Are you interested in the connection between Architecture, Space and Performance?
Join us for Instagram live conversations hosted by choreographer and artist-scholar Dr Adesola Akinleye with BFA Members.
The BFA Dance Dialogues is an event series which was developed in collaboration with choreographer Dr. Adesola Akinleye.
To celebrate the book Dance, Architecture and Engineering (Dance in Dialogue), live conversations between Adesola and a series of BFA members will explore the main themes of the book in correlation to BFA member's work. BFA members include Ayanna Blair-Ford, Sarah Akigbogun, Seyi Adelekun & Umi Lovecraft BP.
The last one up is a conversation between Adesola and Umi on Thursday 24 June at 7pm.
They’ll discuss decolonising space-making and knowledge exchange.
Umi Lovecraft BP
Architectural Designer, Creative Strategist & Activist
Umi Lovecraft BP is a (British Dominican) architecturally trained designer, creative strategist, activist and the Founding Director of insider-outsider, a non-profit multidisciplinary design consultancy made up of architects, designers and social entrepreneurs on a mission to improve people’s lives through design: architecture as activism. She also advises the Design Council in Place Shaping & Community Led Design as a Design Associate, is co-founder/co-chair of decosm [decolonising] space-making, and an Associate Lecturer on the Central Saint Martins MArch programme. She has more than a decade of experience specialising in human[ity] and community centred design, working across complex social contexts in the UK and the Global South. Undertaking research and design projects that contribute to improving people’s lives, particularly those who are traditionally marginalised by environmental, social and spatial injustices. Umi champions inclusive design that moves from participation to sharing power, to design spaces where innovation, productivity, and creativity can all thrive.
@innie.outie
@decosm.world
Adesola Akinleye
Choreographer, Artist-scholar
Dr. Adesola Akinleye is an interdisciplinary artist-scholar and choreographer.
She began her career as a dancer at the Dance Theatre of Harlem (USA) later working in UK Companies such as Green Candle, and Carol Straker Dance Co.. Over the past twenty years she has created dance works ranging from live performance that is often site-specific and involves a cross-section of the community to dance films, installations and texts. Her work is characterized by an interest in voicing people’s lived-experiences in Places through creative moving portraiture. A key aspect of her process is the artistry of opening creative practices to everyone from ballerinas to women in low wage employment to performance for young audiences. Adesola is a Research Fellow with Theatrum Mundi, visiting lecturer at Central Saint Martins, and Research Affiliate and visiting artist at MIT.
www.adesolaakinleye.com
www.dancingstrong.com
Not to worry if you can’t make it to the live event. The video will be available on our instagram. #BFADanceDialogues