| Gaby
Agis is one of the pioneers
of collaborative performance in Britain, working with leading artists
of her generation from other disciplines in galleries, museums and
theatres. She founded Gaby Agis & Company in 1985 and the artists
she has worked with are Turner Prize nominee Isaac Julien, sculptors
Kate Blacker and Cornelia Parker, composers David Sylvian and Gavin
Bryars, architects Muf, and the director Atom Eyogan. In 2000 she
was commissioned to choreograph a piece for the Royal Opening of
the Millennium Bridge in 2001, and among her recent work is Touch
Un-Sited, which was performed as part of the celebrations for
Architecture Week 2005. Her wider involvements include Independent
Dance, the Ripe Nights seasons at the Union Chapel,
artist discussions for the South Bank Centre, and numerous
curatorial roles at Chisenhale Dance Space, as well as
extensive teaching.
Joe
Moran is a London-based dance artist. He makes performance
and video work independently and as part of London art group, Intimate
Contenders. He
has danced with many choreographers including Gaby Agis, Kate Brown,
Chrisopher House and Florence Peake. As
a teacher and workshop leader, Joe has led diverse and cross-generational
groups including working with professional artists, those with life-changing
illness and children with a range of physical and learning abilities.
He has extensive curatorial and project management experience across
artforms, with particular expertises in the areas of Artist Development,
Arts Inclusion and Dance-in-Health. Joe has raised over £400,000
for arts projects during the past five years, which includes an
Arts & Business New Partners Award. His writings on dance have
been published in Animated magazine and on Londondance.com.
Alongside his work in the arts, Joe is a psychotherapist working
in private practice: www.moranpsychotherapy.com
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