A conversation with Leyla Stevens and Melanie Lane
From What are you looking at? by What are you looking at?
May 9, 2024 · 38 min
About this episode
The episode features a conversation with Leyla Stevens and Melanie Lane about the intersections of traditional dance and contemporary practice.
A conversation with Leyla Stevens and Melanie Lane, reflecting on Balinese and Javanese dance, diasporic bodies working within and from traditional stories in contemporary practice, and the intersections of cultural knowledge and choreography. This episode was hosted by Sharifah Emalia Al-Gadrie and produced and edited by Lisa Campbell-Smith for Contemporary Art Tasmania. Sound courtesy of the artist, Leyla Stevens from the artwork 'Patiwangi, death of fragrance', 2021 Leyla Stevens: https://leylastevens.com/ Melanie Lane: https://melanielane.info/
People in this episode
Host: Sharifah Emalia Al-Gadrie
Guests: Leyla Stevens, Melanie Lane
Topics covered
- Balinese dance
- Javanese dance
- diasporic bodies
- cultural knowledge
- choreography
Keywords
- contemporary practice
- traditional stories
- art
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Patiwangi, death of fragrance
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