Bakani Pick-Up

CROWD Artist 2023 (They/He)

Bakani is a choreographer, movement artist & improvisation practitioner. As well as creating their own work they have performed nationally and internationally in works by Theo Clinkard, Anthea Hamilton & Fevered Sleep. With practice as research at the core of their work, they explore decolonisation through dance practice, haptic visuality and choreographic research.

Bakani is based in Leeds, England.

Shaquille George

CROWD Artist 2023 (He/Him)

Shaquille was born and raised in Curaçao, at the age of 18 he relocated to the Netherlands to pursue a career as a professional dancer. He first attended Albeda Dans College for two years and received formal training. Before that everything he knew was self-taught. Shaq then went to Fontys Hogeschool voor de Kunsten and graduated from the Contemporary Urban department in 2019.  Since then Shaq has worked with Amenti, In-Motus, Xclusiv Company & his own creations. Believing in the mixture of dance disciplines loaded with emotional value, he looks to expand his practice.

Shaq is based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

Chelsea Gordon

CROWD Artist 2023 (They/She)

Chelsea is a neurodivergent movement artist interested in people, communication and the role of identity within their self-expression. Their practice currently investigates the instinctive choreographies within the body and the way in which these instructions dictate how we navigate people and space. Specifically working with community dancers, Chelsea is interested in editing and curating these patterns to reveal new pathways and possibilities for movement.

Recently, Chelsea has recently completed an international research project, looking into the nuances of non-verbal communication in storytelling amongst the people of Jamaica. Exploring how timing, volume, and repetition are used universally to aid in expression and translation.

Chelsea is based in Birmingham, England.

Hubert Mielke

CROWD Artist 2023 (He/Him)

Hubert Mielke is a choreographer and dancer from both Poland and Germany. He studied at the National Music School in Poland and completed his dance education at the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD) in Austria in the direction of choreography and contemporary dance. He is the co-founder of LEHM Collective. His approach to choreography involves using movement as a means to explore concepts related to time, collective emergence and discordance.

Hubert is based in Ratingen (NRW), Germany.