Saffy Setohy is a dance artist living in Glasgow, practicing across performance, choreography, participatory work, facilitation, mentoring and movement direction. Working in varied urban and rural contexts in the UK and internationally, her sensory practice explores connections between ecology, regeneration and wellbeing, often in deep relationship with place. Recent projects include Sharing Cowlairs, a collaboration with visual artist Margaret Kerr and communities, working with ‘vacant and derelict’ land in North Glasgow; Garden Series, a collaboration with dance artist Claire Pencak in hospital gardens, researching healing connections between people and plants; Remembering Together, exploring pandemic recovery with people in Stirling through nature connection & seasonality. Saffy’s work has been commissioned by organisations including South East Dance, Tramway, Science Gallery London, The Touring Network with The Work Room, CCN Le Havre, Dansefestival Barents, National Theatre of Scotland, Glasgow Life, Greenspace Scotland and UZ Arts/Insitu. Saffy has collaborated as a performer with artists such as Lisa Fannen and Simon Whitehead.
Laura Bradshaw is a mother-artist working within performance, movement and dance. Working with the autobiography of the body, intuitive movement and practices of embodiment, Laura makes performance works and develops creative movement processes which invite a connection to the living, present body in relationship with others and the environment. Recent projects include Plantar, an audio work for the grounds of the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice and The Grief Library both in collaboration with Steven Anderson; Matrescence a site-specific dance film exploring new motherhood during the 2020 lockdown. Laura also works as a performer, movement director, choreographer and dramaturg for artists including Nic Green, Sarah Hopfinger, Tricky Hat Productions, Disaster Plan, Fish and Game, Chloë Smith and Jassy Earl and Superfan. Laura graduated from BA (hons) Contemporary Theatre Practice at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (2005) and MA Dance and Somatic Wellbeing at University of Central Lancashire (2013).
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