WORKSHOPS

GATHER UP hosts a day long workshop four times a year, inviting celebrated artists from across the UK to share their dance and choreographic practice and current research interests in a spirit of reciprocal enquiry.

These workshops are open to the curiosity of people aged 18+ who work with contemporary dance, movement improvisation, choreography or other movement practices.

Image Description: a coloured photograph of a dancer of south asian heritage wearing a beige top and dark trousers standing. One arm is curved, his hand stretching out above his face while he looks at it, the other folds towards his stomach. There is orange lighting and smoke behind him.

‘World building’

In this workshop you will be invited to a rigorous play of movement and text to create your own fictional world. The relationship of the performer to their own space will be explored to bring alive the role of fiction. I will introduce the idea of "Scale" to cultivate a greater range of movement and expression. The workshop is aimed at professional artists and they would be invited into a space of permission and ease to work solo and work with what's present "in the room". I will be sharing my movement practice and offer elements  from my solo making.

Image Description: a black and white photo of a dancer of south asian origin. He is bearded and wearing a vest and looking at the space between his hands that are lightly curved in front of him. He is in motion and looks in a state of reflection.

Who is this workshop for?

Artists and practitioners (18yrs+) working with contemporary dance, improvisation, choreography or other movement practices.

What are the timings of the day?

The studio will be open from 11am. The workshop will begin at 11.30am with an hour break for lunch, small breaks in-between and will end at 5pm with 30mins until 5.30pm to connect, cool down, stretch and leave the venue.

Access:

If you need access support during the workshop or have a question contact us at: info.gatherup@gmail.com

If you are a dancer with a visual impairment and would like to come to this workshop and access our free creative audio description 1-1 support please get in touch to find out more and how to book: info.gatherup@gmail.com

We have a Care Pot available offering cash support towards childcare, parking, travel, access or other extra costs that may surround being able to attend this workshop. Take a read and please be in touch with how we could cover some of your extra costs so that you can come along and participate: info.gatherup@gmail.com

Read our sharing spaces commitment here.

Booking:

Ticket price is pay-what-you-decide with a min. cost of £25.00 + booking fee (which is donated to a Bristol-based charity via Headfirst).

Realise you can’t make it?:

We no longer offer refunds. However, you can put your ticket up for resale or transfer it to a friend using the Headfirst booking system if the workshop is fully booked. If you put your original ticket for resale or transfer via headfirst it will become void and a new, valid ticket will be emailed to the transfer recipient. Transfers can be made up to 24 hours before the event.

Waiting List:

If the workshop places sell out you can add yourself to a waiting list via the headfirst booking link and you will be informed when a ticket is available to purchase.

PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS & CREATIVE RESPONSES:

Below is an archive of the workshops we have hosted.

We have invited a participating dancer to capture an essence of some of the ideas/provocations/explorations shared in some of the workshop through the lens of their own dance practice. All of these responses can be found here, or are linked below.