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dance in ScotlandScottish Arts Council12 Manor Place, Edinburgh EH3 7DD
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February 2006
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Cover image: Scottish Dance Theatre’s Philippa White in Luxuria. Photo: Chris NashOpposite: Scottish Ballet’s Eve Mutso and Robert Dohertyin Balanchine’s Episodes.Photo: Bill Cooper
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This publication contains information on choreographersand companies working in Scotland who have recentlyreceived arts council funding to create and tour work.
2 Introduction by Mary Brennan4 Bodysurf Scotland6 Colette Sadler stammer productions8 Company Chordelia
10 The Curve Foundation 12 Dance Ihayami14 Dannsa16 David Hughes Dance Company18 Dudendance20 Elbow Room Dance Company22 Freshmess24 Goat26 Tara Hodgson28 Janis Claxton & Co30 Anna Krzystek32 Kultyer Dance Theatre and Urbaniks34 Norman Douglas & Company36 plan B38 Scottish Ballet40 Scottish Dance Theatre42 Grace Surman44 Tabula Rasa Dance Company46 Tartan Chameleon48 Ruby Worth50 X Factor Dance Company52 YDance (Scottish Youth Dance)54 Off Kilter56 Other contacts
Contents
Opposite: X Factor dancer Stuart Bowden.Photo: Paul Watt
This, I hope, is an introduction that will let you read betweenthe lines in the company and choreographer profiles thatfollow. What is it that I hope to let slip? Something of theunderlying struggles and pioneering commitment that theartists themselves are unlikely to include in any resumé. So letme provide a context for their achievements, and in doing so
fly a flag for Scotland’s increasingly confident and thrillingly diverse dance community.
Our national dance company, Scottish Ballet, fields stunning displays of Balanchine– elsewhere Freshmess bounces on, and delivers not Mr B, but B-boys power moves.Choreographer Ruby Worth devises magical, playful dance for children. A hop, skipand jump northwards (figuratively speaking!) and Dannsa is engaging with thetraditional footwork that used to burn up the floor at ceilidhs and social gatherings.From hip-hop grooves to percussive hard-shoe rhythms, in bare feet or pointe-shoes,Scotland’s dance is now taking on the dynamism of the country’s multicultural,outward-looking society.
Like some living, vibrant swathe of tartan, different strands are being woven into the movement work that now thrives from the Border lands to the Highlands andIslands. And though the lie of our land can impose awkward physical distancesbetween artists, there is a willingness to collaborate that has, on occasions, producedtremendous results from unlikely bedfellows. When, for instance, Edinburgh-basedFreshmess invited Frank McConnell (of Dannsa) to work with them they got sassystreet dance with a traditional reel and a jig in it. Indian classical dance tobagpipes? Sounds as hard to swallow as curried haggis, but it worked – another partof the playful yet serious interaction that now characterises how our 21st centurycultural diversity is filtering through into dance.
It’s not so very long ago that Scottish dancers and choreographers reckoned that, if they wanted to pursue a professional career, their first step had to take them southof the border. London especially was viewed as Opportunity Central for anyone withserious aspirations. No-one here, with any sense, wanted to stop those with talentbroadening their horizons and gaining stimulating experience elsewhere – but itwas genuinely dispiriting when so many left and comparatively few felt it worth theirwhile returning.
Meanwhile the growing number of quality ‘outsider’ companies putting Scottishvenues on their touring roster was a bittersweet development. Our audiencesgained an appreciation of different techniques and unfamiliar repertoire, but manypractitioners, observers and commentators were frankly saddened and embarrassedthat other small countries, like Belgium or the Netherlands, could generate andsustain important, interesting work while we struggled to keep even our nationalballet company afloat. The 1990s were, make no mistake, painful times. But they were
A DancingNation
also the seedbed for visionary initiatives that have since produced an educationalinfrastructure, supportive agencies and dance-makers that any recently devolvednation could be proud of – this publication is proof of that.
It’s also a reminder of how dance both informs and reflects a society and its culture.Resources like Dance Base in Edinburgh, Citymoves in Aberdeen and the Space inDundee weren’t imposed on Scotland, like a dose of improving medicine. Theycame into being because of demand from the dance community – and by that Imean both the professional sector for whom dance is a livelihood and the publicfor whom dance is a recreational pleasure. The knock-on effect of that interest wasan upsurge of creativity at grassroots level: informal networks emerged that helpeddance-makers to connect with one another and with venue programmers – and no,it didn’t all happen overnight, but nowadays there’s a heartening mix of companiescatering for all tastes across the country.
Elsewhere in these pages you’ll also find individuals – Anna Krzystek, Colette Sadler,Grace Surman – whose forensic investigations into what constitutes choreographycuts across conventional notions of ‘dance’ and ‘steps’ in order to realise conceptsof time, space, existence and the nature of performance. That their work finds aplace in the National Review of Live Art is another measure of how the Scottishscene has evolved over the past decade. Hybrid forms. Aerial work. Film-making.Popular entertainment. Pure dance. Permutations and crossovers – somebody,somewhere in Scotland is in a studio saying ‘what if...’
And as our innovators look out, alive to what’s happening elsewhere, others arehappy to come in: Ashley Page at Scottish Ballet and Janet Smith at Scottish DanceTheatre (SDT) are two significant forces for good who have relocated here. Smith, in her turn, has opened the door to a host of exciting European choreographers whohave made new work for SDT’s dancers – Rui Horta recently chose the company topremiere his commission for Sintra’s 2005 Festival in Portugal.
That old, departing tide has turned with a remarkable and invigorating swell oftalent keen to put down roots in Scotland. Now, of course, we’re happy to see our artists heading off. But this time touring and taking part in cultural exchanges,putting Scotland on the worldwide dance map.
Mary BrennanDance/performance critic, The Herald
‘[No Kidding] is lively, engaging… shows how “in the moment”choices can produce quality goods’ The Herald ‘[Everyday Life] is a touching, funny duet... a relationship rarelygiven genuine life on stage...’ Sunday Herald
Ruby Worth in No Kidding.Photo: courtesy of Karl Jay-Lewin
Karl Jay-Lewin, Artistic Director, aims to makeoptimistic dance work that evokes a sense ofhuman-ness with doses of irreverent humour.Karl’s work has been described as having a lasting and rigorous quality, and as being off-beat, quirky and mischievous.
