Class today is with Alisha McLennan Marler
Touch Compass dancer Alisha McLennan Marler, soloist for White Noise, leads a 90-minute embodied exploration of inclusive dance practice. This workshop will create a shared space where every body can move, connect and create on its own terms. The session is open to people of all abilities and backgrounds. Wear comfortable clothes you can move in, and bring any mobility aids or supports you use.
Alisha McLennan Marler
Alisha McLennan Marler is an acclaimed Aotearoa/New Zealand dancer, choreographer and educator, and a long-standing member of the inclusive contemporary dance company Touch Compass. Known for her powerful physicality — working in and out of the wheelchair, on the floor and in the air — she challenges perceptions of who can dance and how bodies communicate. Alisha is the creator of the disability-led solo WHITE NOISE, an intimate and provocative work exploring communication, motherhood and the agency to craft one’s own narrative, which she is also performing at Alter State.
Cost
Standard $10
Deaf and Disabled $5
First Nations $5
Companion card, support worker or carer – free