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Is it possible for just one part of the body to communicate whole stories to an audience? What are the challenges that this presents for a performer?

At this event the audience joined physical theatre performer and director Andrew Dawson for an insight into how hands are central to his practice.

Watch the video above to hear from Andrew before his performance at Wellcome Collection, as he talks us through his work and inspiration and the unique nature of the human hand.

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Andrew Dawson
Andrew is a director, performer, Feldenkrais practitioner and hand model. He has created and performed 'Space Panorama' (the story of the Apollo 11 moon landing told with only hands), 'Quatre Mains' (a visual poem featuring two pairs of hands on a table), the award-winning 'Absence and Presence' (the story of his father's death) and 'Amnesia Curiosa' (with Rainpan 43 in Washington, DC). Most recently Andrew was the choreographer on 'Dr Atomic', an opera by John Adams, at the Met in New York and at ENO in London.

Facilitator
Timandra Harkness, writer and presenter.

This event is part of Apparatus, a series of events exploring the extraordinary power of the body in artistic expression.