Collaborations with artists from other disciplines play a crucial partin the development of new work. Recent international work has seenBodysurf in Estonia, Israel and Sweden.
Karl Jay-Lewin is a professional dance artist who has been choreographingand teaching dance internationally for 10 years.
Current productions include No Kidding a partly improvised solo thatjuxtaposes the artless expressiveness of children’s movement – with theirirregular walks and skips, oddball head tilts, and wilted leaps – with thequietly political. Live music was provided by Philip Jeck. ‘One of today’smost revered turntables… clearly in a category alone,’ said MicroviewUSA. Aimed at an adult audience, Everyday Life is a highly successfulduet made with Karl’s son, and now performed with his eight-year-olddaughter. It draws on individual and shared physicality of adult andchild. It’s about time – is a future production; a trio based on perceivedexperience of time.
BodysurfScotland
ContactKarl Jay-LewinThe Universal HallFindhorn FoundationThe ParkForres IV36 3TZScotlandT +44 (0)1309 691 661E [email protected] www.bodysurf.findhorn.com
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Colette Sadler’s choreographic work questionsrepresentation and the production of knowledgein the gap between the spaces of the everydayand theatre. Engaging the body and dance in adialogue with the languages of interdisciplinaryperformance practice.
Since 2002 she has produced (in collaboration with Tramway, NationalReview of Live Art and CCA in Glasgow) dance performance works –Body Document, Corps/Responding, Reasons to Go On (co-creationwith Portuguese choreographer Joclesio Azevedo) and DdumY. She hasalso recently worked on the choreography for a music video by Glasgowmusicians Belle and Sebastian and will premiere a new group work in2007 at Tramway, as part of SURGE, a programme that supports theproduction of experimental choreography and performance.
Looking to the experience of body and place and its translation throughperformance as a means of engaging audiences, stammer productions,initiated in 2005, aims to act as a vehicle for the realisation anddissemination of performance projects between artists and organisationson both a local and international level.
Colette Sadler was born in Glasgow in 1974. She trained in classicalballet then completed a BA (Hons) in Dance Theatre at Laban, London.Since 1994 she has worked internationally as a performer, teacher and choreographer. A founding member of New Moves Internationalchoreographic core, she was awarded a British Council grant to undertakea residency at Le Groupe de la Place Royale in Ottawa, Canada. In 2002she participated in MUGAXTOAN an interdisciplinary performance projecthosted at Arteleku, San Sebastian, and Serralves Foundation, Porto, andin 2003 received a Scottish Arts Council Creative Scotland Award.
Colette Sadlerstammerproductions
ContactColette Sadlerstammer productionsFlat 2/224 Hathaway LaneGlasgow G20 8NEScotlandT 0141 948 0323E [email protected] www.stammerproductions.com
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‘[Corps/Responding is] an amazing essay between dance and life’ Live Art magazine‘Precision and essence, nothing missing or superfluous in a passionate dialogue with body’ Jam Albarracin, FestivalInternational De San Javier
DdumY (2005).Photo: Alan Paterson
‘Witty and good fun and full of charm’ The Times‘A darkly comical and quirky show for those who like their dancefast, fresh and very contemporary’ Scotland on Sunday
Kally Lloyd-Jones and Rodolfo Rivas Franco in Saturday Night Divas (2003).Photo: Lynne Connor
Company Chordelia was formed in April 2002 by choreographer and Artistic Director, KallyLloyd-Jones. The company aims to create andtour theatrical dance works which are accessible,eclectic and quirky, with the intention of reachingand developing new audiences. Using diversedance styles, performers and music, each new
production combines elements of character, humour and pathos andhas met with enthusiastic audience acclaim.
Dance works include Blood, Sweat & Shopping (2002), Saturday NightDivas (2003 and 2004), Play On! (2004) and Cinderella Pilot Error! (2005).Company Chordelia has appeared at Defining Moments, performed atthe Critic Awards for Theatre in Scotland (2004 and 2005) and issupported on a project basis by the Scottish Arts Council.
‘It has been my mission to develop audiences by producing danceproductions which entertain and inspire as well as providing a rich and skilled dance experience.’ Kally Lloyd-Jones, Artistic Director
Kally has worked extensively as a choreographer, dancer and teacher in Scotland, London, Stockholm and Toronto. She has choreographedfor dance companies, opera, TV ads and panto. Kally is also a diverseperformer, working in a variety of movement techniques and has an MA in English Literature and Film Studies.
CompanyChordelia
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ContactKally Lloyd-JonesArtistic DirectorCompany Chordelia3 Whittinghame DriveGlasgow G12 0XSScotlandT +44 (0)141 337 1272M +44 (0)7779 196892E [email protected] www.chordelia.co.uk
Based near Edinburgh at the Brunton Theatre. The Curve Foundation Dance Company wasfounded in 1998 by Scottish dancer/choreographerRoss Cooper with support from the Scottish ArtsCouncil and Dance Base. The Curve Foundation’scaptivating modern dance repertory exploresdifferent movement textures, often pushing the
dancers to great extremes. Dancers come from traditional and modernbackgrounds and music styles range from contemporary to classical.The Curve Foundation has presented work by Rui Lopes Graca, PeterDarrell, Merce Cunningham, Siobhan Davies, Henri Oguike, Anna LujanSanches and Jonathan Watkins.
The Curve Foundation is a sleek and innovative force in the Scottishdance scene and is now moulding itself as Scotland’s most interestingyoung repertory dance company.
‘The Curve Foundation aims to present and to produce the highestcalibre of choreographer and dancer available in Scotland. The CurveFoundation plans to show its work to as municipal an audience as ispossible.’ Ross Cooper, Artistic Director
The CurveFoundation
ContactRoss CooperArtistic DirectorThe Curve Foundation At the Brunton TheatreLadywell WayMusselburgh EH21 6AAScotlandT +44 (0)131 653 4211 or +44 (0)131 665 9797 E [email protected] www.curvefoundation.org
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‘Beautiful, memorable and strikingly original’ Sunday Herald‘...with world class choreographers the company as a wholeare great’ Dance Europe
Dancers Soraya Ham and Chris Carpentierwith the Curve Foundation in Signals.Photo: Olivier Joly
‘...bulldozed any barriers that might exist between the classicalIndian Bharathanatyam form of dance and Scottish dance’Evening News‘Priya Shrikumar has taken the notion of mixing and matchingrhythms a step further’ The Herald
Dance Ihayami company dancersPriya Shrikumar and Indira Kemp.Photo: Susan Richards
Dance Ihayami is a Scottish-based Indian dancecompany dedicated to the art of Indian classicaldance and its rich complexity of rhythm, posture,gesture and expression. It is the first cross-culturalprofessional company of its kind in Scotland. Its aesthetic roots are in South Indian dance,both classical and modern forms. Among its
aims is to stretch the barriers of these forms, especially Bharathanatyamand Mohiniyattam through an innovative and creative approach thatlinks the forms to/with other dance traditions and contemporaryeveryday life.
