The privilege of private dances

A dancer dances - standing with her legs bent and her arms swaying - she is reflected in the full length mirrors next to her - giving her a partner

 

Beautiful day filming with Janice Parker and some of the dancers from her dance event, Private Dancer. It’s a rich and many-layered event and it was a real privilege to be allowed to witness some of the individual rehearsals as two of the dancers built up their solo pieces – which only some of the audience will ever get to witness.

Private Dancer takes place within a house shaped installation – five rooms, five doors and walls all the way around. The piece plays with the concept of privacy – and the control that affords. Just who do we allow in to see our most private dances, the ones we dance for ourselves but also to be seen?

Much more to come on this, but for now, simply some images from the rehearsal room…

Janice Parker talks to three dancers and demonstrated a stretch in a dance rehearsal room.

a wide shot of a dance rehearsal. A male dancer is at the front, a female dancer at the back - both have camera men tracking them.