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Charlotte Spencer

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Choreography and art. Parent. Currently building a house. Lives in Brighton
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Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy of my new book so far - I am grateful to each and every one of you. I’d like to say a few words about collaboration. It absolutely takes a village to make a show. And Is this a Waste Land? was no different. So much imagination, commitment, perseverance and hope was required from everyone involved to pull it off, at times against all the odds. And so I would like to take this opportunity to name some of those important key people here today. Thank you for gathering around my vision and believing in it; thank you for your creativity and determination to bring it to life; thank you for your energy and dedication. The core creative team: Kirsty Arnold @kirstyskirrow Ben Ash @benashcraniosacral Sam Bennellick-Jones @refuses_to_stay_put Gian Paolo Cottino Jennifer-Lynn Crawford @jenniferlynncrawford Emily Jenkins @emilyjenkinsmoon James Keane @jamesmartinkeane Keren Kossow @thiskeren Alma Lindenhovius @almasuasua Rachel Lopez de la Nieta @lopezdelanieta Ben McEwen @benmcewendance Thom McKeon @thom_mck Petra Söör @petra_romyflora Tom Spencer @tom758646 Louise Tanoto @tanotolm There were also some very special people from partner organisations who went many extra miles (literally & figuratively) to help us find a site, get permission from landowners and help jump through endless administrative hurdles involved with presenting public performances on privately owned wasteland spaces. Without every persuasive, hopeful, doggedly determined email, it simply would never have happened. Thank you: Laura Blackley Kat Bridge @ksbridge Paul Burns @wechtie Robyn Cabaret @lifeisrcabaret Daisy Douglas Emma Gladstone @emma.gladstone Karl Jay-Lewin @karljaylewin Eva Martinez @evamartinezmedina Tim Nunn @jtimnunn Ros Stoddart @rosalindstoddart Diane Smith @dizzyingsmith Lydia Wharf @lydwharf The creation of this book as also been a mega collaborative effort. That's another story for another day. If you'd like to buy a book - the link is in the bio. Official publication date: 24/10/26. But you can order today & I will post it straight out! Thank you everyone. by @c_s_projects
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Hello everyone, It’s been a while… but finally I am delighted to be writing this post today to share the joyous news that the book I’ve been working on (for a VERY long time) is finally with me…and you can buy it! Many moons ago I made a show called Is this a Waste Land? It was a performance through headphones designed for up to one hundred people to experience together on disused urban spaces. There were many twists and turns in that creative journey, plenty of dead ends and doubts, but it was eventually presented to critical acclaim as part of @danceumbrella (2017), Dance International Glasgow with @glasgowtramway (2017), Our Woods Corby (2017), @dancenorthscot (2021) & @sadlers_wells (2021). Guided by the headphoned narration (@tanotolm) and intricate soundscapes (@tom758646 and @jamesmartinkeane), audiences were deeply immersed in the action of the performance as it unfolded. Audiences were invited to re-imagine how they value land, a feeling of home and community. Playing with autonomy, co-responsibility, authority, community, the public and private it asked questions about how we might find hope in the midst of uncertainty and crisis and how we can be together even in complicated times. 