Without compromising the intrinsic aesthetic, spiritual value andcommunication facilities of their forms, the company aims to transcendthe physicality of these two dance traditions in performance. As wellas its interest in producing and performing classical pieces, DanceIhayami is pioneering exploratory relationships between Indian classicaldance and music and other artforms. Dance Ihayami was invited toperform at the opening of the Scottish Parliament, as part of Off Kilter(see page 54) and in New Zealand.
Artistic Director and chief choreographer Priya Shrikumar leads thismulti-national company of dancers. Founded in August 2003 (as successorto Dance India Scotland, founded in 1998) Priya continues to developcross-platform and cross-cultural work and partnerships.
DanceIhayami
ContactDance Ihayami 54 Manor PlaceEdinburgh EH3 7EHScotlandT +44 (0)131 225 9399E [email protected] www.danceihayami.org
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Dannsa consists of four dancers and threemusicians with a passion to share the richtraditions of Scottish dance with their audiences.The company blends a unique performance styleof uplifting percussive footwork with naturalvibrant energy. The dancers always perform with live music – fiddle, pipes and Gaelic song,
performing a repertoire which draws from a rich source of material fromthe Gaelic oral and written traditions.
The relationship between the music, the language and the rhythm of thesteps and dances is fundamental to the spirit and style of what Dannsapresents, and the group takes great pleasure in nurturing this. It hasa sword dance with steps sourced from Canada and New Zealand, apiece based on the compelling, hypnotic rhythms of traditional Gaelicwaulking songs, improvised solos, tightly choreographed footwork anda fresh, inspired approach to the creation of all its work.
The company works collectively, celebrating the rich culture andinfectious energy of traditional Scottish dance. An evening with Dannsabrings many people together, even for a short time, into the one spaceand to strengthen the bonds and friendships which exist within thatcommunity through the traditions of Scottish dance and music.
Dannsa has a five-minute promotional CD-ROM.
Dannsa
ContactDannsa10 Station CottagesKingussie PH211EWScotlandT +44 (0)1540 661594E [email protected] W www.dannsa.com
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‘…this is a company which deserves to be seen throughout the world’The Highland News‘Wonderful, open-hearted, loving performance – so nice to includethe community. Makes me almost want to move to Scotland!’ Josef Tornick, Colorado, USA
Members of Dannsa: Caroline Reagh, Frank McConnell and Sandra Robertson.Photo: John Sikorski
‘Unique in the modern dance world… muscular, serene sensuality,fluidity, off-the-wall theatricality… a versatility rare among Britishdancers today. Not since the days of Nijinsky and Pavlova has sucha starry showcase toured Britain’ Scotland on Sunday
David Hughes.Photo: Paul Liburd
Following two successful solo UK tours DavidHughes launched his company at the EdinburghFringe in 2005, with a world premier 4-Freeze-Frame, pure movement group work, created byRafael Bonachela. ‘It’s not often you get thisclose to big-stage brilliance’ said the SundayHerald. Following that, the company was invited
to present a full evening of work at the Linbury Studio, Royal OperaHouse, London and at The Place, London. The works in David’srepertoire include solos by Cesc Gelabert, Siobhan Davies, Pit Fong Loh and Javier de Frutos, as well as two group works, one by the DavidHughes himself.
David Hughes lives and works in Scotland and is one of the UK’s mostrespected dancers. He has performed with, among others, LondonContemporary Dance Theatre, Janet Smith and Dancers, Siobhan DaviesDance Company and Adventures in Motion Pictures. In recent yearsDavid has guested with Rambert Dance Company, Oktana DanceCompany (Greece), Random Dance Company (Germany), PhoenixDance Company and X Factor.
‘The solos are such a box of goodies, you are spoiled for choice – agreat vehicle for Hughes’ dramatic expression… David Hughes is widelyacknowledged as one of the most gifted contemporary dancers around’said the Guardian’s reviewer.
David HughesDanceCompany
ContactDavid HughesArtistic Director David Hughes Dance Company7a Gloucester LaneEdinburgh EH3 6EDScotlandT +44 (0)7976 157 488E [email protected] www.davidhughesdance.co.uk
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Dudendance currently based in Huntly inAberdeenshire has been making work since1986. Having established an internationalreputation for live performance through its workin Germany, Belgium, Canada, Brazil andArgentina the company is now crossing theatrewith film production. The company’s films have
been shown at international festivals: the most recent are IMZ< MonacoDance / Screen; Dance for Screen, Claremont Ferrand, France; Mar delPlata Festival; Latin American Film Festival, London; Vancouver Film-Festival, Canada. Dudendance is currently working with children andyoung people creating original films and site-specific performancesin rural locations in Aberdeenshire.
Dudendance collaborated with Sven Till of Fabrik Potsdam to createWhen Droopy Met Hal, a performance/physical theatre/film project,which was performed as a part of the Arches Live programme 2005.Combining slapstick and silent film footage this strange surreal tale is inspired by the films of Alfred Hitchcock and the acrobatic feats ofBuster Keaton.
Dudendance
ContactClea Wallis or Paul RousDudendanceBattlehill LodgeBattlehillHuntly AB54 6AXScotlandT +44 (0)1466 799 374 E [email protected]
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‘[When Droopy Met Hal is] a gorgeous hour of bizarre action, liveand on screen, that melded surreal fairytale with echoes of Hollywoodand the scuzzy underbelly of cabaret… so astutely grotesque,comedic and haunting you’re left longing for more’ The Herald
Dudendance screengrab.Photo: courtesy of Dundendance
‘[Ani’s work is] simply ravishing, flawless, sheer bliss’ Press and Journal‘[Medsmama is] deeply compelling… haunting’ The Scotsman‘Layers of thoughtful imagery…fascinating, rewarding’ The Herald
Ani Tchakmakdjian.Photo: Mike Davidson
Artistic Director Ani Tchakmakdjian’s Elbow RoomDance Company, was established in 1998 as avehicle for her creative vision. It has a growingreputation for creating distinct cross-media,collaborative work, infused with Ani’s uniquephysical language. Metchen, Armenian for within,was an hour-long solo which metamorphosed the
fiddle into the female form, combining extreme physicality, includingquirky pointe work fun, with theatrical panache. Medsmama (meaninggrandmother) was a large-scale production, exploring heritage, whichwas both celebratory and gruelling.
