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Cultivating Connection: Storytelling Through Movement with Saskia and Aamina

Join us for a joyful evening of creative replenishment and connection.

Join Saskia and Aamina for an evening of embodied moving, sensing and coming into your own storytelling practice. This two hour workshop draws from foundations of krump and waacking, punk philosophies, somatics and qi gong. You will focus on deepening into your own dance/movement lineages: where do you come from? What do you claim and continue? Exercises will work with the subtleties of eyeline, gesture & groove, and end in a freestyle sharing space. No previous experience necessary!

The workshop begins at 7:00pm. At 7:45pm there will be a 30 min break with free pizza from The Pizza Room in Poplar. Includes a range of vegetarian, vegan & gluten free options.

Event details

24 October 2024

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

This event takes place at Poplar Union. Their venue is wheelchair accessible.

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About Cultivating Connection

We know it’s often hard for disabled and neurodivergent people to meet peers because of the physical, environmental and financial barriers in the arts. This event series provides an informal space to gather, support each other, and invest in artistic practice.

At each Cultivating Connection event a different artist or arts worker offers an insight into their practice with a low-key workshop – whether through movement, poetry, or discussion. There will also be open time for socialising, with free food and a paid bar.

These events are open to anyone who considers themselves an artist, performer, or maker – whether professional, aspiring or hobbyist. They are specifically held for people who experience ableism, and staffed by people with those lived experiences.

About the workshop leaders

Saskia (they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist working with dance, music & words. A violinist and hip hop dancer, they explore the cross-pollination of their practice with healing from chronic illness, centring slowness, stillness & play. They host spaces for education, expression and exchange for and by the chronically ill, disabled & neurodivergent community in dance and music through their arts access initiative, We are SENSORIA.

Aamina is an events producer from Leeds who’s role focuses on everything community & movement. They have produced sweet affairs ranging from multimedia art exhibitions and cabaret shows to supper clubs and street parties. Their most recent venture is co-producing community dance series, Jam On Toast. She loves building things that make space for connection & that nurture community. For one cannot exist without the other! As a movement artist themselves, they are very proud to be part of delivering this workshop in storytelling & selfhood.

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How much does it cost?

Tickets are pay what you feel, from £3 – £7, as a small contribution towards the cost of running the event. Thank you to those who select a higher ticket price – you are supporting others who are financially disadvantaged to attend.

Where is it taking place?

CDS and Poplar Union are partnering on this project, connecting our respective East London creative communities offsite in their wheelchair accessible building. This event in April will take place at Poplar Union.

Accessibility

Poplar Union is a street level, single floor building with two accessible toilets. They are fitted with an in-built induction loop for hearing aid users. Lifts are available at nearby DLR stations – Langdon Park, Westferry, Poplar and All Saints.

All workshops are designed with a range of access needs and learning styles in mind. If you would like to discuss your access requirements, or you would like to be considered to lead a future event, please get in touch with CDS staff member Frances Morgan: frances@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk