12 Days of Performance: Holly Blakey

NOWNESS To see out 2018 with a bang we’ve brought together some of our favorite dancers, musicians, movers, and shakers to share their genre-breaking powers in a new series of capsule performances directed by NOWNESS’ own creative director Bunny Kinney. We’ll be releasing a new film each day for the next twelve days, holding a mirror up to the diverse creative worlds we’ve explored over the past twelve months. First up is a mind-bending chamber piece from rule-breaking British choreographer Holly Blakey, who tackles the subjects of love, physicality, and power in this brief and beautiful creation. Earlier this year Blakey—who has been described as dance’s punk maverick—collaborated with emerging musician Moss Kena on a powerhouse NOWNESS premiere. You can catch that here ( This time around, everything was stripped back to basics.