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Making a Difference meets… is a new series of public conversations around dance and disability. We will kick off with a conversation between Claire Cunningham (UK) and Sindri Runudde (SWE). They will talk about how they position themselves within the dance field, the development of methods and techniques, dance training and the need for adaption, and how their practice is informed by their lived experiences.

MODERATION Noa Winter (Project Management Making a Difference)

ACCESSIBILTY INFORMATION
The conversation will take place in English. The audience can participate in the Q&A in English or German as well as spoken or written. An audio recording of the conversation as well as a transcript will be made available online afterwards. Please contact making-a-difference@sophiensaele.com if you have any further questions.

Claire Cunningham is a performer and creator of multi-disciplinary performance based in Glasgow, Scotland. A recent Factory Artist with Tanzhaus NRW Düsseldorf, Germany she is also an Affiliate Artist with The Place, London. One of the UK’s most acclaimed and internationally renowned disabled artists, Cunningham’s work is often rooted in the study and use/misuse of her crutches and the exploration of the potential of her own specific physicality with a conscious rejection of traditional dance techniques (developed for non-disabled bodies). This runs alongside a deep interest in the lived experience of disability and its implications not only as a choreographer but also in terms of societal notions of knowledge, value, connection and interdependence.

Sindri Runudde is a Swedish and internationally based dancer and choreographer. Sindris work spans between different fields that include sound art, visual art and performance. Previously educated in contemporary circus and dance Sindri has worked with international companies (like Les sept doigts de la main, Candoco Dance Company and Skånes Dance Theater) as well as developing their own work as a freelance choreographer.
Sindri works from a queer feminist perspective and from lived experience. Since having a visual impairment they are involved nationally and internationally in the disabled/crip dance community. Sindris approach and artistry is unique through the ability to connect deep existential themes to pop-culture and accessible concepts in a very successful way.