The Speed of the Land: An Interview with Karen Jamieson

Authors

  • Alana Gerecke Capilano University
  • Karen Jamieson Karen Jamieson Dance

Abstract

Settler scholar and artist Alana Gerecke interviews settler choreographer Karen Jamieson about her decades-long career making site-based and community-engaged dances. In particular, Jamieson reflects on what she has learned about the complexities of orienting dance practice toward deepening connection with land, and of working with Indigenous collaborators in a respectful and non-extractive way.

Author Biographies

Alana Gerecke, Capilano University

Based in Vancouver (Canada), on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh nations, Alana Gerecke is a settler scholar and artist of mixed European descent. Her exploration of the spatial politics of urban choreographies spans academic research and artistic practice, grounding her performance making, writing, teaching, and parenting.

Karen Jamieson, Karen Jamieson Dance

Karen Jamieson is acknowledged nationally for her choreographic masterworks and innovative work in community engaged and cross-cultural dance. She co-founded the experimental collective, Terminal City Dance, before establishing Karen Jamieson Dance in 1983 as a vehicle for the creation and production of works exploring dance as a mytho-poetic language. www.kjdance.ca

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Published

2024-10-19

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2024): Performing (in) Place: Space, Relation, Action

Section

Interviews

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Copyright (c) 2024 Alana Gerecke, Karen Jamieson, Alana Gerecke

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