Tap dancing during fierce civil unrest, Istanbul

Can Art Save Us?

Marije Nie is a classically trained musician and percussive tap dance poet. Marije's Ted Talk features her multi award-winning dance documentary 'One Million Steps’ with Eva Stotz, where she tapped poetic dance steps in the face of an explosive protest with police using tear gas in Gezi Park, Istanbul. Marije is also the recipient of the Dutch Jur Naessens prize for innovation and she has performed with classical orchestras, jazz and contemporary ensembles on concert stages around the world. We explore space in rhythm, the mind and the community. We discuss stretching our 'imagination muscles' and the rhythm of music to over coming fear of bodily harm and death.

Closed Captions are added to all interviews in this series. Read only, text versions of every interview can be found here: https://canartsaveus.com/

Image: Courtesy of Marije Nie

Audio edit courtesy of Joey Quan

Series Music - Courtesy of Barry J. Gibb

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