moves commissions and short residencies 

To help artists to produce work moves introduces a brand-new programme of commissions and residencies with the aim of producing/commissioning every year at least one new work on the grounds of movement on screen. In order to maximise exposure moves is also seeking suitable partners to co-commission artistic work. The commissions/co-commissions will include a short residency in the North West during which artists are able to present their work in progress, meet with the artistic community and discuss their work publicly.

Artists are invited to contact moves all year around with innovative video and installation ideas that link in with the theme movement on screen. moves will meet several times a year to review the submitted proposals.

- Let us know your ideas -

Please do not hesitate to contact moves  if you would like to discuss any creative ideas that link in with movement on screen, submit a proposal or have any questions about commissions and residencies.

We do not provide proposal forms as we believe it should be the artists’ freedom to present their work in the form of their choice (please bear in mind that moves needs to be able to identify the idea behind the work, please enclose any material that assists with this process). 

 

moves09 artists: Shelly Love & Jason Akira Somma

moves09 residencies were in partnership with Sadler’s Wells (London), Futureworks (Manchester) and Glasgow Dancehouse & CCA. Shelly Love in Manchester and Jason Akira Somma in Glasgow were the first moves artists in residence.

Shelly Love showed her piece Dead Dog at moves09 programme launch on Thursday 19 March at Sadler's Wells in London.
Jason Akira Somma premiered his work A bend in the mast at moves09 opening night.

Artists

Shelly Love

Shelly is an award winning artist and director, originally trained as a dancer, who first worked as a physical performer and choreographer before turning to filmmaking. In 2002-2004 Shelly became ‘Artist in Residence’ at The Place in London, where she undertook supported research into movement for the screen, specialising in ‘Backwards Motion’.  Since her first short film in 2001 she has received much attention and acclaim. Her films have been broadcasts on Channel 4 and screen regularly on the international film festival circuit. Her work has been described as ‘otherworldy’, ‘surprising’, ’magical’, ‘beautifully dark’ and ‘ uniquely choreographic’.

Jason Akira Somma

Recognised in his teens as a gifted artist, Jason Akira Somma, 28, merges dance and visual arts in an imaginative way that pushes out boundaries. The American dancer-choreographer-film-maker-photographer came to New York in 2002 with a fine arts degree in dance and choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University, and has since earned a reputation as a prodigious talent.

“His unique and extensive background in both visual arts and dance gives him an edge that both fields lack,” says Marc Balet, former editor of Interview magazine.

Following his “big break” with famed choreographer Bill T. Jones, Jason has performed at iconic New York venues, BAM and the Dance Theater Workshop. His wide-ranging work includes a dance-themed video broadcast on the Sundance Channel and a recently commissioned film of PARADIGM, a troupe of veteran dancers, which he will direct and choreograph.

 

Partners - moves09