HowNow is:
An artist-led collective.
A holding space.
An invitation.
A space to settle in.
A gathering.
A time to connect into body/ bodies.
A hello, nice to meet you, see you and some more.
A lot of questions.
A place for practice.
A place for process.
A place for encounter.
A playing space.
An improvisation.
A suggestion.
A moment.
A nice try.
A good effort.
A scattering of seeds.
A host, and a parasite.
A sharing, listening, responding.
A place of spontaneity, of nothing, of some things, of everything.
A shaking forearm and hand without a held apple trying to articulate holding.
A gif.
A lovely lunch break.
A just do it.
An offer: maybe, maybe not.
An enquiry into our responsibility as artists within our environments.
An exploration of the body, space, time, that idea, this thing.
An ongoing, evolving form.
A because we want to.
A following an intuition.
A thing that’s better described in motion, particularly by three dancers who take their time to find the right words.
HowNow isn’t:
A dance class.
A teacher led session.
A building.
An arts organisation, institution, key holder, rule writer.
A planned set of exercises to do.
A representative…
A supported by, with thanks to project.
A number quantifying value.
A fixed goal.
A set phrase.