In this lecture-performance, Anastasia will draw on her practice in dance improvisation to explore relationships between the nervous system, creativity and agency. She’ll discuss how dance is a state of more-than-conscious, full body thinking that pushes against the edges of what the capitalist society deems valuable.

Anastasia is a dance artist and sociologist from St.Petersburg, now based in Bristol. She works with the tools of improvisation, contemporary dance and somatic arts, often exploring the richness and beauty within the mundane. She runs movement workshops in gallery spaces and co-runs IsJazz — monthly meet-ups for creatives at the PM Studio to explore the creative process playfully and collaboratively. Her current inspirations: bread, anatomy, movement in nature, and the ancient porousness between the sacred and mundane.

Join us online on YouTube Live, or in the building on Friday 29th May at 13:00 for the talk and to take part in the Q and A discussion afterwards. 

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The Pervasive Media Studio is a partnership between the Watershed, University of the West of England and University of Bristol. The lunchtime talks are partly supported by MyWorld, a project led by the University of Bristol to support creative industries in the region. Watershed is supported by Arts Council England.

Address:

Watershed, 1 Canon's Rd, Bristol BS1 5TX

Directions:

The Lunchtime talks take place in the Pervasive Media Studio Event Space. To access the Studio, please go to the Main Watershed Box Office entrance and go upstairs to the Café Bar. Walk across the cafe bar, turn right and walk towards the double doors. Go through into the corridor and walk all the way down until you reach the Studio. A member of staff will sign you in, and check your ticket, if you have booked.

The Studio is wheelchair accessible, and the events space has a hearing loop. The last talk of every month is BSL interpreted. 

For more information on accessing the studio take a look here.

*Please note this is a hybrid event and will be live streamed so please be aware you will be in the live broadcast and recording when watching in the Studio.