body:language returns with a new series of talks in the Lilian Baylis Studio about the body in dance and live performance, philosophy, science, medicine, anthropology and the arts, curated by dramaturg and writer Guy Cools. 

In the beginning of the 21st century, the body reclaims its central position as a memory bank of human knowledge in a lot of philosophical and scientific discourse. Dance and the performing arts in general always had this body knowledge at the core of their practice and as such are a happy hunting ground to apply - and better understand - these old and new somatic insights from ancient healing practices to present day bioenergetics. British and international artists are interviewed about the central place of the body in their work and how their reflection and understanding of it relates to other fields and disciplines. “The body never lies.” (Martha Graham)

Dana Caspersen is an American artist who has been working in Frankfurt, Germany since 1988, first as a member of the Ballet Frankfurt and now with the Forsythe Company. She has contributed to and created numerous works for the stage as a dancer, actress, choreographer, and text author. For her work as a performer she was awarded a Bessie for Outstanding Creative Achievement and has been nominated for the Lawrence Olivier Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance. She is a published poet and essayist, and her written texts have formed the basis for numerous works by William Forsythe.

This is the second of three body:language talks taking place in the Lilian Baylis Studio this autumn:
Alain Platel - body:language
Tim Etchells - body:language 

Transcripts
PDF transcripts and podcasts of past body:language talks are available here

Part of the Jerwood Studio at Sadler’s Wells, supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.