Dance House Glasgow David Banks: There is a Beat and a Heart in Place

Dance House Glasgow host performance artist David Banks sharing at the end of a week-long residency. In August and December 2017 Glasgow based artist David Banks will be developing a site-specific show that brings together the worlds of performance art, spoken word and various art forms developed in response to the city – parkour, graffiti, dance and urban exploration.

50% percent of the world’s population lives in cities of over 1 million inhabitants. ‘There is a Beat and a Heart in Place’ questions to what extent do we rely on the city to create our identities. What do we wear, where do we look and why are we here? Is the city a hot-bed for creativity or a prison of necessity and monotony?

Far away from board room discussions about urban development and think tanks about psychogeography the people have been busy. Absorbing and dispensing meaning through movement, sound and marking. Defying the city and transgressing its function.

Join David in the studio at the end of this stage of his research and development.