 And now, finally, after WAY more twists and turns than I could have ever imagined, there is a beautiful book to document that creative journey. The book shares very candidly the experience of making this complicated performance through headphones. It is both specific to the performances of Is this a Waste Land? and also speaks to the universal experiences of doubt, chaos, decision making, responsibility and care that are involved in making all collaborative choreographic work. Designed with meticulous care and sensitivity by Studio Valle Walkley and handmade by @identityprint this limited edition book is full of images, journal notes, maps, and fold out pages on a variety of different paper stocks to explore and enjoy. It is its own tactile, non-linear artwork. It is dedicated to @emma.gladstone who helped so much to make it all happen. There is a sliding scale of 4 price points which aims to make the publication as affordable as possible. Link in bio. Enjoy! by @c_s_projects
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9 Years ago! Here we are presenting Is this a Waste Land? on the old Larkfield Bus Depot in Glasgow (now a residential area) as part of Dance International Glasgow 2017 with @glasgowtramway. I remember it so vividly, and yet it also feels like a lifetime ago... It was a hugely complicated, ambitious, thrilling piece. I remember being SO tired that week and finding it hard to really see what it was that we had made. We had a wonderful team of collaborators and performers, and lovely audiences. I've written a book all about the project and the creative journey behind it. The book has also been an epic journey and a long time in the making, but it is currently with the printers (hooray!) and will be coming out soon. You can pre-order the book from my website. Very limited edition. Link in bio. Sliding scale price points - pay what you can. Thank you to everyone who came, who remembers, who helped to make it happen. I will be forever grateful. xx Amazing team: @tanotolm @benmcewendance @benashcraniosacral @thiskeren @tom758646 @kirstyskirrow @thom_mck @petra_romyflora @emilyjenkinsmoon @jamesmartinkeane @rolfinginharrogate Sam Bennellick-Jones @jtimnunn Daisy Douglas Photos: 1. Louise Tanoto @tanotolm 2. Emily Jenkins @emilyjenkinsmoon 3 & 4. Beth Chalmers @bethchalmers__ by @c_s_projects
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5 months ago
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@alberto.aif and I will be sharing where we've got to so far with our new artwork, Listening Furniture this weekend as part of @festenfest. We can't wait to share the installation with you. There are a few slots left on Saturday afternoon. Sunday is almost fully booked. Saturday 21 March 2pm - 7pm Sunday 22 March 11am - 1pm 3pm - 5pm The installation is Free to attend, but you must book in advance. See the @southeastdance website for details. Listening Furniture incorporates a deep immersive vibration experience on the sound sculpture, and a variety of small activities to drift in and out of as a way of arriving, landing, reflecting and eventually leaving. The sculpture, about the size of a single bed, has an array of surface speakers embedded inside it. These speakers translate sound into vibrations which can be primarily felt rather than heard. Inspired by magical realism, where ordinary objects possess strange capacities, Listening Furniture treats the object as a threshold, an entry point into another layer of reality or an inner realm. For some, it feels like sinking. For others, like floating. It defends the need to rest, reset your body, and take time-out. This work isn’t about finding answers; it is about your attention, your body and whatever you carry quietly within yourself. It mirrors the shape of memory: shifting, sensory, and sometimes difficult to name. Enjoy the opportunity to be with yourself, soften your body and do ‘not much’. For more info and tickets: www.festenfest.info South East Dance 
 The Dance Space 
 2 Market Square 
 Circus Street 
 Brighton, BN2 9AS 📸
1. William Fairbrother 2. Alberto Ruiz Soler #soundart #spatialdesign #composition #sonicsculpture #immersive taken in South East Dance by @c_s_projects
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We are looking forward to presenting Memory Table as part of @festenfest this coming weekend! SUN 22 MARCH
 3.45-4.15pm & 4.30-5pm @southeastdance With performers: @Shivaangee, Vicky Malin Memory Table is an informal short performance and a conversation sat around a table. Two performers use a collection of everyday objects to share a series of tactile, sensory memories. We invite you to join us for 25 mins. Let yourself be transported to childhood recollections and recent experiences via fluffy jumpers, hot water bottles, sand, stones and more. Access: Integrated audio description with live audio and tactile introductions as required. There are a few slots left, but capacity is limited, so book your spot now to avoid disappointment! Thanks to our funders: @aceagrams & Chalk Cliff Trust. With additional support from @fabricagallery @brighton_dome Film: @zoemeanders Film performance credits: @shivaangee  @petra_romyflora #performance #memory #tactile #sensory For more info and tickets: www.festenfest.info
 South East Dance 
 The Dance Space 
 2 Market Square 
 Circus Street 
 Brighton, BN2 9AS by @c_s_projects
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7 months ago
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Fest en Fest 2026 Introduces: Charlotte Spencer, Alberto Ruiz Soler & Shivaangee Agrawal   Durational Installation:
Listening Furniture Charlotte Spencer & Alberto Ruiz Soler   SAT 21 MAR, 2-7pm SUN 22 MAR 11am-1pm &  3-5pm South East Dance, Brighton
