MARCH DANCE 2020
The presentation
Through the term ‘Dramaturgy of Production’, Daniel Kok will reformulate independent artistic practice based on his recent experiences as a performance maker working in an international framework, and as the artistic director of Dance Nucleus, a space for creative development in Singapore.
Artist’s Bio
Daniel Kok studied BA Fine Arts & Critical Theory at Goldsmiths College (London, 1997-2001), MA Solo/Dance/Authorship (SODA, HZT, Berlin, 2012) and Advanced Performance and Scenography Studies (APASS, Brussels, 2014). In 2008, he received the Young Artist Award from the National Arts Council.
Exploring the relational politics in spectatorship / audienceship, Daniel has worked with pole dance, cheerleading, bondage and other ‘figures of performance’. His performances have been presented across Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, notably in Venice Biennale, Maxim Gorki Theater (Berlin), AsiaTOPA (Melbourne) and the Tokyo Performing Arts Meeting. Recent works include “Bunny” (2016), “MARK” (2017) and “xhe” (2018).
Daniel is the artistic director of Dance Nucleus, a space for artistic research and creative development. He curates the annual da:ns Lab at the Esplanade. He is a core group member of the Asia Network for Dance (AND+).
Websites: diskodanny.com, dancenucleus.com
Credits
Travel support: Dance Nucleus.
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