The Choreographic Universe

John Scott, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Irish Modern Dance Theatre, leads a workshop concerned with creating/finding a choreographic universe. He integrates dance, stillness, voice, text and singing. The workshop will explore ways to generate movement and performance material. Scott, known for tireless experimentation, focuses on both personal expression and ensemble work, using observation and sense awareness as an inspiration, finding new and old ways of dancing together in a safe space. Scott utilises techniques he has used for his most recent works and also draws from his performance  experience with choreographers/artists as varied as Oona Doherty, Meredith Monk, Sara Rudner, Thomas Lehmen and The Living Theatre. Open to dancers, actors and musicians

John Scott has recently presented his works Othello – maybe a dance and The Wanderer in Cork. His company, Irish Modern Dance Theatre, has performed throughout Ireland and internationally at Théâtre de la Ville at Espace Pierre Cardin (Paris), Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), Queen Elizabeth Hall (London), New York Live Arts, La MaMa, Danspace Project, and P.S. 122 (New York), Dance Base (Edinburgh), Les Hivernales (Avignon), Tanzmesse (Dusseldorf), and Forum Cultural Mundial (Brazil). John is also one of the subjects of Sadlers Wells’ 52 Portraits with Jonathan Burrows, Matteo Fargion and Hugo Glendinning. He is the founder of ‘Dancer from the Dance’ festival of Irish choreography that takes place in New York and Dublin. He performs in Oona Doherty’s Hard To Be Soft and has also performed in Meredith Monk’s Quarry and for Yoshiko Chuma, Sara Rudner, Anna Sokolow and Thomas Lehmen. John is a member of Aosdána.