Blue Room Moves

Join us for a performance of three short pieces by artists from Blue Room Moves, the Bluecoat’s new inclusive dance project.

Time

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Date

Sat 28 January 2023

Blue Room Moves is our new project supporting learning-disabled and neurodivergent adults who are interested in dance, movement and performance. It expands from our inclusive arts project Blue Room.

The group meet weekly in our dance studio to create new work together. This is their first sharing of performances made in collaboration with local dance and film artists. Join us to experience a playful approach to new dance.

Join us for a performance of three short pieces by artists from Blue Room Moves. Sat 28 Jan, 2-3pm

Tickets are free or pay what you can. All proceeds will help support the development of Blue Room, our inclusive arts project for learning-disabled and neurodivergent adults.

Image shows Blue Room artist Tony Carroll in a dance studio. He is wearing a blue jumper and black shorts and has his arms raised above his head with his eyes closed.

The sky's the limit

Blue Room Moves artist Tony Carroll has been working with local dance artist Helen Cherry and digital artist Noel Jones.

Carroll was interested in exploring dance for the camera. The team has been playing with different technologies and dancing in unusual spaces. This new work is an experiment using a 360 camera to project film alongside the artists performing live.

Image shows Blue Room artist Diana Disley in the dance studio. She is standing in front of a white wall, holding a long branch with leaves. There are shadows cast on the wall from the leaves.

Arrangement

Diana Disley will perform with dance artists from the Liverpool Improvisation Collective including, Paula Hampson, Mary Prestidge and Andrea Buckley.

Disley has been developing her movement by using a range of materials; photographs, objects and sounds to inspire new ways of moving. The artists will explore ways to be present, relate and create in the moment through playful improvisation.

Image shows artist Willie Dickie with Blue Room artists in the dance studio. They all have their hands raised above their heads and are stood in a circle.

Elvis in Blue

Elvis in Blue is a new performance-in-development by members of the Blue Room Moves group and guest artist Will Dickie.

Over 6 sessions the group have been learning to create together, and they like Elvis, so he's here too. Be part of a live, joyful space where the group will share creative movement explorations with an audience for the first time.

"Thank you, thank you very much." - Elvis

Find out more about Blue Room and Blue Room Moves