Critical Dialogues | Issue 7 | Disability | Sept 2016

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RITA MARCALO BIO Instant Dissidence is a Bradford, UK-based company, directed by Rita Marcalo. Rita’s practice began in dance/choreography and today, she collaborates with others to create work in different mediums. Rita brings various artists together, in different combinations, to realise numerous ideas and solve creative problems. Instant Dissidence’s is a socially-engaged practice where the company foregrounds the role that dance/choreography can play as a social engine. Using dance as a vehicle, they believe in expanding the understanding of the body beyond it being a transport system for the brain. www.instantdissidence.co.uk

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