Assembly by Nicola Conibere Assembly is a live gallery work exploring shifts in relation between individual and collective bodies. Its changing configurations respond to those who come to see it; each time a spectator enters the gallery a performer will join the performance, leaving it when the same spectator departs the room, creating groupings of constant variation. Once called to the space performers take on a series of simple shapes and interactions in an investigation of how other people can appear to us. Assembly was presented at Nottingham Contemporary as part of Nottdance Festival 2013. Produced by Dance4. Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. In Nottingham Assembly was performed by: Rebecca Anderson, Tara Baker, Stacey Bedwell, Nicola Carter, Katye Coe, Seraina Dejaco, Francesca Feeley, Emma Fell, Ania Kuklewicz, Yvonne Lake, Emma Lloyd, Greg Manderson, Joop Oonk, Abigail Parsons, Don Rowe, Lauren Sharp, Lizzie Sells, Kalila Storey, Robert Suchy, Hannah Whitlow Filmed and edited by Susanne Dietz

Assembly (2013)

A long-running choreographic work for art galleries and other spaces.

Assembly is a live gallery work exploring shifts in relation between individual and collective bodies. Its configurations respond to the presence of spectators in a quiet investigation of how other people can appear to us.

Assembly acknowledges each spectator’s unique presence without asking them to do more than watch; each time a spectator enters the gallery a performer will join the performance, leaving it when the same spectator departs the room. These groupings of constant variation ensure there are always as many people presenting as viewing. Performers appear in a range of simple formations as the work explores how our regard for others can be practiced.

Originally produced by Dance4. Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Assembly has been shown at Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK (2013); as part of the ANTI Festival of Contemporary Art in Kuopio, Finland (2014); and at 20th Biennale of Sydney (2016) presented by Critical Path, with the support of Dance4; Cable Factory, Dance House Helsinki (2016); Juncture Festival, Yorkshire Dance, Leeds (2016); Tramway, Glasgow, UK.

Credits:

Concept & Choreography: Nicola Conibere / Dramaturg: Martin Hargreaves 

Photos: Christian Kipp