Visiting multidisciplinary artist Adam Kinner (musician, composer, choreographer, performer, and dancer) led a five-day workshop during his residency and presented a work-in-progress at CoFestival. Adam shared elements of his practice with the group, combining voice and body in a particular way − how can vocal sound production also trigger or stimulate movement production? Certain preparatory exercises (such as voice and breathing warm-ups) were repeated, while others were developed further in order to embody and expand the experiences and practices.

At CoFestival, the artist presented his work-in-progress within the Feminist Pathways of Dance programme. The performance lasted about 30 minutes and was followed by a conversation with the audience. In the presentation, he drew on the workshop process (the material he introduced and developed with the workshop participants), focusing on the voice as a “free” material not necessarily tied to language, words, or meaning.

Supported by the 2022 GPS/Global Practice Sharing program of Movement Research and the Trust for Mutual Understanding. In collaboration with JSKD and CoFestival.

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