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Katy Hewison - Dance Projects

Moving Stories

Interactive Performance Work

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Moving Stories: Welcome

"It is beautiful to connect without spoken word. It brings all ages together, it could work anywhere in the world"

Parent of 4yr old at Encounters Festival, Yorkshire Dance

"Fabulous Thankyou! To get a room full of such little ones to be so quiet playfully, and so responsive takes proper skill"

Parent at Encounters Festival,

Yorkshire Dance

"My child liked that no one was talking. She enjoyed the calm bits & energetic bits. Non verbal communication (tick tick tick!)"

Parent at Encounters Festival, Yorkshire Dance

"Grace and Mummy had a magical time in the magical space together, quietly"

(Parent of 4yr old at Encounters Festival, Yorkshire Dance)

"A great way to invite our inner child out to play. Thankyou for dancing together"

Parent at Encounters Festival, Yorkshire Dance

Moving Stories: Pro Gallery

Moving Stories - An Interactive Performance Experience.

Katy Hewison (Creator/Performer)

Soul Roberts (Collaborator)

Skye Reynolds (Mentor)

Theo Clinkard (Costume)

Ellen Dutton (Photography)

Aaron Howell (Film)

Supported by Accelerate, a project led by Yorkshire Dance, in partnership with Northern School of Contemporary Dance, funded by Leeds Dance Partnership.

Click for Moving Stories Trailer

Moving Stories: About

About Moving Stories:

Moving Stories is an interactive performance work for all. As the experience unfolds, children and adults observe a solo performance, and are welcome to interact with the artist and each other ‘Moving from observation to participation from imitation to decision making’.

The work is inspired by the key element of observation within learning environments (influenced by Montessori learning approaches, child/adult led pedagogy). Challenging observation and instructions within group spaces, where children and adults are present, the work uses non verbal communication throughout and shifts between the different worlds of rules, choices and space to run free or observe.

Welcome to our moving stories...

“My child liked that no one was talking, she enjoyed the calm bits and the energetic bits, yes to non verbal communication”

“Grace & Mummy had a magical time in the magical space together, quietly”

- Feedback from Encounters Festival at Yorkshire Dance.

Moving Stories: Text

Research Timeline:

- Initial sketch shared at Saturday Open Performances during Flying Low intensive at Tic Tac Art Centre, Brussels (Feb 2019)

- Academic Research for Masters at Northern School of Contemporary Dance (June-Aug2019)

- 4 Days Residency at Yorkshire Dance (2019)

- 2xSharings to Nursery/Reception groups in Primary Schools,West Yorkshire (July 2019)

- Performed twice at Wetherby Arts Festival (October 2019)

- 1 week residency at Yorkshire Dance (+Sharing to industry professionals and local Nursery)

- Supported by Accelerate program (Leeds Dance Partnership, Yorkshire Dance & NSCD). Collaborating with Soul Roberts, Mentored by Skye Reynolds, Costume by Theo Cinkard, Filmed by Aaron Howell. (Feb 2020)

-Performed at Encounters Family Festival at Yorkshire Dance (March 2020)

Moving Stories: About

Behind the Scenes Video

Click the link to view a snippet of Moving Stories being filmed by Aaron Howell for the trailer.

Moving Stories: Text

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