I first came across Joan Jonas when I was studying contemporary dance at the then, Laban Centre for Movement and Dance (now, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Movement and Dance), in the late 80's, early 90's. We looked at her work in the context of other experimental dance practitioners such as Trisha Brown, Yvonne Rainer, Meredith Monk and Lucinda Childs. Born in Manhattan in 1936, Jonas is today lauded as a pioneer of performance and video art and installation, with a career