coal dependency
by
zinzi buchanan
Date: Thursday 30th March
Time: 17:00 - 17:30 / Un-ticketed Performance (Booking Guide)
Venue: Tramway | Upper Gallery
Accessibility Info: V (Access Guide)
Age Rating: 18+
coal-dependency is a ballad for all bodies that have been extracted. After unearthing stories that connect todays addiction epidemic back to the pits, Zinzi was called to take time to listen to the earth. In collaboration with Susannah Stark, they create a sonic-space to channel the ghosts of the mines through our aching, contemporary bodies and bring us into companionship.
Credits:
Zinzi Buchanan (they/them), in collaboration with Susannah Stark (she/they)
Mentorship: Lisa Fannen
Developed with funding from the Creative Scotland Open Fund.
zinzi buchanan (they/them)
Zinzi is an artist working with dance, performance, facilitation and writing. Their practise is improvisational and intuitive in nature and they often share on difficult topics whilst finding playfulness in the potential of our alive bodies. They recently facilitated an Acupuncture Clinic at Gropius Bau Berlin, curated by SERAFINE1369/Jamila Johnson-Small and in 2021 focused on creating work for chronically ill people including a 90 minute soundscape called SICK DREAMS. Zinzi has been a facilitator at Ponderosa Dance Festival for many years and loves to creatively hold space for others.
