PRESENT FUTURES DUNDEE / Colette Sadler Workshop

Colette Sadler

Workshop “Body Building”- From Prototype to Archetype

Workshop

Thursday 11th September

10am – 12pm

Studio 1 at The Space Theatre, D&A College, Kingsway Campus, Dundee, DD3 8LE.

Duration: 2 hours

Age: The workshop is aimed at Professional or semiprofessional dancers with a basic knowledge of contemporary dance.

In this workshop entitled “Body building” from Prototype to Archetype Colette Sadler will offer participants insights into her dance and choreographic methods. Suitable for professional and semiprofessional dancers, movers and performance makers.

In this workshop we will look at how prototyping a body/bodies is a way to create a container for fleshy fictionality and transgressive embodiment using movement and performance.

As a starting point we will look at some of the bodies Colette has created in her existing works including the real/digital “BODY A” from “Learning From The Future”.

By sharing tools, strategies and approaches to “Body Building” this workshop invites us to devise new imaginaries and dances for bodies that would not happen without them. What bodies do we need and want to speak for us in dance and performance today?

Credits:

Funded by Creative Scotland. Supported by Dundee & Angus College

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Web-site: www.colettesadler.com https://dundeeandangus.ac.uk/

TICKETS AND HOW TO BOOK

All tickets for the festival can be booked here: www.presentfutures.org

Closer to the festival each ticket holder will receive email instructions on how to access, view and participate in each online event.

ABOUT PRESENT FUTURES DUNDEE

SATELLITE DUNDEE

10-11th SEPTEMBER 2025

Wednesday 10th: Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA)

Thursday 11th: Dundee Rep and Dundee & Angus College

The sixth edition of “Present Futures” will see the festival move from its base at CCA in Glasgow to the city of Dundee at Dundee Rep, Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) and Dundee & Angus College. Over two days this satellite edition of the festival, will bring together local and international artists working at the intersection of performance, music and visual arts. Through a series of performances, talks and workshops the festival invites artists and audience to consider the complex entanglement and interdependencies of human and “other than” human as we enter collectively into precarious and unknown futures in the wake of ecological transition and crisis.

For information on the full programme, access and how to experience the festival visit: www.presentfutures.org

CREDITS

Present Futures Dundee is funded by Creative Scotland. Supported by Generator Projects, Dundee Rep, Scottish Dance Theatre, Dundee & Angus College, Dundee Contemporay Arts (DCA) and Goethe Institut.

ACCESS

Disabled access to all studios via internal lift.

Workshop can be modified for particpants access requirements. Please get in touch for additional support.

Present Futures Festival endeavors to be as accessible as possible. If you require specific access needs to facilitate attending any events or to enable you to take part in any activities, please do get in touch with us at presentfuturesfestival@gmail.com or message us on Instagram @colette.sadler and one of our team will be in touch.

Dundee & Angus College

Studio 1 at The Space Theatre,

D&A College,

Kingsway Campus,

Dundee,

DD3 8LE.

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Campus Map: https://dundeeandangus.ac.uk/media/4471/kingsway-campus-map.pdf

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Access Statement: https://dundeeandangus.ac.uk/accessibility-statement/