Bailey Eng | A research with Chinese pole
“While I explore each and between parkour, circus, and dance, I question what each discipline are, allow, and require. I am interested in integrating the body and movement with Chinese pole, approaching the pole as an extension of the floor. This project is a research of gravity and space in verticality versus horizontality, specifically in transposing movement qualities from the floor to Chinese pole, and Chinese pole to the floor. Inviting the physicalities of dance, circus, and parkour, I seek their collaborative expression of orientation and weight.” Bailey Eng
Bailey Eng‘s current movement practices stem from contemporary dance, breaking, parkour, contortion, and Chinese pole. She graduated from Concordia University with a BFA in Contemporary Dance, after having also studied at L’Ecole Nationale de Cirque and York University. She has done several performances which have allowed her to incorporate dance, circus, and parkour, including work with Andreane Leclerc, Jeff Hall, Compagnie WXWS, La Marche du Crabe, and Les Minutes Completement Cirque. In addition to performing, she is also an emerging choreographer and coach of acrobatics and dance.
Credits
Choreographer and performer: Bailey Eng