An Honest Conversation with Olivia McGregor and Sacha Copland

Talk, dance and be honest. In An Honest Conversation two dancers talk out loud while dancing for an hour. They try to be as honest as they can. It is completely improvised. Olivia McGregor and Sacha Copland performed An Honest Conversation at Cloisters Studio, Te Matatiki Toi Ora as part of the Christchurch Arts Centre Residency on 9 May 2024. 33-year-old dance artist Olivia McGregor and 42-year-old choreographer Sacha Copland will talk while dancing for 1 hour. They will try to be honest. Sacha has choreographed 20 full length works, performs all over the world and lives in Wellington. Olivia has lived between Christchurch, Berlin and Lower Hutt, performing but also trying to understand dance's role in it all. Olivia and Sacha want to talk and dance. Olivia and Sacha both talk a lot. They will try to dance, talk and be honest. “Kia ora I’m Sacha. I’m Pākeha, English Scottish and Polish. I grew up on the land here and for the next 9 weeks I’m a resident artist at the Arts Centre. It’s going to be hard to leave” "Kia ora I'm Olivia. I grew up in Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/ Lower Hutt and whakapapa to Muaūpoko and Ngāti Raukawa. At the moment I am just floating around and with both excitement/nervous anticipation, will lean into this dance and life exposé because I love it."