consent? What are the positives around uncertainty or the unsolved? I’m in a constant state of learning and unlearning and yet there is a part of my practice which acknowledges my experience\, my language\, the work of relating and an inherent body intelligence that is experimenting in trusting its choices. I’m enjoying the layered\, the unknown and the effortless. \nIn terms of choreographic languages\, I draw on a wealth of influences\, from somatic and improvisation techniques\, self-generating prompts and tools or games that explore relationships with our bodies\, spaces between people\, play and working with objects. For me\, it’s about the possibility for liveness\, presence. My work is about creating the conditions so that liveness can occur.” – Jo Fong \nABOUT JO FONG\nJo Fong is an award-winning director\, choreographer and performer working in Dance\, Theatre\, Film and Live Art. She lives in Wales and her creative work reflects the need in these times for people to come together. Her artistic practice is an evolving\, collaborative approach which puts ideas around belonging or forming community in the forefront. \nSome recent highlights include collaborations with artist Sonia Hughes; Nettles: How To Disagree? presented at OFFTA\, Montreal 2025\, Neither Here Nor There was presented as part of Wales in Edinburgh. Sonia and Jo led on a number of film\, digital and walking projects called What Will People Need?\, The Sun’s Come Out\, Come Rain or Shine\, and To Tell You The Truth for Dublin Theatre Festival. How Shall We Begin Again? was presented at Wales Millenium Centre 2023 and Siobhan Davies Studios London 2022\, Ways of Being Together at Chapter Arts Centre 2019 and Shoreditch Town Hall 2020. A Brief History of Difference was created with DAR of Das Clarks. Sons and Mums was created with Everybody Dance in Malvern\, a beautiful collaboration with six men who have autism and their mums. \nJo is currently contributing to research with a number of projects; IcoDaCo European Collectives project\, The Choreography of Consent and The Agency of Matter – No Despair together with artist Deborah Light. She recently initiated a project called Making a Clearing inviting Wales’ freelance Global Majority dance artists to come together this winter. In January 2026\, Jo will be heading to New York’s Under The Radar festival with The Rest Of Our Lives which was created in 2019 with clown and circus artist\, George Orange. Jo and George’s 100th performance will be in Pontypridd this February. Find out more about Jo on her website: jofong.com \nInquiring Bodies is for experienced dancers/movers who are keen to explore and enquire together as a group. Places are limited to ensure we can hold space for authentic enquiry and exploration. \nFor any questions or queries\, please contact: jane.mclean@cheshiredance.org.
URL:https://www.cheshiredance.org/event/inquiring-bodies-liveness-with-guest-artist-jo-fong/
LOCATION:University of Chester\, Kingsway Campus\, Chester\, CH2 2LB
CATEGORIES:Artist Development,CPD,Event
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