Dance Tapes is a series of choreographies that combines speech and sound, amplifying the voices of Disabled dance artists. Devised by the renowned Stopgap Dance Company, this project offers audiences an intimate and immersive experience, delving into the rich lived experiences of these remarkable artists.
One of these choreographies is On the Way to My Body, featuring Japanese artist, Kazuyo Morita. In this captivating piece, Kazuyo gracefully traverses between English and her native tongue, exploring the fluid nature of identity, embodiment, space, and perception.
Taking the form of a wide-ranging and personal journey through her anatomic landscape, Kazuyo reconceives the internal layers of the body as places of exchange. Through the delicate dance of unique sensory signals, she skillfully reshapes the exterior surfaces, employing language and metaphor to find her own path towards self-realisation.
About the artist +
Kazuyo Morita is a freelance disabled dance artist and actor, using standing with prosthetic leg movement modalities. She has 15 years of experience with different projects and participated in the Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony as a dancer in 2021. Kazuyo is a researcher and has a master’s degree in disability dance.
Kazuyo is especially interested in Disability Aesthetic and Disability culture.
Credits +
- Lucy Bennett
Creative facilitator and concept for the Dance Tapes series - Hannah Moule & Oliver Austin (Moulettes)
Composition and sound mixing - Lily Norton
Access Artist (Creative Transcript, Audio Description assistance) & Graphic Design - James Greenhalgh
Project Manager - Sho Shibata
Executive Producer & translation assistance - Chris Parkes
Artwork and photography
Commissioned by Pavilion Dance South West through Cultural Recovery Fund
Supported by International Collaboration Grant, British Council and through public funding from Arts Council England
Access +
Language: English & Japanese, translations available
Immersive audio experience, combining speech and sound, delving into the lived experiences of Disabled dance artists.
Plain text and descriptive transcript available, which includes translations, illustrations and detailed descriptions of the sound.
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