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Reading Dance is a reading circle focused on the thought and theory that dancers and choreographers draw from for their practices. Together we will read texts that choreographers showing at MDT during the respective season have been invited to contribute. We approach text in the wide sense, it may be a written text, a video work, an online lecture and even a website! All texts will be made available to participants.
This season’s reading list is made up of text contributions by Ewa Dziarnowska, Pontus Pettersson, Tyra Wigg, John-Paul Zaccarini and Lisa Janbell.
The meeting dates and reading list for Fall 2024 Season are as follows:
The reading circle is open to everyone curious about dance and choreography, regardless of their level of knowledge within the subject.
Each meeting takes place before a performance. The texts we will read are not always in relation to the production on show on the respective evening. Participation in the reading circle is completely free.
The reading circle is conducted in English. All of the texts we will read together this time are written in English.
As we read and discuss different texts each time we meet, it’s not a requirement to attend every meeting in order to be able to participate.
Reading Dance is part of MDT - Moderna Dansteatern’s Off Stage program, which aims to contextualise artists’ practices and productions and to create another, at times more intimate, avenue for audiences to meet dance and choreography.