// ARI PARI //
MFA Dance & Embodied Practice • Thesis Workshop • 30 April 2026
// ARI PARI is a transdisciplinary dance practice designed through a methodology inspired by Armenian folk dance in a blending of movement from a variety of codified techniques and somatic methods. This practice engages in a circular spatial orientation found in Armenian folk dance as the foundation for the movement that follows, incorporating knowledge from ballet, contemporary, improvisation, and contact-based partner work.
// Thank you to everyone who supported this project and joined the ARI PARI workshop event as part of SENSE FEST, the 2026 MFA DEP Thesis Festival
// @uor_dancemfa@uni_roehampton
📸 @66tao7 & @qiaohuisitu
// Thank you Lia & Antonia for capturing these photos from the event🌟
|| ARI PARI ||
Excited to present my thesis tomorrow for MFA Dance & Embodied Practice at the University of Roehampton~
This movement workshop will take place at Michaelis Studio (Froebel College) from 2-3:30pm. Please see slide 2 of this post for more info!
Thank you to everyone who has helped bring this practice to life ~ I hope to see you there!♥️
Check out the remaining events of SENSE FEST by visiting @uor_dancemfa@uni_roehampton@uor_dancemfa@roehamptonmfa
excited to perform this week ~ thank you @lizpplzzz for including me in your artistic process🩶
thank you @wally.groves for these amazing photos📸
|| SENSE FEST || MFA Dance & Embodied Practice 2026 Thesis Festival begins this Monday at the University of Roehampton —> check out all the info @uor_dancemfa
We’d like to welcome a NEW ADDITION to our committee! Please give your warmest welcome to our warmest soul, EMMA!
Emma will be around this year to help keep our company culture a positive and inclusive experience for all. We are so excited to have her grounding presence!
To learn more about Emma, visit our RSU website! Link in bio 💚
Photo by @wally.groves
movement in nature🌿
Rainbow Woods || project & performance facilitated by @anna.placentino
so grateful to have been a part of this beautiful project of community, inclusion, + movement — thank you, Anna & friends!🌈
photos by Yue Yin @yougeweizi
|| before you go… ||
Here, familiarity of the mundane encounters uncertainty as the in-between state permeates with ambiguity.
|| credits ||
Archivist: Mads Waterman
Dramaturge: Harshita Negi
Technical Lead: Harshita Negi
Sound Engineer: Stephanie Harris
Performance Artists: Stephanie Harris & Morgan Holder
Visual Artists: Wally Groves & Morgan Holder
Project & Marketing/Communications Manager: Emma Silagy
Special thanks for provision of props: Mike Toon
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Beautiful performance photography thanks to: @wally.groves ♥️
+ shoutout group photography thanks to: @estellalandau ♥️
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📍Performance debut thanks to:
@uni_roehampton@roehamptonmfa@between_mfa.med.choreo
