January 2023

Walking the Path to Nowhere & Everywhere

I went for a walk in the woods recently; along easy paths through the rolling miles of Epping Forest, an ancient forest miraculously still surviving on the outskirts of London, saved by campaigners. It’s not a difficult walk, and many germs of ideas sprouted by themselves on that walk, though I hadn’t intended to think about anything in particular at

Read More

Regeneration @ the School of Human Ecology: A Shanghai Story

Covid 19 and Returning to China 3rd Space: Welcome Lionel. So, could you give us some background about what you were doing in the UK prior to moving back to China last year. Lionel: Hello Steve, yes. I took my wife and two children to London, in 2018. I was there to do a doctorate at the London campus of

Read More

Embodied Intelligence & Paradigm Change: In Conversation with Kirstie Simson

Dance Improvisation – Exploring the Unlimited Potential of the Body 3rd Space: Welcome, Kirstie. Your Improvisation work has always expanded the boundaries of contemporary dance. Could you start by telling us about the origins of your journey? Kirstie: I always had a strong co-ordinated body and was good at sport. But I quickly realised that sports were all about winning.

Read More

Walking the Path to Nowhere & Everywhere

I went for a walk in the woods recently; along easy paths through the rolling miles of Epping Forest, an ancient forest miraculously still surviving on the outskirts of London, saved by campaigners. It’s not a difficult walk, and many germs of ideas sprouted by themselves on that walk, though I hadn’t intended to think about anything in particular at

Read More

Regeneration @ the School of Human Ecology: A Shanghai Story

Covid 19 and Returning to China 3rd Space: Welcome Lionel. So, could you give us some background about what you were doing in the UK prior to moving back to China last year. Lionel: Hello Steve, yes. I took my wife and two children to London, in 2018. I was there to do a doctorate at the London campus of

Read More

Embodied Intelligence & Paradigm Change: In Conversation with Kirstie Simson

Dance Improvisation – Exploring the Unlimited Potential of the Body 3rd Space: Welcome, Kirstie. Your Improvisation work has always expanded the boundaries of contemporary dance. Could you start by telling us about the origins of your journey? Kirstie: I always had a strong co-ordinated body and was good at sport. But I quickly realised that sports were all about winning.

Read More