eyes, tongue, claws, tail
Learn the whiptail lizard repertoire in this movement workshop exploring the choreographic techniques, imaginative frameworks and thematic underpinning of Kirstin Halliday’s performance work Desert Grassland Whiptail Lizards.
Desert Grassland Whiptail Lizards is a 3 part performance work that is currently in development. It explores the “lesbian lizard” species of the same name, examining the fetishization of lesbians in the process, and the potential for active reconfiguration of the cisheteronormative male gaze.
The work is co-choreographed by Aniela Piasecka, and utilises absurdist choreography to introduce the particularities of this lizard species.
The workshop:
This workshop will introduce the whiptail lizard movement repertoire, alongside some simple compositional and improvisational exercises.
The workshop is aimed at people with some experience of movement and dance practice. It is intended as a choreographic introduction to the work and its themes. The production of the complete work will involve the recruitment of additional performers, so this workshop can also function as a gentle introduction to the project for those who may be interested in auditioning in the future. The workshop itself is not an audition.
Travel and access:
There is a pot of travel money available for anyone to whom the costs of travelling to the workshop is prohibitive. Please e-mail dancemovesforfriends@gmail.com to arrange this if needed.
Travel: Rockvilla is located next to Speirs Wharf on the Forth and Clyde Canal in North-East Glasgow. There is more information about travel and acsess on the National Theatre of Scotland webpage, here.
If you have any access needs you wish to share in advance, or any questions regarding the workshop, please email dancemovesforfriends@gmail.com