 Listening Furniture is an immersive sonic experience. It arises from the desire of making a reflective space where sound can be felt as well as heard by exploring listening that is not limited to the ears, but also the rest of the body. Listening Furniture defends the need to rest, reset your body, and take time-out.     Workshop: Objects as Portals 
Charlotte Spencer & Shivaangee Agrawal   SUN 22 MARCH, 10.30am-1pm South East Dance, Brighton   How can we access sensory memory, movement and language through our everyday environment? Drawing on practices from Charlotte Spencer’s recent artistic work, Memory Table, Charlotte and Shivaangee co-lead this workshop, using objects as access points into multi-sensory experience, memory, tactility, and language through a series of invitations, exchanges, and choreographic scores. 1. What is enshrined in an object and how does that change over time? 2. How can language both describe and create sensory encounters with our bodies? 3. How do others’ memories transform our own experiences? Performance sharing:
Memory Table Charlotte Spencer Projects   SUN 22 MARCH, 3.45-4.15pm & 4.30-5pm South East Dance   For Fest en Fest, Memory Table will be performed by Shivaangee Agrawal and Vicky Malin. Memory Table is an informal performance and a conversation sat around a table. Two performers use a collection of everyday objects to share a series of tactile, sensory memories. For more info and tickets: www.festenfest.info 
South East Dance 
The Dance Space 
2 Market Square 
Circus Street 
Brighton, BN2 9AS 📸
1. William Fairbrother (Listening Furniture)
2. Zoe Manders (Objects as Portals)
3. Zoe Manders (Memory Table) @c_s_projects @alberto.aif @shivaangee @festenfest
@h2dance___ @michaelkitchinn @h2hanna @heidirustgaard @stephhdances @southeastdance   #expendedchoreography, #dance, #performance, #sonicart taken in South East Dance by @c_s_projects
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7 months ago
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Audience reflections from Memory Table at Jubilee Library, Brighton last week. "My moments at the memory table I find myself leaving this table feeling held, feeling safe, feeling refreshed, feeling curious of the objects, feeling artsy, feeling feathered(?), feeling floated around in a small boat that Vicky created, listening to the almond train Shiv brought to life, closing the vibrant vegetation around me all this while basking the sunshine sitting right inside the ground floor of Jubilee Library Memory Table. Oh yes, also dipping my toes in the ice jar just leaves me oh la la la... Thanks for the sensory treat." Thank you to everyone who joined us around the table, we had a wonderful time! @aceagrams @bhlibraries @shivaangee #artinlibraries #choreography #touch #memory #tactile #performance #participation #gratitude taken in Jubilee Library, Brighton by @c_s_projects
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8 months ago
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Last week we were excited to have our first residency for Listening Furniture @sussexuni. This is a collaboration between sound artist @alberto.aif and me - Charlotte Spencer - a choreographer, dancer, general movement enthusiast! It has been a long time in the planning and as with so many artistic projects of late, has had it's fair share of setbacks and funding disappointments... so we were so relieved and happy to be working on it together last week and with the happy news of support from @aceagrams. Listening Furniture is an immersive sonic experience. It arises from the desire of making a reflective space where sound can be felt as well as heard by exploring listening that is not limited to the ears, but also the rest of the body. Listening Furniture defends the need to rest, reset your body, and take time-out. An array of surface speakers are embedded into a purpose-built sculpture. These speakers translate sound into vibrations. The full haptic-sonic experience is only available through direct bodily contact. Inspired by magical realism, where ordinary objects possess strange capacities, Listening Furniture treats the object as a threshold, an entry point into another layer of reality or an inner realm. There is no right or wrong way of experiencing it, and hopefully it offers an opportunity to switch off your brain, soften your body and do ‘not much’. The artwork is very much still a work in progress! SO many new ideas surfaced across the week - both between Alberto and I and in responses to a few kind people coming and testing it out on Friday and generously offering their feedback. We have some more rehearsal time, sharings and presentations coming up this spring. Details coming soon. We are grateful for support from @aceagrams @southeastdance @sussexuni. Images: William Fairbrother More soon! C & A x #sonicart #immersivelistening #resting #choreography #sonicsculpture #vibration taken in University of Sussex by @c_s_projects
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8 months ago
