Residency 4: Migrant Bodies in Pinkafeld

Residency 4: Migrant Bodies in Pinkafeld

Older children with mixed ethnic backgrounds from the New Middle School Pinkafeld,
also took part in a one week workshop with Katharina Senk which they performed on Saturday 29th September 2018 in the frame of “Dance Walk“ for “Woche der Vielfalt“.
All part of “Migrant Bodies – moving borders“ local practice initiatives with D.ID Dance Identity, Austria.
The Migrant Bodies – Tuesday at Museo Civico

The Migrant Bodies – Tuesday at Museo Civico

The last day of the Migrant Bodies-moving borders workshop in Bassano del Grappa started with a physical practice guided by Nora Chipaumire, and explored discussions around ‘sharing the personal archive’ with Nora, Sangeeta Isvaran, Gwen Hsin-Yi Chang and Melanie Demers. The team of artists, partners and social workes met in the afternoon with EACEA officer Ricard Moya to share progresses and the future steps of the project.

The Migrant Bodies – Monday at Museo Civico

The Migrant Bodies – Monday at Museo Civico

The day started with Giorgia Ohanesia Nardin and Chiara Bersani leading dance practices and participating in conversations with Selamawit Biruk, Patrik and Satchie Noro discovering differences in the personal archives.
The Migrant Bodies – Moving Borders team met in the afternoon with social workers from Italy and Austria to explore further more how dance can impact their field and context of work.
The Dance Artists proposed, at the end of the day, moving borders walks to small groups of people from different nationalities.

The Migrant Bodies – Sunday at Museo Civico

The Migrant Bodies – Sunday at Museo Civico

Very inspiring Sunday at Museo Civico with dance practices led by Nora Chipaumire, Melanie Demers and Sangeeta Isvaran, dialogues and exchenges around the subject ‘the body archive’ with international artists, Ginelle Chagnon and Amerigo Pugliese.

The Migrant Bodies-team returns to Italy

The Migrant Bodies-team returns to Italy

At Arte Sella the day started wonderfully with dances led by Selamawit Biruk and Latin Sumo, with live music played by Anna Bragagnolo and Madibo Traure.
Inspiring exchanges of insights, amongst the international participants, were facilitated by Monica Gillette during the rest of the day.

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