Performance is an analytical tool. Inserting a dance event in a typically non-performance space reveals quite a lot about value and use in society. Creating a dance event that purposefully ignores the expectations of the performance space allows for cultural analysis of mores and norms. All this and it is still quite fun.
There are some articles on the blog about dance in the Commons. Below you will find some of Anna B. Scott's solo work that pushes and plays with these ideas (oldest to recent).
