A Relationship with the Unknown
Four33: An Improvisation Podcast (7/10)In partnership with International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI)

A Relationship with the Unknown

From urban exploration to Olympic sport. Episode 7 explores Skateboarding as improvised movement connected with ideas of community and social justice.

From urban exploration to Olympic sport. Episode 7 explores Skateboarding as improvised movement connected with ideas of community and social justice. Scholar and Performance Art Curator Dani Abulhawa discusses Skateboarding as a somatic practice and her work with the charity Skatepal while Luke Pruski talks about issues facing the Guelph skating community.

Image: detail from untitled motion study by Steph Yates

Episode includes excerpts from the songs:
“Inna” by Roots Manuva from the album
Brand New Second Hand
“Shimmy Like my Sister Kate” by Carey West from the album Made of Clay

Interview of Chi Pig by Malcolm Erick Hassin. Filmed/Edited by Jiles Barrett.

Filed Under: Multimedia & Performance

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Carey West is a vocalist and educator whose professional experience motivates her research. She is interested in questions surrounding voice, agency and improvisation. Her MA thesis focused on best practices and liberatory experiences during extended vocal techniques and sound singing workshops.

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Steve Donnelly is a live artist from Wales. His work explores and combines his interests in improvised play, performance studies, contemporary and historical uses of social space, popular culture, belief, and the commons.

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