Nichelle's Notes

‘Prima the Ballerina’ Interactive Book (@primatweeting) is the first in a series of children’s books teaching dance and movement through imaginative stories and engaging activities. Easy lesson plans for dance teachers, school teachers, librarians, or rainy-day activities for daycare owners, babysitters, or parents. Visit http://primatheballerina.com to learn more about the Hard Cover Book, Music CD, Online/Interactive book, Nikki’s Blog- a Q&A for young dancers w/ questions/concerns involving dance, and having Nikki come to your school to teach and perform!

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Move: Choreographing You at Hayward Gallery (via SouthbankCentre)

Next week, The Hayward Gallery unveils first major UK exhibition looking at the interaction between visual arts and dance from the 1960s to the present. ‘MOVE: Choreographing You’ invites the visitor to become part of the art - which includes installations and sculptures by internationally renowned visual artists and choreographers from the last 50 years including Trisha Brown and Bruce Nauman.

The video clip shows two works by German sculptor Franz Erhard Walther. Watch what happened when random people in London were asked to wear pieces #31 and #48 from his Werksatz series, which forced them to be too close or too far away from each other.

The exhibition runs from 13 October 2010 – 9 January 2011. More details at www.southbankcentre.co.uk/move