About this Event
Sculpture in the City's Muamba Movement
Movement classes with Dance Mama inspired by Vanessa da Silva’s sculptures Muamba Grove Hue #1 & #2 as part of Sculpture in the City.
Thursday’s 1st, 8th & 15th August 12.30pm – 1.30pm (suggested arrival time of 12.15pm)
Saint Botolph without Bishopsgate Church Hall, The Parish and Ward Church of St Botolph without 3TL, Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3TL.
Artist, Vanessa da Silva describes her sculptures Muamba Grove Hue #1 & #2 in a state of transformation and a state of in-between with movement and the body at the centre. The artworks explore the artist’s own history and invite the viewer to do the same.
Dance Mama will lead you through joyful & accessible movement classes, suitable for beginners and those more advanced (inclusive for those on their perinatal journey/pregnant & postnatal), inspired by Da Silva’s sculptures Muamba Grove Hue 1 & 2 sited at Saint Botolph without Bishopsgate Churchyard.
These free sessions are ideal for a quick break from the office, conveniently programmed over a lunch time, led by experienced Dance Artist, Laura Harvey. A perfect opportunity for gentle movement and exploration of the artworks and yourself.
Spaces are limited so we recommend booking early to avoid disappointment. Walk-ins may be permitted on a first come first serve basis.
Muamba Movement is kindly supported by activation partner EC BID and curated & produced by LACUNA.
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Key Information:
· This event is for everyone, including beginners, pre & post-natal and people who are pregnant.
· You may book onto all three or one of the sessions.
· Please bring with you a water bottle and yoga mat.
· We advise arriving 15 minutes earlier to the session to allow time to set up.
· You are responsible for your own safety during the sessions.
· Documentation will be taking place. Should you wish not to be snapped, let a member of the team know on arrival.
· You will receive useful resources related to pregnancy and movement ahead of the sessions.
· Whilst we can cater this session to any adult that is taking part, please note that we are unable to operate a childcare facility for any babies who are ‘on the move’ or children. If you have a child under 6 months who is not yet mobile, they can be carried in a sling or be present in their pram/ on a blanket with toys in an appropriate area in the room.
Should you have any questions or access needs you would like to share with the team, please email [email protected]
Dance Mama™ is a Community Interest Company advocating and celebrating professional dancing parents, highlighting the issues that they face and providing inspiration, information and support.
Creating a growing community beyond dance, Dance Mama is a UK-based ‘unique and vital resource,’ pioneering research, information share, content and resources, learning activity, professional development and mentoring online and in person for parents in dance.
Hailed a ‘lifeline’ by participants, our flagship membership programme supports parents in dance through hybrid professional development opportunities. It includes access to specialist webinars and workshops with world-class experts from across dance, science, sport and medicine from our award-winning Dance Mama Live series (supported by Arts Council England), produced with 10 national dance organisations.
Our commitment to research and support for parents in dance across the globe, Dance Mama Co-Founded the International Parenting and Dance Network with partners in Texas Tech University (USA) and Queen’s University Belfast (N. Ireland) in 2021, alongside setting up a UK network to share best practice.
At the heart of our work is learning from sharing experiences of parents in dance. This foundation is born out of Dance Mama’s beginnings as a modest platform for stories uncovered whilst researching for an article Founder, Lucy McCrudden, wrote on becoming a mum and being dissatisfied with the lack of industry resources for parents back in 2014. The site now holds 80 interviews with 24 as podcast episodes and has attracted McCrudden award wins and nominations for her contribution to advocating for parents in dance. Lucy has recently shared the helix of her own story and Dance Mama’s development as a TEDx talk. As featured in Women’s Health & Barbie Campaign.
We help parents in dance move their worlds.
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Vanessa da Silva:
Born and raised in São Paulo, Vanessa da Silva (b. 1976) has lived in London since the early 2000s.
Working across sculpture, textiles, installation and performance, da Silva's practice interweaves the personal with the political, her work explores themes around nationality, identity, migration and displacement, reflecting her own experiences as a Latin American immigrant to the UK.
Drawing inspiration from Brazilian art history, natural elements, dance and choreography, da Silva explores links between the body and its surroundings to consider Brazilian identity and otherness. She is interested in the space between nationalities and the complicated borders where identity and cultures meet and exist together.
Vanessa da Silva holds an MA Painting from the Royal College of Art, London (2017), and a BFA in Product Design from FAAP, São Paulo (1999). In 2023 da Silva was selected for the 12th edition of Sculpture in the City, London, and in 2020 she was the recipient of both the Hopper Prize, USA and the Gilbert Bayes Award from the Royal Society of Sculptors, UK.
In 2022, da Silva was awarded the East London Printmakers fellowship, UK, and in 2017 she received the Ox-Bow Residency Award. In 2020 she participated at FAAP residency, São Paulo and in 2019 at Pivô Research Residency, São Paulo.
Da Silva has exhibited in the UK and internationally with with her most recent projects including The Box at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London (2023), Duarte Sequeira Gallery, Seoul, KR (2023), MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, UK (2023), Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, UK (2022), La Casa Encendida, Madrid, ES (2022), 019 Ghent, Ghent, BE (2022), Frieze Sculpture, London, UK (2021), Hospitalfield, Arbroath, GB (2019).
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom
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