Elizabeth Rose Arifien, director, choreographer and producer of Damselfly, a dance film set in Fontainebleau, New Orleans, and supported by Arts Council England. Arifien’s history as a movement filmmaker often falls into a place without words, set to the natural rhythms of the biosphere and the patches of our lifetime that slip in and out of dreams. In the following interview, she speaks about her inspiration and process behind her creative work and what it means to choreograph for the camera.

Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds, who will be discuss ‘Dyslexia and Employment’ on this podcast episode. Elizabeth and Charlotte are the founders of Move Beyond Words. They met in 2018, shortly after discovering that as choreographers, teachers, facilitators, and artists, they both had been exploring personal experiences with dyslexia via dance and film. Collectively their research and work, has facilitated change within the dance industry for the next generation of artists.

Elizabeth Arifien speaks with Andrew Kitley about education and her experience’s of being Dyslexia and having ADHD in the creative arts. Listen on all major platforms.

London Live with Move Beyond Words founders, Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds speak about the launch of the second season of the Move Beyond Words podcast.

Co-Founder of Move Beyond Words, Elizabeth Arifien joined Andrew Miller, Alan Pingarron and Joe Powell-Main, Chaired by Nathan Geering to discuss how we can move towards a more disability-inclusive sector.