Congress Special Part 1: Re-enchantment, Dance & Folklore with Jon Mason & Rosalind Holgate Smith

As part of the Techne January Congress hosted by Kingston University, we are delighted to share this special episode of the Technecast! Centred around the congress’s theme of Re-Enchantment, two techne researchers join us to share their work while we reflect on the power and potential of imagination, fantasy, touch, movement and connections to enact real-world magic and change. Jon Mason’s piece engages with the magic of storytelling and folklore, and how to balance that with doing historical research accurately and critically; and Rosalind Holgate-Smith shares three poems that provide insight into her practice of dancing with trees, and the enchantment of connecting to the world around us.Join the Technecast team, Jon and Rosalind at 2pm GMT on 10th January on zoom as part of the techne congress, for a live panel discussion.More information here: https://techne6.wixsite.com/reenchantmentIf you are interested in working on an episode of the Technecast and sharing your work, please get in touch at [email protected], we’d love to hear from you. Jon Mason (@jonmase) is a PhD researcher and professional storyteller. His research uses storytelling practice and existing “eco-storytelling” models to explore the potential to improve community engagement and community awareness through local history, folklore, and one’s own personal narratives. https://jonthestoryteller.com/Rosalind Holgate Smith is a dancer, artist and educator. She creates performances, installations and visual artwork that investigates intimate experiences between people, place and the environment. She holds a Masters in Dance Creative practice, a BA (hons) in Fine Art & Choreography and is currently a techne PhD scholarship student, based at Kingston University, where she is investigating touch as an encounter with Otherness. https://rosalindholgate-smith.com/ Technecast is an academic podcast supported by the Techne AHRC-DTP, and run by Polly Hember, Julien Clin & Felix Clutson. Contact: [email protected] / @technecastRoyalty free music generously shared by Steve Oxen. FesliyanStudios.com