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HELLO I'M IAN

I LIKE LOOKING SIDEWAYS

ABOUT

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ABOUT ME

Currently residing on the edge of the South Wales in the shadow of a transporter bridge, embarking on adventures with artists & writers.

WLTM people who want to: play, make minds swoon, ask questions, are hungry & want to effect change.

Falling in love with the geography of mountains.

WHAT I DO

I am consistently rummaging in other fields of thought & hunting for the alternative to translate, repackage & enhance existing models.

#InsideChoreocracy

If you're curious about my choose-your-own-dance zine looks like charting the creative process of Choreocracy by Casson & Friends, click here.

WHAT I'VE DONE

Creator of the Hip Hop Dance Almanac a publication that presents primary accounts of people who are both active and an integral part of the broad diaspora of the Hip Hop dance community in the UK.

These interviews are presented to ensure original voices are documented and archived for current and future generations.

PORTFOLIO

An insight into some of the encounters so far

Producing

Working with Neon Dance, Sadhana Dance & 2Faced Dance as a Producer.
Image by Tom Schumann of Empathy by Neon Dance

Artist

I made a series of large scale outdoor artworks for Wall Projects II in 2015. Currently creating a new solo performance work.
Image of Montrose Ropeworks (Wall Projects II) copyright RCAHMS

Programming

Thursday Night is Dance Night is a programme of dance I conceived & curated (Autumn 2012 - Spring 2015) for Pavilion Dance South West. 65 works over 6 seasons.
Image by Sean Goldthorpe of Murmur/Inked by Aakash Odedra Company

Performing

Originally trained in Live Art in Scarborough. I've directed & performed my own work at the National Review of Live Art, Diskurs Festival, NOW Festival & collaborated on several international site specific performances.

Consultancy

Researching, interviewing & gathering knowledge to inform a new digital strategy.
"All this intelligence is gold Ian" - Fleur Darkin, Scottish Dance Theatre, 2014
Image by Brian Hartley of Process Day by Scottish Dance Theatre.

Governance/Coach

I am on the board of Creative Dundee and The Artifact Dance Company and coach a number of people inside & outside the cultural industries.
Image by Peter Schiazza of The Art of Defining Me (film) by Seeta Patel, Kamala Devam & Maria Akesson

Writing

In the eloquent writing stable of Nicholas Minns, I share some of my thoughts about the dance performances I encounter across the UK and further afield.
Image by Ludovic des Cognets of Shh...Bang! by Peut-Être Theatre

Vintage Comic Notebooks

Limited edition collection of handmade Japanese stab bound vintage comic notebooks. On sale in Montrose Museum.

Writing

Order Commotion Order is 1/21 poems written for the Judd Morrissey & Goat Island constraint based collaborative writing project, The Last Performance [dot org].

Film Programming

I initiated & curated Bournemouth's first ever regular world cinema & art house film programme (May 2013 - April 2015) at PDSW.
Image from Tokyo Story dir. Yasujirō Ozu

Producing

Annual events at Pavilion Dance South West exclusively for venue programmers to develop knowledge in South Asian, Integrated and Hip Hop dance styles (2013-2015).
Image by Andy Day of STEAM by The Urban Playground Team.

Broadcasting

A weekly radio show which I write, produce and present broadcast on Forest FM. Each hour long show has full of commentary & information about the selected films alongside the most iconic & rare scores from world cinema.

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Performing

Originally trained in Live Art in Scarborough. I've directed & performed my own work at the National Review of Live Art, Diskurs Festival, NOW Festival & collaborated on several international site specific performances.