"It occurred to me how dance illiterate everybody is and so how easy it is to make and do and impress (if that's what you're trying to do) or conversely how common it was for shit shows, shit ideas, and shit dancers, to be around getting work because there's no quality control."Dean Cross
Dean Cross was born and raised on Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country and is of Worimi descent. He is a trans-disciplinary artist primarily working across installation, sculpture and photography. We cover.
Indigenous heritage and familial background Disconnections with familial lineage Belonging to and feeling a disconnection to an
environment Being returned to and welcomed by a landscapeDissolving the body in art practises Performance and consuming a category of artCreating cultural boundaries and building valueMoving away from danceDance illiterate audienceChurning cheap tricks to impressive people by
putting dance in a gallery space Feeling reduced as a dancer Feeling a responsibility to have a career in Australia
Avoiding being put in the category of themesUsing formal tactics to overt politicalness
links:
https://www.deancross.com/https://www.instagram.com/deean.cross/http://ql2.org.au/category/people/deancross/https://carriageworks.com.au/events/dean-cross-body-as-place/
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