About
Jo is an artist working in performance, choreography and film. Her practice is concerned with how our specific bodies, identities and sensory perceptions impact how we experience the world around us, and how this sensory experience can or cannot be conveyed. Her work is informed by her identity as a disabled woman with albinism and attempts to unpick the ways we look, hear and sense our immediate environment in order to rethink or make unfamiliar these intrinsic human behaviours. Bannon’s work is led by form and so manifests in various mediums including intimate encounters designed for single or small audiences, staged performance, dance, film and installation.
Jo has presented work in the UK, Europe, South America, USA, China, South Korea and Australia including Sadlers Wells, Tate Modern, Sydney Opera House, The Barbican, Wellcome Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Itau Cultural Sao Paulo, The Times Museum Guangzhou, HAU Berlin, and the National Theatre. She also works as a dramaturg, educator and writer and am a founder member of artist collective Residence.
Jo’s work is supported by a number of organisations including Arts Council England, British Council, Unlimited and MAYK. She has received major commissions and funding to support the making and touring of her work alongside critical acclaim from national and international press.
“this show is a little miracle.”
“Doubt and disturbance come to a climax in Jo Bannon’s powerfully penetrating performance.”
“Jo Bannon’s Exposure lasts 10 minutes, but it is the most perfect 10 minutes in near-darkness you’ll experience in theatre.”
“Exposure tells a small but perfectly formed story – a timeless experience, rich and resonant.”
“one of the best things I’ve heard or seen it quite some time…captivating to both experience and to hear. With dark comedy and Bannon giving a brilliant theatrical performance…”