With slowdanger:

In making we activate a practice called ‘queer world building’. Within this work, we use movement, sound and media to conjure a location or a world the work lives inside of and where meaning and archetype emerge from. We dream, write, move, witness and feel these worlds cohese through the use of tools, collaboration, media, language, body, and sound.

We will explore deep listening a la Pauline Oliveros, Ableton Live Tutorials, sample ‘walks’ (going on walks to take field recording samples on phone or other device for later processing), ‘dance band’ - using deep listening in an improvisational way to work with others through sound, and body-sound-contact mics - ways of sounding body and object through simple contact mic and pedal work.

With Zoe: 

The workshop structure parallels my process: exploring dance and the creative practice as non-linear, multi-directional and interdisciplinary in nature.  We will utilize whatever resources we have, bringing it all (metaphorically & literally) into the room! We will shift between movement, drawing, collage, sound, photography, found object sculpture, costumes, makeup- whatever your curiosity calls for. We will use these as choreographic tools to create the experience we want. Setting aside external measurements of competency or expectations of formal training in our movement and visual art practices, we work within a variety of mediums as a way to learn more about our physical and choreographic explorations. 

About slowdanger:

taylor knight and anna thompson are co-founding artistic directors of slowdanger, a multidisciplinary performance entity creating experiences at the intersection of contemporary performance, experimental music, and technology founded in Pittsburgh, PA. The name, slowdanger, was inspired by the Pittsburgh road construction signs that signify a demolition of old surfaces to build upon the remnants. They return to this overarching concept cyclically in performance creation; deconstructing, rebuilding, slowing down to examine the remains and re-imagine new futures.

From engaging a multi-channel sound installation to teaching dance at a queer rave in the woods, they transform their shape to adapt to a variety of different containers. slowdanger has performed across North America and Europe in venues ranging from proscenium theater and gallery to nightclub and dive bar. Recently, slowdanger was awarded a NPN Creation Fund, New Music USA’s New Music Organization Fund, the inaugural Texas A&M New Work Development Artist in Residence, and Jacob’s Pillow Pillow Lab for the creation of STORY BALLET that will premier in fall 2026. In 2026, slowdanger’s performance methods chapter “Embodying the Apocalypse: spectral strategies for creating performance at the end of the world” will be published in the Routledge Handbook for Health and Environment Humanities.

www.slowdangerslowdanger.com