Elbow Room’s short films have been shown at various platformsnationally and internationally, the most recent of which is Jitterboy –pure boy energy. Current development focuses on the multi-facetedface of woman.
Ani had a predominantly classical training and worked with the celebritycommercial choreographer Kevan Allen as his principal/assistant, beforeleaving to pursue her own creative development. Initially as danceartist for Aberdeen City Council and latterly through founding ElbowRoom and freelance work, she juggles this passion with motherhood.
Elbow RoomDanceCompany
ContactAni TchakmakdjianArtistic DirectorElbow Room Dance CompanyCairnwell Farmhouse NewtonhillBy StonehavenAB39 3PBScotlandT +44 (0)1224 781295 E [email protected]
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Freshmess inhabits the territory wherecontemporary dance and hip-hop style merge.With a professional dance background but a firmfocus on funk and street dance, Freshmess hascreated a new and accessible form of movement.Previous Edinburgh Fringe performances haveearned it a Herald Angel (1998) and a Herald Devil (1999).
‘Soon after leaving my dance studies in 1996, I quickly realised thatthere was an area in the crossover between contemporary and hip-hopdance styles, which had the potential to encourage new dancers andnew audiences. I wanted to create a project dance company that notonly gave young dancers a chance to perform, but also to create dance that would appeal to non-theatre goers as well as retaining the established theatre audience. Our focus as a company is centred on an interest in street dance styles and our training in contemporarydance. We did not want to specialise in one particular type of dance. To complement our performance work we always offer workshopswithin the communities we visit. Our workshops give young people an opportunity to learn, enjoy and explore dance in a positive andsupportive environment, whilst encouraging physical fitness andpromoting personal well-being.’ Allan Irvine, Artistic Director
Allan Irvine was born in Stirling in 1974 and began B-Boying (hip-hopdance styles) in 1984. He was soon conned into contemporary dance,after leaving school he became a Youth Trainee in dance with StirlingDistrict Council and then went on to study dance at Dundee College(Scottish School of Contemporary Dance) and Northern School ofContemporary Dance (Leeds). Allan has since worked in community dance,mainly with socially excluded young people and is currently YouthDance Worker for Dance Base, Scotland’s National Centre for Dance.
Freshmess
ContactAllan IrvineArtistic DirectorFreshmessDance Base14-16 GrassmarketEdinburgh EH1 2JUScotlandT +44 (0)131 225 5525E [email protected]
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‘An absolute blast, an ensemble piece that made me so happyI almost cried’ The List‘Sharp, energetic and full of personality’ The Herald
Matt Foster and Allan Irvine.Photo: Nico Major
Sense-8.Photo: courtesy of Goat
Goat is the creative vehicle for the award-winningteam of Katrina McPherson (director/producer)and Simon Fildes (editor/producer) both ofwhom are key players in the international dancescreen world. Based in the Scottish Highlands,Goat’s work is regularly seen internationallyand includes single screen video dance works,
such as Moment and Sense-8; dance works for the web, includingwww.hyperchoreography.org and various arts documentaries(Catching the Tide, Adugna and Symphony). Most recently, Goatproduced the move-me booth, with Ricochet Dance Productions andwww.videodance.org.uk, an international web-resource for dance onscreen. Goat is also actively involved in a wide range of educationalwork, with people of all ages and abilities.
‘Our aim is to bring expertise and imagination to innovative and well-produced moving image, dance on screen, education, live performanceand new media projects. We strive to dissolve barriers between the artistand the audience and to transform the ordinary into something beautiful.In our educational work we believe that quality and aspiration areparamount, and that art can change lives.’Katrina McPherson and Simon Fildes
Katrina McPherson is a Creative Scotland Award recipient and author ofMaking Video Dance (Routledge, 2006). Simon Fildes was a Year of theArtists recipient. Both Simon and Katrina are currently Research Fellowsat the School of Television and Imaging, Dundee University.
Goat
ContactGoatKatrina McPherson & Simon Fildes6 Ferness VillageGlenfernessNairnshire IV12 5UPScotlandT +44 (0)1309 651 229E [email protected] www.left-luggage.co.uk
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Following her training at the Northern Schoolof Contemporary Dance, Tara Hodgson has beenin demand as a performer from companiesinternationally, such as Freshmess, Arts in Motion,Ballet Contemporaneo do Norte (Portugal), HullTruck Theatre and X Factor. She has choreographedsolos in the past for other companies, and now is
presenting her own work Sweet Monster which is about dual personality.
Sweet Monster was created with lots of exploration into differentcharacterisations. Using ways to find the true movement ie improvisationwith and without music, journal stories, situations one is presented in,objects explored and drawings that one has drawn.
Tara Hodgson
ContactTara Hodgson58 Culduthel ParkInverness IV2 4RYScotlandM +44 (0)79797 974569E [email protected]
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Sweet Monster.Photo: Brian Hartley
‘From the first breath, Claxton holds us with her presence. Usingonly the most vital elements the work is about finding freedom in movement. Nothing more, nothing less’ Dance Theatre Journal‘Eloquent, gimmick-free dance at its best’ Venue Bristol & Bath’s Magazine
Janis Claxton & Co’s Wild Rose (2004).Photo: David Costa
Janis Claxton is known for her powerful soloperformances (Burning Centre, Blue) and herexquisite company work with Janis Claxton & Co(Wilderness, Wild Rose, Rinne). A choreographerdedicated to a training-based methodology,Claxton’s company work is known for possessingan inherent lightness alongside an earthy,
energetic and demanding precision. A unique movement voice oozesfrom her dancers. With sensuousness and clarity they portray exquisitefluidity and finely tuned virtuosity both as individuals and ensemblemovers. Underpinned by a meticulous attention to musicality, Claxton’sfinely crafted work embodies a wild yet sophisticated edge. Her solowork shows a further side to her choreographic voice. Whilst the highlyacclaimed Burning Centre is a stunning exploration of pure dance, Blue,an emotionally compelling and moving solo (recently performed atBristol’s Arnolfini), opens the door to the intense and commandingtheatrical presence of Claxton as performer.
