FORM/S

These workshops serve as a start towards dynamically bridging the gap between different dance and art communities both in and outside of Seattle. To date, FORM/S has served 200 diverse dancers, invited over 100 members of the community to open showings and conversations, provided five full and five partial scholarships, and five work-study positions. The guest artists and Zoe co-create curriculum that is pertinent to their current research and process, shaping the structure of FORM/S to support the synthesizing of their teaching and creative practice. FORM/S artist faculty include: Gilbert T Small II, Dani Tirrell, Juniper Shuey and Zoe Scofield. 

Past FORM/S

DECOLONIZING THE BODY THROUGH MOVEMENT

FORM/S brings together choreographers, dancers, artists, and educators Dani Tirrell and Zoe Scofield to engage with the daunting task of analyzing colonized and decolonized choice making. Dani and Zoe are asking the following questions: What is the function of our training? How can movement lead to self betterment? What is the history behind what we are doing? Are our choices of free will, or are we standing on the shoulders of our past? Rather than learn “right and wrong” opinions regarding dance and decolonization, artists are invited to participate in verbal and physical conversation with Dani and Zoe in order to reveal an individual perspective within themselves. This workshop explores questions regarding decolonization, and it is understood that we will not and cannot resolve the topic in four days. However, we hope that the discourses initiated with this workshop can continue into other FORM/S workshops, as well as into the broader communities of dance and visual arts. Catalyze the conversation.

contemporary ballet as creative expression

Gilbert Small and Zoe Scofield tease apart the form of contemporary ballet, examining technique as a tool for expression. Weaving together a kind approach to technical practice with creative exploration, dancers will explore how each playfully informs the other. Drawing, improvisation and physical research into the technical aspects of ballet will allow us to go deeper, accessing greater potential for expression.

Some familiarity with ballet vocabulary is recommended. All levels are encouraged to engage with the practice at their own level.