One Day Pina Asked

Introduction for # 26 Akerman 9, ICA, London, 2014 
Writing invited by Adam Roberts and Joanna Hogg – 'A Nos Amours' – to introduce a screening of Chantal Akerman’s 1983 film 'Un Jour Pina a Demandé'

Akerman’s film made for French Television was a study of the work of the extraordinary German choreographer, Pina Bausch. Both filmmaker and choreographer are known for taking everyday gestures and transforming them into surreal and profound insights into the human imagination.