Oliver Sale
Dance

Oliver Sale [they/them] is a person you passed on the street. They reminds you somewhat of a friend, and they smiled at you very softly, which you thought was pretty nice.

At a poetry reading, they were once pegged as a dancer, because ‘[he] held [himself] with the graceful poise reserved for people intimate with the ongoing motions of their own flesh’. This skill is most communicable in their hugs, which have been rated very highly by the majority of people who have received them, and occasionally in their actual dancing. The latter they have done professionally since 2016 (for companies such as Panta Rei Danseteater and Company Chameleon), the former they've yet to monetize.

Alongside this, Oliver has published a book of poetry, performed work of their own in three countries, produced two short-lived podcasts, curated multiple (very good) Spotify playlists, trained haphazardly in aerial arts (mainly aerial hoop), read tarot professionally, and published a few helpful (and not so helpful) articles about life. All this might make them sound very productive, but mostly it’s clear that they're afraid (or maybe unable) to engage meaningfully with a singular pursuit in case they face even minor rejection.

They almost exclusively listens to music by the Mountain Goats and their favourite pen is the Muji 0.5mm gel ballpoint.