Beyond the Tea Dance (UK, 1999-ongoing)
Entelechy takes a conventional and recognised form, the Tea Dance, and turns it on its head. Older people from different communities, including older African-Caribbean people, elders with learning disabilities, older Latin American people are involved in a weekly programme of arts activities and large scale multimedia music theatre events which take the form into the 21st century. The work gives a context for people from similar generations, who have had very different journeys and life stories, to share their experiences and recognise those of others. Beyond the Tea Dance happens in health and arts centres, in people's sitting rooms, in parks, cafes and community centres. Events create a chance to explore new experiences, new relationships, new aesthetic possibilities, through music, dance, storytelling, encounter and exchange.
Ambient Jam (UK, 1995-ongoing)
Ambient Jam is a multimedia, movement and music improvisation event. Through long-term creative relationships and exchange, a space is created where non-verbal artforms, sensory intelligence, and the spontaneous moment are celebrated. Different arts aesthetics, hidden narratives, and social possibilities arise from the connection between artists, movers , musicians, and listeners with and without complex disabilities and sensory impairments, support staff, and local volunteers. Landscapes shift, wordless stories unfold, and people move through journeys. Ambient Jam is a fortnightly event with an experienced team of visual artists, dancers and live musicians, which aims to establish an open space through improvisation for people to make choices about their own creative actions.
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