Ladylike, VAULT Festival by guest critic Lara Alier
2018, the year of the woman – in some parts of the world. I could probably count them on one hand. So, when I see four diverse performers on stage, I hope it will broaden my horizons. Brazilian choreographer and performer Ella Mesma uses a wide range of dance styles such as rumba, rock […]
Happy International Women’s Day! A blog about releasing anger and collective awakening!
Women! Men! Humans… Has something shifted these past two years? Has an anger been rising in our collective bodies? Today: Thursday 8th March is International Women’s Day: celebrated in many countries around the world it is a day when women are recognised for their achievements, commemorating the movement for women’s rights. I… and I am […]
Conversations with Bgirls on how to be a ‘lady’.“I deserve to be heard, because I am a woman and I do have a dream”. Bridget Gray
“I deserve to be heard, because I am a woman and I do have a dream”. Bridget Gray I have questioned what is genuinely me and what is an affect of being ‘socialised’ since first being told I was ‘UnLadylike’ aged 4. Baffled stayed with me at suggestions that I ‘shouldn’t’ do certain things according to my sex. Whilst I was […]
Foreign Bodies sharing at Trinity, Bristol
“Ella has situated this work at a fertile intersection of styles and approaches to dance that add up to more than the sum of their parts. The vocabulary shifts and unfolds throughout.” Dan Canham “Artistically, scientifically and culturally significant… promises to be a powerful and dramatic work of richly layered relevancies.” Katy Noakes, OneDance UK
Ladylike: The aftermath… An interview with OFFBEAT Festival
Hi there, why don’t you introduce yourself? My name is Ella Mesma. I am a UK choreographer and I am a woman! I always knew I wanted to be a choreographer, but it was a long time before I had the courage to admit that that was what I would love to do with my life: […]