Breaking HIStory

  KINTSUGI BREAKING WORKSHOP "Complete Encounters: From Facial Play to Conscious Embrace" 🏛️  INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT Date:  Wednesday, November 12, 2025 Location:  Tramway Cultural Centre, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow, G41 2PE Organization:  Indepen Dance - Artistic Director: Karen Anderson Facilitators:  Nelson Simonelli, Coll Hutchinson, Chattanika Klinkaew, and Heg (special collaborator) Participants:  Members of the Indepen Dance company and students, including people with Down syndrome, special abilities, and diverse bodies. Structure:  Two independent 1.5-hour encounters, each with a complete structure per session. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Each encounter offered a complete journey through the metaphor of kintsugi, from the first contact to deep connection, demonstrating that transformation can happen in a concentrated time frame when the progression is organic. COMPLETE STRUCTURE PER ENCOUNTER BOTH ENCOUNTERS FOLLOWED THIS COMPLETE SEQUENCE: PHASE 1...

  From Conflict to Community through Movement: A Hybrid Gathering to Mend Broken Histories. The collective Breaking HIStory, comprised of Coll Hutchison and Nelson Iván Simonelli Wizard (both from the Fuera de Límite Clan), presented a unique hybrid gathering in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: a performative talk, a dance experience, and a movement workshop, as part of the 4th Celebration of the Signing of the Peace Treaty between the Bronx Gangs (1971). Organized by Colectivo La Dupa, with the support of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council and Project Estilos en 1, this event proposed an active reflection on peace, memory, and community repair through art and movement. The day began with an introductory performance combining video, dance, and spoken word, weaving a fictional narrative of two former combatants inspired by the poetry book "¿Qué dirán de mí en Inglaterra?" by Jhon Love. This poetic and physical dialogue engaged with the historic signing of the 1971 Bronx Pe...