What is dance? What is beauty?
‘Uncomfort Zone’ explored the key aspects of Mehmet Sander‘s renowned ‘Manifesto on Dance’: dance is a premise to refuse comfort, emotion and music, in favour of collision, maximum velocity and gravity as enhancements of – rather than inhibitions to – performance.
I took part in a five-day workshop where Sander, performer and choreographer of high-impact dance, challenged the participants physically, mentally, and intellectually. He pushed us to overcome some of our most natural fears as human beings – falling, colliding and trusting people – and led us into a whole new way of perceiving dance, purity and beauty.
The workshop was followed by 2 live public performances in the Great Hall, People’s Palace at Queen Mary, University of London.
Photos were taken by Bobby Whittaker and you can find more on my Flickr.
Silvia Pavone 