COEXISDANCE
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Coexisdance is a curated evening of short (10-15 minute) improvised duets and small ensembles comprised of sound and movement artists.
​We come together in the spirit of collaborative exploration, investigation and adventure.

Curatorial Statement by Raphael Roter
Coexisdance has always sat in a balance between community event and professional production. Coexisdance founder Colin Anthony was deft at both inviting ambitious new performers and attracting vets. He always left a profound curatorial mark on the programme with his characteristic simplicity and wisdom and vision.

As a curator at Coexisdance, I want to keep this spirit of inclusivity strong, keep the artistry high and the vibe heartwarming. In this way, I feel most comfortable curating on the basis of fairness rather then my own personal preferences. Here are the priorities that I apply when I put together each Coexisdance programme:
  • Including artists who are new to Coexisdance or have not performed in a while.
  • Including artists of colour.
  • Including all genders.

After artists are selected on this basis I use my own artistic judgment to create ensembles that I think will offer an exciting and balanced show. I tend, especially for the Zoom shows, to prefer small ensembles where the focus of each artist can more easily be fixed on one person rather then larger ensembles. I also prefer to have each performer play twice in a night in order to allow them to make a bigger artistic statement. As a result, there is usually only room for 8-10 performers each show.

I hope that this statement is clarifying to all that apply to perform and I hope that everyone who applies will be patient and keep applying until I can include you!

To many more Coexisdance adventures,

​Raphael Roter
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(Coexisdance curator)