That Day, This Body, That Time
by Jonathan Sinatra
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'Daily Dance Project' (2019-2026), Jonathan Sinatra. Photo by Jonathan Sinatra.
— a daily dance practice, performed
Each day, since Christmas Day 2019, Jonathan Sinatra has recorded a short improvised dance in response to where he finds himself — bedrooms, hotel rooms, studios, streets, natural landscapes, and public spaces. What began as a simple commitment to move, has grown into a durational practice of over 2,000 consecutive days, forming a living archive that traces personal, social, and cultural change through the body.
That Day, This Body, That Time is the live embodiment of that odyssey, inviting you to witness movement as memory, and dance as an act of care, persistence, and lived time.
Weaving selected video fragments with live movement, spoken reflection, and simple movement scores, Sinatra explores endurance, attention, discipline, and the quiet radical act of showing up — especially when motivation, certainty, or inspiration are absent.
Moving between intimacy and accumulation, Sinatra asks what it means to keep dancing through disruption, grief, care, joy, and transition. Neither documentation nor spectacle, That Day, This Body, That Time frames dance as a daily ritual: less about virtuosity or outcome, and more about presence, listening, and continuity.
Created & Performed by Jonathan Sinatra
Dramaturg / Outside Eye Kevin Jeynes
Contributing Performers / Archive Participants Created with and shaped by the many artists and individuals who have danced with Jonathan Sinatra across the daily practice.
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Jonathan Sinatra is a Naarm (Melbourne) based dance artist living and working on unceded Wurundjeri land of the Kulin Nations. His practice spans performance, improvisation, facilitation, and site-responsive work, and is grounded in over 25 years of experience in contemporary dance.
Jonathan’s formative training and professional development include long-term engagement with Russell Dumas and Dance Exchange, alongside deep involvement in Contact Improvisation practices and communities. These influences continue to shape his attention to presence, weight, listening, and the intelligence of the moving body, informing both his artistic process and performance outcomes.
Since Christmas Day 2019, Jonathan has undertaken an ongoing daily dance practice, recording a short improvised dance every day in response to wherever he finds himself — homes, hotel rooms, studios, streets, and public or natural spaces. This durational practice, now exceeding 2,000 consecutive days, forms a living archive of movement and attention, and underpins the live work That Day, This Body, That Time.
Jonathan’s broader practice includes The Daily Dance Project, community-based dance facilitation, and silent disco experiences as DJ Mr Motion. His work often sits between performance and ritual, privileging process over spectacle and valuing continuity, care, and embodied presence over time.