‘I aim to make dance that is deeply felt by both dancer and watcher. I work with dancers who are committed to training that enhances theirability to access kinesthetic sensation and presence in motion. Workingwith presence in tightly choreographed rhythmic work is exhilarating. I am committed to gorgeous sensuous dancing and musical clarity.’Janis Claxton, Director
Janis Claxton& Co
ContactJanis ClaxtonDirector Janis Claxton & Co(Dancer Teacher Choreographer)Flat 5 New Assembly Close 142 High StreetEdinburgh EH1 1QQScotlandT +44 (0)7813 864778E [email protected] www.janisclaxton.com
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Anna Krzystek’s artistic policy is to createchallenging, thought-provoking and visuallyconspicuous work inspired by concepts relatingto time, space and the human condition that canbe appreciated by a wide range of viewers.
Anna has worked internationally – in Lithuania,Poland and Finland. She has been recognised nationally as achoreographer and was a Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Artscreative fellow in 2005. Anna created TEST– the Wait in 2005 and willbe working on STILL an installation-based dance performance in 2006.
Anna Krzystek
ContactAnna Krzystek17 Rosslyn TerraceGlasgow G12 9NAScotlandT +44 (0)334 7933 or +44 (0)7958 077 944E [email protected] or [email protected]
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‘[TEST – the Wait] was something special. What was distinct aboutthe performance was that it was not timeless, but time-full, and ithinted at temporal endlessness’ Live Arts magazine
Anna Krzystek in TEST – the Wait.Photos: Tim Nunn
Niyah Joseph.Photo: courtesy of Kultyer Dance Theatre
In 1995 Paul Joseph established his own dancecompany, Kultyer Dance Theatre, with his wifePauline. Kultyer was the first company in Scotlandto blend street-dance with contemporary artforms.As performer, Artistic Director, choreographerand music producer of Kultyer, Paul has takenKultyer to North America, Australia, Eastern
Europe as well as many countries in Western Europe and Britain.
The company’s work has spanned diverse art genres, includingcommissions from Channel 4 and the National Review of Live Art tocreate dance films; choreography for theatre companies; writing for rap operas and music producers; artistic direction on urban artfestivals and more recently production management on music festivals.
Paul trained at London Contemporary Dance School then worked for a variety of companies, as a freelance dance artist, including CentroCoreografico de Madrid, Mark Bruce, Arc Dance Company and the KoshPhysical Theatre Company.
As well as this, Paul and Pauline now direct and teach in their recentlyestablished Street Skool of Dance – entitled Urbaniks. Their streetdance school offers training for children and adults; private lessons;wedding dance choreography; boys’ groups; ladies-only classes; andchoreography for gymnasts. Paul and Pauline are also highly experiencedoutreach dance educational workers who are involved in Scotland’smany social inclusion initiatives. Their urban movement training coversstreet dance, ragga jam and breakdance.
Kultyer DanceTheatre andUrbaniks
ContactPaul and Pauline JosephUrbaniks Street Skool3 Kessog GardensBalloch G83 8QJScotlandM +44 (0)7780 99 22 95 E [email protected]
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Norman Douglas was born in Glasgow. Afterhaving danced and choreographed internationallyfor many years, he returned to Scotland tochoreograph and produce dance works in hishome country. In 1998, he founded NormanDouglas & Company, which is dedicated tobringing internationally relevant work to Scotland
and to show high profile Scottish work on an international scale.
His body of work comprises both abstract choreographies and dancetheatre pieces with a strong emphasis on a virtuoso, fast technique basedon ballet and contemporary dance. Norman has also choreographed forother companies in Leipzig, Gothenburg and Prague as well as workedas a movement director for theatre.
He was also part of the award-winning team for one of the first ScottishArts Council Creative Scotland Awards in 2000, with joint recipientJessica Langford.
Norman Douglas has a crystal clear, passionate vision of what hewants to create on the dance stage. His aim is to break down barrierssurrounding modern dance and present innovative and excitingperformances to a wide audience.
Dance critics describe it as ‘a small company with big ideas’, specialisingin ‘sexy, cutting-edge dance based on impeccable ballet technique’(The Scotsman).
NormanDouglas &Company
ContactNorman Douglas & Companyc/o Dance BaseNational Centre for Dance14-16 GrassmarketEdinburgh EH1 2 JUScotlandT +44 (0)131 225 5525M +44 (0)7711 268079 E [email protected] www.norman-douglas-and-company.com
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‘Norman Douglas has taken his vision of dance and turned it intoreality through sheer hard work: the company is the brainchild of themaverick director, who is set to hit the road to gauge public reaction’The Herald
Joh Williams from Norman Douglas & Company.Photo: Paul Watt
‘We are currently working on projects regarding parallel universes’Frank McConnell‘McConnell’s company are worth seeing for the joy alone’ The Independent
Claire Pençak, Caroline Reagh and ChristineDevaney in the production double helix.Photo: Paul Watt
plan B – to move and to be moved
A desire to draw together different disciplines,different artists, different people into a unifiedcommunity has always been central to the workof plan B. The core artists have always recognisedthat although we claim to be creating new work,
this is, in fact, a very old practice. But it is a profound need to look foralternatives, other paths and creative solutions that has fuelled thecompany from the early years. And underlying what is a very personalapproach to dance/theatre-making is a guiding principle which isapplied as much to the creative process as it is to the finished work,namely to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
plan B was formed in 1989 by Frank McConnell and Caroline Dochertyto explore new ways of creating and presenting dance and theatre inperformance. The company has always been committed to a bold andimaginative style which is innovative in its devising and accessible inits delivery. The company has been led throughout by award-winningchoreographer Frank McConnell who was one of the first individuals inthe UK to be awarded a Fellowship from the National Endowment forScience, Technology and the Arts.
sometimes we dream . . . sometimes we dance . . . sometimes . . .
plan B
ContactFrank McConnellArtistic Directorplan BInvergordon Arts CentreHigh Street, Invergordon Ross-shire IV18 0AAScotlandT +44 (0)7977 211138E [email protected]
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Scottish Ballet is Scotland’s national dancecompany, and is under the award-winningdirection of Ashley Page. The company employs36 professional dancers, 30 staff and a part-timefreelance orchestra of up to 70 musicians.Scottish Ballet’s primary aim is to provideprogrammes of world-class dance performance
and educational activity at all scales.
