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17 Oct 2009 - 24 Jan 2010

Two film installations by contemporary artists take a look at the importance of dance in society today. Drum and Bass by Sarah Miles reminds us of the energy and lack of inhibition we have as children, and the sense of fear we develop as adults.

My Culture is Beautiful by Sophie Lisa Beresford uses footage of the artist dancing to Spanish Makina music within the Laing Art Gallery, juxtaposing traditional ideas of 'culture' with the artist's own personal understanding of culture and its associated music, dance and fashion rituals.

The pieces complement the exhibition Dance, which is centred on Edgar Degas' A Group of Dancers and brings together works by major artists including Pablo Picasso, Walter Richard Sickert and Diane Arbus.