sector. I guess that’s why language is still important; while it can present limitations, it also serves a purpose. Beyond all the labels and our attempts at being politically correct, my personal mantra is to stay true to your dance. Stay true to your authentic self and express that. Find a way, anyway you know how and express that. Stay steadfast to your art making, in the studios, theatres and films. Delve deep within yourself to express that which is unique to you and your culture. Therefore, inherently redefine dance. I say, we just have to get on with it really; more doing and less talking. Then if we keep on doing, I do foresee, one day, hopefully not too far in the future, we will have claimed our space as ‘artists’ … Just artists...
Article Cover Image is a part of Murmuration. Directed by Sarah-Vyne Vassallo. Photographer Gisella Vollmer.
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United Nations, General Assembly, Convention on
the Right of Persons with Disabilities. Preamble (e). A/61/611 (December 2006), available from undocs.org
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‘Kazuo Ohno: Dancer who co-founded the modern
Butoh style and brought it to the world stage’, obituary by Martin Childs in ‘Independent’ (7 July 2010).
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