Scottish Ballet presents a wide range of high-quality dance to audiencesacross Scotland, the UK and abroad, with strong classical technique atthe root of all of its work. The company presents a broad repertoire,ranging from new versions of the classics (eg The Nutcracker, Cinderella),through to seminal pieces from 20th century modern ballet repertoire(eg work by George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton), and extending intosignature pieces by living choreographers (eg William Forsythe, Hansvan Manen, Siobhan Davies) and new commissions.
Scottish Ballet’s Artistic Director Ashley Page is a former Royal BalletPrincipal and an award-winning choreographer. Scottish Ballet’s aim isto bring diverse and thought-provoking dance of the highest standardto as broad an audience as possible.
ScottishBallet
ContactCindy Sughrue Executive ProducerScottish Ballet261 West Princes StreetGlasgow G4 9EEScotland T +44 (0)141 331 2931 F +44 (0)141 331 2629 E [email protected] www.scottishballet.co.uk
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‘Poise and conviction highlight just how sleek the dancers are…ballet technique is cut through with a contemporary edge… utterlybrilliant’ The Herald‘Revelations of pure beauty… [an] integrity to their repertoire… pure lines, sublime angles and beautifully manipulated bodies’ The Independent
Scottish Ballet’s Diana Loosmore and JarkoLehmus in Page’s 32 Cryptograms.Photo: Bill Cooper
‘The dancers and choreographers now make this one of the bestcontemporary dance companies around’ The Stage ‘SDT is a company with adrenaline in its veins’ Sunday Herald
Scottish Dance Theatre dancer Philippa Whitein Track by Didy Veldman.Photo: Rodrigo Cesar
Scottish Dance Theatre (SDT) is a company on themove, constantly stretching the skills and talentsof 10 powerful and committed dancers under theguidance of Janet Smith. The company createsand tours new work throughout Scotland andinternationally and is part of Dundee Rep Theatre’screative community.
SDT has a formidable, highly-acclaimed repertoire that is constantlyevolving – pushing boundaries and expectations. The work ofinternational artists and Artistic Director Janet Smith sits alongside thatof newly emerging talent, offering audiences a captivating experiencethat moves, entertains and stimulates.
SDT is highly regarded for its originality, clarity and simplicity – in 2003 the company won the Critics’ Circle Award for OutstandingCompany Repertoire (Modern). The company also won a Herald Angel Award for its performance of Luxuria by Liv Lorent at the 2005Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Artistic Director, Janet Smith is one of the most respected andestablished dance producers in Britain today. She directed her owncompany Janet Smith & Dancers for 12 years and choreographed for arange of companies in Britain and internationally before joining SDT in1997. Under her direction, SDT’s size and status have grown significantly.
‘SDT is committed to creating excellent, original dance that is compellingand transformational, offering repertoire that challenges, delights andhas meaning and resonance in people’s lives. Our vision is to increaseaccess to and participation in dance, to invest in emerging talent andspearhead artform development.’ Janet Smith, Artistic Director
ScottishDanceTheatre
ContactAmanda ChinnGeneral ManagerScottish Dance Theatre Dundee Rep Theatre Tay Square Dundee DD1 1PBScotlandT +44 (0)1382 342600F +44 (0)1382 228609E [email protected] www.scottishdancetheatre.com
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Since 1994 Grace Surman has shown, nationallyand internationally, solo and collaborative workin performance, installation and video. Pastwork has been commissioned by and seen atChisenhale Dance, ICA, CCA, EXPO (Nottingham),National Review of Live Art, Yorkshire DanceCentre and Hull Time Based Arts. She has worked
with performance/dance practitioners such as Wendy Houstoun, Bock& Vincenzi, Nigel Charnock, the Max Factory, Reckless Sleepers andcollaborates on a regular basis with Manchester-based multimediagroup Municiple Constructions.
Based in Glasgow for the past six years, she is a performance tutor onthe Contemporary Theatre Practice programme at the Royal ScottishAcademy of Music and Drama and the Associate Curator for Performanceat the Centre for Contemporary Arts.
The Scottish Arts Council and Tramway funded the development of a newwork Slow Thinking, available for touring from summer 2006. This isthe first work under the newly-formed company Grace Surman PG.
‘The ambition is to make entertaining and thought-provokingperformances. The process is a delicate systematic exploration ofhow one might live, think and act in the contemporary world. Thedemand is to frame this within a live theatrical event with a backdrop of performance art and feminist theories.’ Grace Surman
Grace Surman
ContactGrace Surman 2/1 265 Kenmure StreetGlasgow G41 2QXScotland T +44 (0)141 636 3969 M +44(0)7866 731768 W www.gracesurman.com
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‘Daft hilarity and something poignant, even distressing’ The Herald
From ...White at Bluecoat Arts Centre,Liverpool Biennial October 2004Photo: Alexandra Wolkewicz
‘…a handsome goddessy performance’ Dance Europe‘Simply stunning… strikingly poetic’ The Herald
Claire Pençak in A Long and Winding Road.Photo: Kenny Bean
Formed in 1999 by artistic director Claire Pençak, the company’s work is forged out ofits collaborations with a wide range of creativeartists. The company has created six danceperformances to date that have toured in Scotlandand England. These have ranged in scale from asolo dance recital to ensemble works and include
performances created especially for a children’s audience.
Tabula Rasa is currently developing an evocative and intimate dancetheatre performance for small spaces – a poetic interpretation throughdance and visual images of the stark beauty and solitude of a northernwinter. Future creative projects include The Crossing an ambitiousmovement/text performance that takes peat as an image of memory –the memory of the earth and of the body.
