Amy Voris
Amy Voris is a dance-maker based in Manchester. Her practice is process-oriented and collaborative, driven by the desire to develop relationships with people and with movement material over long stretches of time. The outcome of the work is contingent on hunches and interactions that occur during the process and varies widely. Examples of current projects include a site-responsive project (enter inhabit), a collaboration with a jewellery maker (flockOmania) and a collaboration with three Northwest-based artists exploring the curation of experimental performance practices (Accumulations). Her projects have received support from Chisenhale Dance Space, Dance Northwest, Dance Manchester, Yorkshire Dance and The Arts Council among others. With choreographer Ruth Segalis and performer Natasha Gilmore, Amy was a founding member of Rose’s Thoughts Dance Company (London, 1996-2003).
Amy will be taking part in Möbius Atelier - Choreographic Intensive. During this two-day research period, Amy will adapt a solo score called perch to the unique capacities of four dancers. There will be two key elements of research during the adaptation process: the exploration of transitions between energetic states and the spatial potentialities of working with a quartet. In its original form, perch explored the theme of temporary dwellings, the chronological arrangement of disparate movement content and the significance of the dancer’s deepening relationship with movement material.
Photo: Christian Kipp