Surf Coast-based dancer and choreographer, Atlanta Eke, is concerned with dissolving pre-existing perceptions and expectations by changing fixed representations of the body through movement.
Dance and video project, Qwerty, will see Atlanta work with video artists Hana Miller and Jacob Perkins of RDYSTDY to experiment with her interior and exterior interfaces - exploring where thresholds begin and end within and beyond the limitations of the dancing body - and expand on previously developed movement material through asking the questions; where is the surface of a dance? How does the dissonance between the seeing and feeling of the physical body program new pathways?
This new work has recently been supported through Chunky Move, Warrnambool Art Gallery Victorian Regional Artist Residency and Creative New Zealand (CNZ).
About Atlanta Eke
Atlanta Eke is a dancer and choreographer concerned with dissolving pre-existing perceptions and expectations by changing fixed representations of the body through movement. She works with and beyond the limitations of the body, in collaboration with fellow dancers, artists and arts administrators in variety of contexts.
Her work with dance is currently project specific; within each project a question for the next arises, along side an effort to deconstruct the modes of production and presentation of the previous work. Having recently had opportunities to present work in exhibition spaces, she is interested in how an exhibition space and timeframe can be utilized as a resource for developing dance.
Image by Zan Wimberly of Claire Lambes
Mother Holding Something Horrific Exhibition ACCA 2018