‘The creative vision of Tabula Rasa Dance Company comes from thedesire to make dance performances that transcend stylistic boundaries– performances that are imaginative, inspiring and highly visual. Webegin each project with “tabula rasa” (literally a clean slate) – to seekfresh creative solutions.’ Claire Pençak, Artistic Director
Tabula RasaDanceCompany
ContactClaire PençakArtistic DirectorTabula Rasa Dance CompanyKeepers CottageAmat, ArdgaySutherland IV24 3BSScotlandT +44 (0)1863 755315E [email protected]
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Tartan Chameleon is an artistic organisation with a multi-faceted approach to the provision of high-quality, visually enthralling, thought-provoking, dynamic and interactive entertainment.All aspects of theatre may be brought into therealisation of a piece. From dance stricto sensuto the commissioning of new plays through new
music and continuously re-inventing its use of cinematic and graphicarts, Tartan Chameleon is also committed to taking its work from thesmallest of village halls to major A-list and international stages. Basedin the Highlands, Tartan Chameleon has a long and strong track-recordof delivering original work of a constantly changing nature, yet stillnever departing from its signature dramatically entertaining style.
Recent shows have included the much-acclaimed HypotheticallyMurdered, Ravel’s Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Stravinsky’s TheSoldier’s Tale for the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields and Waves andValves at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio and Bristol’s TobaccoFactory in 2005. Coming soon is the two-piano version of Stravinsky’sRite of Spring with Paragon Ensemble in spring 2006.
Eric Tessier-Lavigne, Artistic Director, founded Tartan Chameleon in 1998and has performed worldwide. Eric has performed with DesrosiersDance Theatre, danced with the National Ballet of Canada, Pearl LangDance Company (NYC), Toronto Dance Theatre and Le Ballet Royal deWallonie (Belgium). In 1986 he joined the celebrated Lindsay KempCompany for seven years. And major Scottish companies includingScottish Ballet’s Steps Out.
In 1992 he began an ongoing collaboration as actor/choreographer and co-director with TNT-Music Theatre creating and touring worldwidesmall-scale and highly original visual work.
TartanChameleon
ContactEric Tessier-LavigneArtistic DirectorTartan ChameleonEaster Tomloan FarmhouseLittlemillNairn IV12 5UUScotlandT/F +44 (0)1309 651276E [email protected] www.tartanchameleon.co.uk
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‘[Hypothetically Murdered is a] multimedia extravaganza. Thisimaginative company’s distinctive style continues to develop inabsorbing fashion’ The Herald
Macbeth at the Shanghai DramaticArts Centre 2005.Photo: courtesy Shanghai DramaticArts Centre
Hoops, Hats and Acrobats choreographed by Ruby Worth.Photo: Douglas McBride
Ruby Worth has been a vigilant force in the Scottisharts scene for the past 12 years. A fantastic believerin the potential for sparky artistic collaborationsshe has worked with a cross-section of Scotland’sleading artists. Ruby’s work includes collaboratingon The Multistory Karma Park, directing andchoreographing Tracing Houdini – a phenomenal
rope escape in CCA and a two-year performance collaboration with thepunk frock band Dominic Waxing Lyrical included extensive tours ofEurope and performances at the National Review of Live Arts.
Since returning to Findhorn, Ruby has continued to create exciting andinnovative projects and collaborations with particular focus on the youngpeople of the area, creating Moray’s Our Town Story and The FamilyProject. Ruby has performed in the Herald Angel award winning familyshow The Comic and No Kidding, directed by Karl Jay-Lewin, which willbe touring again in May 2006.
Ruby’s latest work Hoops Hats and Acrobats, commissioned by Imaginatehad its world premiere at the Children’s International Theatre Festivalin Edinburgh in 2005. This piece has been invited to the Act 3International Children’s Festival in Singapore in 2007 and will furthertour in Britain in 2006.
Ruby is presently undergoing a daily practise of Room choreographedby Deborah Hay, a solo performance that will be available for publicperformances from January 2006.
Ruby Worth received a BA (Hons) Degree in Theatre from DartingtonCollege of Arts and has continued her training through working with international dance and theatre artists and dance educator Dr Teresa Purcell.
Ruby Worth
ContactRuby Worth15 Sands ApartmentsFindhornForres IV36 3QJScotlandT +44 (0)1309 691 890 E [email protected]
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X Factor Dance Company was formed in 1990 byartistic director Alan Greig. An immediate impactwas made on the Scottish dance scene with theGuardian enthusing that the debut show was‘wonderfully refreshing’. X Factor has firmlyremained as one of Scotland's consistentlyinnovative and thought-provoking dance
companies, enthralling critics and audiences alike with its uniquerepertory of work.
The X Factor appeal lies in the ability to communicate with the audienceby confronting real and universal issues with intelligence and humour.Greig’s work is rich in collaboration with writers, lighting designers andspecially-commissioned sound scores. His choreography has exploreda wide variety of subjects, drawing inspiration from movies, music andthe complexities of emotional and sexual relationships.
X Factor is touring in February/March 2006 with a new piece by AlanGreig – The After Hours and a commission by Colin Poole – Smoke.
‘My mission is to entertain and communicate by creating emotionaland highly visual dance, and by developing experimental and thought-provoking education projects.’ Alan Greig, Artistic Director
Born in Scotland, Alan Greig trained in London at the Laban Centre andCentral School of Ballet. He spent a year in New York City as a scholarshipstudent of seminal choreographer Alwin Nikolais. He has since taught,choreographed and performed extensively in the UK.
‘Punctuated with humour and a plethora of filmic references, Greig’spiece [Uncanny], jumps butterfly-like from one scene to the next’ saidThe List magazine.
X FactorDanceCompany
ContactDavid WS ToddManagement Consultant4 Dublin StreetEdinburgh EH1 3PPScotlandT +44 (0)131 556 3551M +44 (0)7900 806772F +44 (0)7884 537176E [email protected] www.xfactordance.co.uk
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‘Alan Greig has been surprising and entertaining in equal measuresover the last decade’ The Metro ‘This [Lareigne] 21-minute blast of fiendishly precise choreographyfrom the inveterate New York rebel ….. [X Factor] sieze the piece bythe throat’ Sunday Herald
Colin Poole and Aneta Szydlak.Photo: Paul Watt
‘The first touring production [The Story of the Blues] by YDance goesright to the heart… dance for younger audiences takes steps in apromising direction’ The Herald
Tara Hodgson, Rodolfo Rivas Franco andDaniel Aing in The Story of the Blues.Photo: Tilo Stengel
As the leading provider of quality dance educationfor young people in Scotland, YDance (formallyknown as Scottish Youth Dance) creates andtours exciting and innovative shows, offeringparticipatory workshops based on the production’sthemes. YDance believes it is vital that youngpeople have the opportunity to see high quality
live performance which is relevant to them and that dance should notbe seen as a minority artform. 2006 will see a touring productionspecifically for nursery and primary pupils.
