Author: Vicki Amedume

Vicki Amedume is the artistic director and founder of contemporary circus company Upswing, whose work spans performance and participation. Here, she talks to us about the conversations we are not having, creating community and watching people move together.

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Vicki Amedume

A photograph of two dancers from Upswing’s Catch Me piece. A slight, older white woman with short silver hair leans her back into the chest of a young black man with a short goatee and dark hair in cornrows. Her head is back, eyes closed, her arms are raised, she is relaxed, her head resting on his shoulder.

“How we use our bodies in the world is always political”