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We are very happy to announce the rescheduled performance dates for ‘Memory Table’ from the collection, 'we are all memory bodies' in Jubilee Library, Brighton on Tuesday 3rd & Wednesday 4th February. we are all memory bodies is a collection of participatory artworks that explore our relationships between felt experience and memory. Tues 3rd Feb 11am - 5pm Wed 4th Feb 10.30am - 4.30pm Memory Table is an informal short performance and a conversation sat around a table. Two performers use a collection of everyday objects to share a series of tactile, sensory memories. We invite you to join us for 20 mins. Let yourself be transported to childhood recollections and recent experiences via fluffy jumpers, hot water bottles, sand, stones and more. Performers: @Shivaangee, Vicky Malin Duration: Each loop of the piece is approximately 20 min. You are welcome to come and go as you please. No booking required - drop in and enjoy! Access: Integrated audio description with live audio and tactile introductions as required. We are looking forward to meeting you. Thanks to our funders: @aceagrams & Chalk Cliff Trust. With additional support from @fabricagallery @brighton_dome @bhlibraries Film: @zoemeanders Film performance credits: @shivaangee @petra_romyflora #performance #artinlibraries #memory #tactile #sensory taken in Jubilee Library, Brighton by @c_s_projects
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9 months ago
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Winter Warmer Artist Retreat Day Sun 1st Feb 2026 11am - 4.30pm This year I will be hosting a series of low-cost one day creative retreats from my home in Brighton. They are designed as time and space for movement practice, creative dreaming, seasonal activities, eating and resting in the company of others. In the busy whirlwind of life it can be hard to prioritise time to nourish our bodies, our creativity and our well being. Within the free-lance dance/art community, it can also be hard to justify the financial expense. That's why I am starting a series of low-cost one day creative retreats which hopefully offer an affordable blend of rest, connection and reset. I often find February a tough month - the sense of winter dragging on, and not yet feeling the new energy of spring. If you find it tricky as well, perhaps a day to get cosy, slow down, come back into the body is just the boost you need! Who is it for:
The Winter Warmer is designed for all those who self-define as having an artistic or creative practice, regardless of experience. Food: 
I will make a simple vegetarian lunch for everyone and there will be fruit, tea and coffee available. This is included in the price. Where: 
The retreat will take place in my home in Brighton. Since 2020, my husband (Alex) and I (well mostly Alex!) have been building our own home, from scratch. Now that it is (more or less) complete, it feels like as good a time as any to start welcoming others to enjoy it. The house is made from wood with lots of natural light, a spacious kitchen/living room, garden and sea views. Tucked down a path, it is away from the street and the perfect secret sanctuary. Access: 
The house itself is step free and wheelchair accessible. The path from the street to the house is a bit bumpy. Parking: 
Free on street parking on Sundays. Travel: 
The house is on the No.18, No.2 and No.21 bus routes. It is within walking distance of the city centre, Kemptown and the seafront (if you like hills!) Cost: There is a sliding scale in place from £20-£50. You choose what you can afford. The price includes food, drinks and all materials. Booking: via my website: link in bio Max 6 people taken in Brighton, England, UK by @c_s_projects
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9 months ago
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We are very sorry to announce that our performances of Memory Table in Jubilee Library, Brighton this week: on Tues 16th and Wed 17th December have had to be POSTPONED due to performer sickness. We very much hope to reschedule these days in early 2026 and will keep you posted with new dates once they have been secured. In the mean time we wish you all a Happy Christmas and a positive start to 2026. Best wishes, Charlotte and the team x taken in Jubilee Library, Brighton by @c_s_projects
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10 months ago
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Next week we will be in Jubilee Library, Brighton sharing Memory Table. When: 16th December 11.30am - 5pm 17th December 10.30am - 4.30pm This is a free drop in event, with no need to book in advance. Each loop of the piece lasts approximately 20-25mins. You are welcome to come and go as you please. There will be a bit of time between loops to reset and gather the next group of participants. We can accommodate 4 - 6 people at a time. At some point we will have a break for lunch(!) What do you need to know? Memory Table invites you to be transported to sensations connected to childhood memories and recent recollections through the objects on the table and the ways in which performers, @shivaangee and Vicky Malin share their own memories. The objects become portals to our imaginations - it can be a surprisingly fun and moving encounter. You will be offered to touch/hold objects and make your own arrangements, but it's entirely up to you how you participate. We would love you to join us. Here is what one audience member in Worthing Library earlier in the year said afterwards: "It was very emotional. I felt like I was transported to some of my own memories through listening to yours. It was more than I could have imagined." Access: Integrated audio description throughout for every performance, with touch tour available to those who need it. Many thanks to support from: @aceagrams, Chalk Cliff Trust, @fabricagallery and @bhlibraries #artinlibraries #performance #tactile #memory Brown skin hands are in the foreground surrounded by lots of household objects on a table covered with a golden coloured ribbed cloth. The image has a text box which reads: "It was very emotional. I felt like I was transported to some of my own memories through listening to yours. It was more than I could have imagined." taken in Jubilee Library, Brighton by @c_s_projects
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