The company also works in partnership with a range of agenciesincluding the Scottish Arts Council, Sportscotland, local authoritiesand the Scottish Executive to deliver dance in schools, addressing arange of objectives – creativity, artistic development, increasingphysical activity, improving health, personal and social development.The company runs in-service training, based on a series of interactiveCD-ROMs, designed to give teachers and youth leaders ideas andadvice on teaching dance.
Since graduating from Laban, Artistic Director Andy Howitt hasperformed with Diversions, Scottish Opera, TAG and Scottish DanceTheatre. He became Artistic Director of Scottish Youth Dance in 1999.
‘Our ultimate aim is to develop young people’s love of dance as aparticipatory activity and as a present and future audience for theartform.’ Andy Howitt, Artistic Director
YDance
ContactCarolyn LappinExecutive DirectorYDanceUnit 5 Ladywell Business Centre94 Duke StreetGlasgow G4 0UWScotlandT +44(0)141 552 7712F +44 (0)141 552 9118E [email protected] W www.ydance.org
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Off Kilter is a sexy, funny and uplifting productionthat combines dance, live music and original filmto celebrate the cultural mosaic that is today’sScotland. It was funded by the Scottish ArtsCouncil and organised by Dance Base, Scotland’sNational Centre for Dance.
This uplifting show, inspired by the culture of the highlands, reflects adancing nation that is rural and urban, Celtic and Asian, traditional andcontemporary. Off Kilter updates the popular view of Scotland’s danceheritage. Traditional steps are played with respect, but are juxtaposedand reinvigorated with influences – from modern Scotland includingbreakdance, contemporary and Indian dance – the result goes waybeyond some coy exercise in politically correct fusion.
‘Off Kilter shows sides of our country that people won’t necessarilyrecognise and I want them to leave the theatre feeling surprised,delighted and uplifted. The production illustrates how diverse and richScottish culture has become. It celebrates the power, strength andhumour of the people of Scotland, their past, present and future.’Morag Deyes, Artistic Director, Dance Base
Morag Deyes, prior to her post at Dance Base, was Artistic Director forthe highly acclaimed Bath Festival Fringe. Since her arrival in Scotlandshe has also been programmer of Urban Dance Stage at Edinburgh’sHogmanay in 2004 and 2005.
Off Kilter
ContactMorag DeyesArtistic DirectorDance Base14-16 GrassmarketEdinburgh EH1 2JUScotlandT +44 (0)131 225 5525 F +44 (0)131 225 5234E [email protected] www.dancebase.co.uk
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‘A brilliant broth of a show, a surprise package done up with a wittytartan ribbon’ The Herald‘A show filled with warmth for our nation’s rich culture’ The Scotsman‘Fresh, intelligent, exhilarating and inspirational’ The Times
Off Kilter dancers from left to right: Sarah Slifer,Vincent Hantam and Kally Lloyd-Jones.Photo: Kevin Low
Dance centres
Citymoves Dancespace Aberdeen Art GallerySchoolhillAberdeen AB10 1FQScotlandT +44 (0)1224 523 705F +44 (0)1224 649 157E [email protected] www.citymoves.org.ukContactIan Spink – Artistic DirectorE [email protected]
Dance Base National Centre for Dance14-16 GrassmarketEdinburgh EH1 2JUScotlandT +44 (0)131 225 5525F +44 (0)131 225 5234E [email protected] www.dancebase.co.ukContactLucy Mason – Chief ExecutiveE [email protected] Deyes – Artistic DirectorE [email protected]
Dance HouseMaryhill Central Halls304 Maryhill RoadGlasgow G20 7YEScotlandT +44 (0)141 332 1490
E [email protected] www.dancehouse.orgContactRosina Bonsu – Artistic Director
The SpaceDundee CollegeKingsway CampusOld Glamis RoadDundee DD3 8LEScotlandT +44 (0)1382 834834F +44 (0)1382 858117W www.dundeecollege.ac.uk/thespace/ContactCatherine Cassidy – Development OfficerE [email protected]
National agencies
British Council ScotlandThe Tun4 Jackson’s EntryHolyrood RoadEdinburgh EH8 8PJScotlandT +44 (0)131 524 5700F +44 (0)131 524 5701E [email protected] W www.britishcouncil.org/scotland/artsContactNorah CampbellE [email protected]
Scottish Arts Council12 Manor PlaceEdinburgh EH3 7DDT +44 (0)131 226 6051F +44 (0)131 225 9833E [email protected] www.scottisharts.org.uk
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ContactsAnita Clark – Head of Dance E [email protected] Hay – Dance OfficerE [email protected]
Scottish Traditions of Dance Trust18 Broad StreetStirling FK8 1EFScotlandT +44 (0)1786 849 247F +44 (0)1786 849 248E [email protected] www.stdt.org.ukContactsAngela Dreyer-Larsen – Artistic Director E [email protected] Dixon – AdministratorE [email protected]
Festivals
Children’s International FestivalImaginate 45a George StreetEdinburgh EH2 2HTT +44 (0)131 225 8050E [email protected] www.imaginate.org.ukContactTessa Rennie – General Manager
Edinburgh Festival Fringe180 High StreetEdinburgh EH1 1QSScotlandT +44 (0)131 226 0026F +44 (0)131 226 0016E [email protected] www.edfringe.comAnnual month-long festival aroundAugust committed to open-accessfor all performers.
Edinburgh International FestivalThe Hub348-350 CastlehillEdinburgh EH1 2NEScotlandT +44 (0)131 473 2099F +44 (0)131 473 2002E [email protected] www.eif.co.ukAnnual three-week festival aroundAugust which offers a world classprogramme of opera, theatre, classicalmusic and dance.
New Moves InternationalPO Box 25262Glasgow G1 1YWScotlandT +44 (0)141 564 5552F +44 (0)1505 810101E [email protected] www.newterritories.co.ukContactsNikki Milican – Artistic DirectorE [email protected] Richardson-Webb – ProductionAssistantE [email protected]’s annual international festivalof live arts, held in February and March.
Venues
www.scottishartstouring.com is awebsite that offers information onpromoters, shows, companies andvenues in Scotland.
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