Anthology of Touches

A workshop and sharing from Luke Birch and Effie McGuire Ward in the next phase of their development of Anthology of Touches.

Anthology of Touches is a dance duet exploring memories and lived experience of touching and being touched. Featuring shared stories documenting moments of touch through movement, spoken word and recorded conversations.

Luke and Effie have been delving into their own history of giving and receiving touch. They have also been holding conversations to find common themes, and different recollections around similar offerings of touch. They have posed the question: ‘is there a memory of touch that you would either re-live, or erase from your life if you could?’

Framed by these conversations, Anthology of Touches considers instances of touch which range from scientific to personal to the perhaps more universal.

The work’s creation has been supported by Pavilion Dance South West, Hull Dance, and Hull City Council.