Circuit Training (exercises in self-doubt), 2018.
Live performance, 20 mins.
Layering movements from a variety of sources, including classical dance and self-defence guides for women — Circuit Training (exercises in self-doubt) is a live performance work focusing on the fragmentation of the body. Exploring the body as both a material and apparatus, each choreographic segment explores this fragmentation through exercise-style sequences. These are: elbow joint, knee lever, hipbone, jawline, and shoulder socket.
The two performers move in Pas de Deux (Dance of Two) — a term borrowed from dance, where traditionally the female dancer is supported by a male partner for lifts, turns, and balancing steps to create the illusion of stillness. The performers are simultaneously for and against one another, with each exercise oscillating between moments of intimacy and violence.
Awards
Featured in Vogue Ukraine Art Issue, 2019.
Longlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize, 2019.
Live Performances
A Performance Affair; Brussels, BE. 2019.
The Nunnery Gallery; London, UK. 2018.
Show 2018; London, UK. 2018.
Exhibitions
Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibtion; York, UK. 2019.
Vogue Ukraine Art Issue Exhibition; Kyiv, UA. 2019.
Stop Motion: In Search of the Still Image; North Carolina, USA. 2019.
The two performers move in Pas de Deux (Dance of Two) — a term borrowed from dance, where traditionally the female dancer is supported by a male partner for lifts, turns, and balancing steps to create the illusion of stillness. The performers are simultaneously for and against one another, with each exercise oscillating between moments of intimacy and violence.
Awards
Featured in Vogue Ukraine Art Issue, 2019.
Longlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize, 2019.
Live Performances
A Performance Affair; Brussels, BE. 2019.
The Nunnery Gallery; London, UK. 2018.
Show 2018; London, UK. 2018.
Exhibitions
Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibtion; York, UK. 2019.
Vogue Ukraine Art Issue Exhibition; Kyiv, UA. 2019.
Stop Motion: In Search of the Still Image; North Carolina, USA. 2019.
Performance space for Circuit Training (exercises in self-doubt) at Show 2018; Royal College of Art, London. June 2018. Courtesy of the Artist.
Live excerpt from Show 2018
Royal College of Art, Battersea; London.Dates
22.06.18 - 01.07.18
Preview
Friday 22nd June at 18.30, 19.30
Performances
Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th,
Thursday 28th, Saturday 30th June
& Sunday 1st July at 14.00, 15.00, 16.00 & 17.00
Performers
Alexandra Davenport and Elizabeth Bradley
Film
Courtesy of the Artist
Visions in the Nunnery
The Nunnery Gallery, Bow; London.Date
04.10.18
Part of Frieze First Thursday Performance Evening.
Performers
Alexandra Davenport
Elizabeth Bradley
Images
Courtesy of The Nunnery Gallery
Vogue Ukraine Art Issue
August 20198-page editorial feature. Part of the ‘Identity & Gender’ Issue, featuring cover story from Paul Mpagi Sepuya.
Photographed by Image Group
Styled by Kyanisha Morgan
Performers
Alexandra Davenport
Elizabeth Bradley
Full feature available here.
A Performance Affair: RE:production
Vanderborght Building; Brussels.Dates
06.09.19 & 07.09.19
Selected by Adam Budak, Ellen de Bruijne, Aaron Cezar, Frédéric de Goldschmidt, Iordanis Kerenidis & Piergiorgio Pepe, ORLAN & Chantal Pontbriand.
Performances
Daily at 11.00, 14.00 & 16.00
Performers
Alexandra Davenport
Elizabeth Bradley
Images
Courtesy of Jeroen Verrecht
Floor plan
Elizabeth Bradley
