Holly Blakey’s Some Greater Class is a live dance performance exploring connectivity, class and gender, exposing the subtle and not-so-subtle dynamics of contemporary pop culture and it’s context.
Created in collaboration with musicians Gwilym Gold and Darkstar, Some Greater Class, the work aims to decode the complex class structures that govern ‘high art’ and popular culture and also question the complicity of art itself in dividing audiences and assigning value. As a choreographer, music video director and artist who refuses to be categorised, Blakey brings a unique perspective to this discussion and this award will support the re-imagining of the work for new spaces and a series of tour dates around the UK.
Tour dates include Latitude Festival (The Waterfront Stage, Friday 14th July at 11.15pm), Southbank Centre (The Clore Ballroom, 29th & 30th July at 8.30pm) and The Lowry (Compass Room, 16th & 17th October.
Some Greater Class is produced by Georgina Harper in partnership with Ben Totty and BOX Artist Management.
“I am over the moon to have received this award from The Kevin Spacey Foundation. It will allow me to open a bigger dialogue into dance’s position in the world as it is today, questioning our assumptions and expectations. I am so excited to bring these ideas and questions to new audiences around the UK with the support of KSF”