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and the Performers:

For the creation of The Bodymode Show, Public Artist Eileen Botsford filmed, photographed and talked with 8 performers from backgrounds in acting, dance, film and performance art. The performers where asked to answer questions on how they associated certain states of being and appearance with parts of their bodies. Some of these questions are also discussed in The Bodymode Show blog.

" I was intrigued to discover the originality of perspectives each of us withholds in terms of our body image. The view we have of our bodies is formed socio-pshycologically...it's also not static which defeats the object our obsession over it. Why did I work with performers? Performers usually are able to release certain masks and expose more about themselves on camera, they also know how to work with a lens, I was not making a documentary, I am raising questions through visually beautiful images..." read more in Eileen's Interview about The Bodymode Show

> Eleni Edipidi

Greek born artist Eleni Edipidi has successfully gained an MA in European Dance Theatre Practice (2005, Laban) and a BA in Visual Art and Dance (2004, MMU). She is the Artistic Director for Levantes Dance Theatre which was founded in 2004 together with choreographer Bethanie Harrison. The company relish the opportunity to work with varying artists from diverse trainings and are strongly driven by the desire to blend these disciplines. They have showcased work in the U.K. and Greece. The company are currently working on a new piece “Gin and Satsumas” which will be ready to be performed from May 2007 onwards.The emphasis in Eleni’s choreographic work is on exploring, with no interest in dance for dance sake and little in presenting audiences with conclusions. Instead she creates pools of colour and emotion to luxuriate in, along with some pinch of the circus for good measure. Regularly using props, costume, lighting, sound and video to assist in the creation of visual and audio landscapes, but also acknowledging the body’s capacity to communicate in its most basic form.Eleni is a freelance choreographer and dancer. She has taught dance and choreography workshops in schools in England and Belgium. She has worked closely with international renowned Butoh practitioner Marie-Gabrielle Rotie.Eleni is currently dancing for Belgian based Dance Company Victoria and will be touring with “For all the wrong reasons” from July in the U.K., France and Belgium. get in touch with Eleni

> Isabelle Gregson

Rumoured to have been conceived in the Spanish Embassy in Paris. Antecedents include Castilian nobility, French colonials in Indochina, a Rodin trained sculptor, an American Navy Captain turned Preacher, several French Résistants and a nuclear scientist. She spent her formative years on the Continent, California, New England, and Australia. Now resides in London. Previous incarnations include chorister, advertising strategist, and peep show dancer. Isabelle is trilingual (English/French/Spanish), ballet trained and a recent graduate of East 15 Acting school. Recent experience includes several short films, video installations, radio drama and voice over work. Currently developing staged and film versions of her one woman show "There’s Something in the Fridge that Wants to Kill Me", written by Chips Hardy, with songs by Simon Bass (Angel's Egg). It's a piece on internal mayhem about what it's like to manage a compulsive, multi cultural tribe without getting your lines wrong - or killing yourself. It’s about women’s issues like appearance, body image and dieting; and darker things like addiction and eating disorders.get in touch with Isabelle

> Katie Keeble

Katie Keeble is a contemporary dancer and installation performer and welcomes collaborations with multi-media artists, film makers, photographers, composers and animators. A graduate of the London Contemporary Dance School and California Institute of the Arts, where she developed her interest in film, dance on screen productions and animation, she focuses on Cunningham and Limon, techniques in release, contact improv and improvisation performance, mind body centering, Bikram and Astanga Yoga. In 2002/03 she earned recognition as a member of the National Youth Dance Company. Katie is an independent dancer with different companies in London and she was choreographer in residence at Tanzdendenz Studios in Munich, Germany, and is currently choreographing a new piece for The Junction in Cambridge. Her work is based on improvisation and includes collaboration with different artists in music and film. She has taught contemporary dance technique and choreography to A Level and GCSE expressive arts students and recently led dance classes at Carpenters Primary School , East London. She is continuing her teaching PGCE at The Royal Academy of Dance. Katie is a volunteer at the Blue Elephant Theatre in Camberwell, which engages artists from different mediums and cultural backgrounds in arts projects for London communities. Katie is open for invitations to collaborate in site-specific, unusual locations and out of the ordinary theatre projects.get in touch with Katie

> Jonathan Kight

Work hard play hard, a motto Jonathan tries to live by whilst continually swapping between the two sides of the camera both performing and filmmaking. Born and raised in the UK Jonathan trained in Art & design at collage through to University in London where it has taught him to engage in the creative process on personal projects and collaborating with other creatives in design onto film. Whilst studying, Jonathan started out in the modelling industry working in New York, Milan and London modelling for such brands and photographers as Diesel, Versace and Bruce Weber. Recently Jonathan has developed his acting career basing himself in London working on a number of short films and commercials. As well as acting Jonathan’s Alta ego ‘Jonny Jonk’ has begun directing music videos and promos for the urban music scene, lately shooting promos of Swift-le, Vivienne Woo and the Extreme Sports Channel. get in touch with Jonathan

> Akemi Solloway

Akemi Solloway (née Tanaka) is the daughter of an old samurai family and grew up immersed in the traditional arts and culture of Japan. Her name in Japanese means, “Bright and Beautiful.” In addition to her university education, she attended the Tchiyoda Gakuin Finishing School, where she formally studied Occidental and Oriental etiquette. She is a lecturer and consultant of Japanese culture, and leads study tours to Japan each spring and autumn. She is active in the worlds of business, diplomacy, education and the arts, where she strives to combine traditional beliefs, such as Bushido, with the best of modern technology and ideas. In her presenting and consulting, she aims to promote awareness and appreciation of authentic Japanese culture in an accessible and enjoyable manner.get in touch with Akemi

>Oliver Stevens

Ollie is an actor, producer and tradesman. He was brought up in the depths of darkest England, middle class and merry. His training took him to South Africa and Cape Town where the polish was knocked off and his outlook changed. Now, Ollie creates work that has an inspirational core and a focus on living sustainability and ‘lightly’ on the planet. This summer will see the climax of his aspirations to date with a tour of South Africa followed by an appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. To find out more check www.myspace.com/iamproductionsuk | get touch with Ollie

> Lennie Varvarides

Lennie comes from a visual art and theatre background and has a secret love affair with performance art. In her own practise she searches for a link between performativaty and the good old fashion entertainment. Lennie has an odd obsession of creative performances where the performer is physically absent from the work. Objective? To see is and how the audience takes on the identity of the missing performer. Lennie lived and worked in New York City—selling real estate, writing, directing, and producing her own work—then came back to London to pursue an MA. After graduating, she set up her own production company called missfit productions because she hates waiting for things to happen. Lennie's doctrine is 'push hard, play fair'.get in touch with Lennie

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