Partnered Dance: Both Lead is an investigation of power relations in social interaction. Both participants take the dominant lead position, abstracting the ritualised dance so that the connection (or disconnection) of each subject can be observed.
Danae Valenza blends sound and video traditions to investigate interpersonal dynamics and gain insight on varied capacities of a collective consciousness. She graduated with first class honours from Monash University in 2010. Recent Exhibitions include Innovators 1, at Linden Contemporary, Hans Arp if you like Dada at ArtBeat and Phonologies at Blindside Artist Run Initiative.