workshop: queer jam with george stamos

Within a structured format supported by nightclub and house music, Queer Jam encourages physical grounding, empowerment, fun and the pleasure of movement. In this guided night-at-the-club-inspired journey, participants will be invited towards rhythmic play as it is adapted to their interests and abilities. With a foundation in occidental contemporary dance practices, George’s teachings are informed by his studies of Central African dance technique at Nyata Nyata school of dance (2011-2020) and his work as a go-go dancer in Queer clubs during his formative years. Participants are asked to, if possible, bring a brightly coloured scarf or flowing fabric, wear comfortable clothing and be as flamboyantly queer as they feel, whatever that means for them.
 
“I acknowledge and promote safer feminist, LGB2TQ, BIPOC and neurodiversity spaces across society. In my body of work, I have focused on the resilience and representation of diverse queer people in ways that travel across the disciplines of movement, performance art, theatre, music and digital art. I am interested in dissolving binary thinking about the above categories, and also ones concerning gender and sexuality while maintaining recognition of spaces that exist between and across them.”

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Presented in partnership with New Dance Horizons