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  • Photograph courtesy of Aakash Odedra

    Aakash Odedra

    Dance Artist

    Aakash Odedra is a rising star of British South Asian dance. He began his beloved vocation of at the age of 8 with Smt....

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  • ACE dance and music's Listen (photographer Brian Slater)

    ACE dance and music

    Dance Artist, Dance Company

    Based in their own studio in Digbeth, Birmingham ACE dance and music is a multicultural company, combining captivating...

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  • Dancer Seeta Patel (photographer Peter Sciazza)

    Akademi

    Organisation

    Akademi is a cutting-edge, progressive organisation with an international outlook, based in the heart of London. It works to...

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  • Akram Khan Company

    Dance Company

    Founded in August 2000 by Choreographer Akram Khan and Producer Farooq Chaudhry, Akram Khan Company has established itself as...

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  • Test by Anna Krzystek (photographer Tim Nunn)

    Anna Krzystek

    Dance Artist

    Anna Krzystek is a choreographer and performer based in Glasgow. She is also a core member of Helsinki based performance...

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  • Mischief, Theatre-Rites (photographer Patrick Baldwin)

    Arthur Pita

    Dance Artist

    Arthur Pita is Portuguese, was born in South Africa and studied dance in Johannesburg. He came to London in 1991 where he...

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  • Ghosts in the Machine by Billy Cowie

    Billy Cowie

    Dance Artist

    Billy Cowie is a Scottish composer/choreographer/filmmaker/writer. He works principally in the area of dance/theatre...

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  • Birmingham Royal Ballet

    Dance Company

    Fifty years since the Royal Charter was first bestowed, Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) is looking forward with renewed vigour...

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  • Irony Triptico

    Bonachela Dance Company

    Dance Company

    Bonachela Dance Company is a dynamic touring company under the artistic direction of award-winning choreographer Rafael...

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  • Boy Blue Entertainment

    Dance Company

    Inspired by a love of music and dance, coupled with the determination to help young people to develop their innate creative...

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  • Athina Vahla's In Praise of Folly (photograher Dee Conway)

    Candoco Dance Company

    Dance Company

    Candoco Dance Company was founded in 1991 by Celeste Dandeker and Adam Benjamin. The company developed from workshops led by...

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  • Chris Unitt

    Chris Unitt

    Speaker

    Chris Unitt is Managing Director of Meshed Media. He helps clients to develop creative digital projects and make the most of...

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  • Under Glass (photographer Manuel Vason)

    Clod Ensemble

    Dance Company

    Clod Ensemble is a theatre and performance company whose range of work, “defies simple classification” (The Stage). Since its...

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  • Rites (photographer Maria Falconeris)

    Company Chameleon

    Dance Company

    Company Chameleon believes in Dance Theatre as a vital method for social change. Their work allows the viewer to experience...

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  • Company Decalage

    Company Decalage

    Mickael Marso Riviere established Company Decalage at the beginning of 2004 and the company has since performed worldwide,...

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  • Dance Consortium

    Organisation

    Dance Consortium (DC) was established in 2000. At that time, international dance companies were rarely seen outside of London...

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  • Creative Movers class (photographer Tim Cross)

    DanceXchange

    Organisation

    DanceXchange has excellence, innovation, education and inclusion at its heart – and, together with Birmingham Hippodrome...

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  • DanSense, Funny Bones (photographer Edward Moss)

    DanceXchange / Two's Company Dance Management

    Organisation

    Following the highly successful production of DanSense by Enrique Cabrera in 2008, DanceXchange has joined forces with...

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  • Darren Ellis (photograph courtesy of National Dance Network)

    Darren Ellis

    Dance Artist

    Darren Ellis trained at Rambert Dance School (1987-90), at the Laban Centre, and Transitions Dance Company (1990-91). He has...

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  • Droopy Mel Hal, 2008 (photographer Eva Merz)

    Dudendance

    Dance Company

    Founded in 1984 by Clea Wallis and Paul Rous, Dudendance has built a reputation in the UK, Europe and South America for...

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  • The 5 Man Show (photographer Johan Persson)

    dx productions

    Organisation

    DanceXchange develops its own shows for different performance situations under the name dx productions.

    dx productions has...

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  • Stafell C (photographer Keith Morris)

    Eddie Ladd

    Dance Artist

    Eddie Ladd was born and brought up in Wales and makes performances which feature dance, bilingual text, music and new media...

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  • Image courtesy of Elmhurst School for Dance

    Elmhurst School for Dance

    Organisation

    As one of the world’s leading ballet schools, Elmhurst School for Dance prides itself on providing excellent ballet...

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  • Emma Gladstone

    Speaker

    Emma Gladstone is a Producer at Sadler’s Wells and Director of the Jerwood Studio research programme there, now in its...

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  • Brilliant – image credit: Keith Pattison

    Fevered Sleep

    Dance Company

    Fevered Sleep was founded in 1996 by David Harradine and Samantha Butler. The Company makes new work in performance,...

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  • Freddie Opuko Addaie (photograph courtesy of National Dance Network)

    Freddie Opuko-Addaie

    Dance Artist

    Freddie Opoku-Addaie is one of the most sought-after choreographers of the new generation of UK dance artists. His work has...

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  • Horsemeat (photographer Gavin Coward)

    Gary Clarke

    Dance Artist

    Award-winning dancer and choreographer Gary Clarke has built a national reputation for creating compelling dance works that...

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  • Heather Eddington / State of Flux

    Dance Company

    Directed by Heather Eddington, State of Flux is a vibrant dancefilm company dedicated to creating fresh and adventurous work...

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  • Image courtesy of Ian Myatt

    Ian Myatt

    Speaker

    An Executive Product Manager for BBC Future Media & Technology, Ian Myatt has significant experience of using new technology...

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  • Independent Dance Manager's Network (IDMN)

    Organisation

    Established in 2002, the Independent Dance Manager’s Network (IDMN) is a network and forum for existing and new independent...

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  • International Dance Festival Birmingham

    Organisation

    In the spring of 2008, producers DanceXchange and Birmingham Hippodrome delivered the hugely successful inaugural...

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  • Iona Kewney

    Dance Artist

    Iona Kewney initially trained in Fine Art and became a painter/printmaker. She went on to attend the School for New Dance...

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  • Photographer courtesy of Janet Archer

    Janet Archer

    Speaker

    After training in theatre and dance at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, Rambert School and the London School of...

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  • Yesterday (photographer Alastair Muir)

    Jasmin Vardimon Company

    Dance Company

    Jasmin Vardimon Company was founded in London in 1998 and rapidly rose to become a significant element within the British...

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  • John Ashford

    John Ashford

    Speaker

    John Ashford is Director of Aerowaves, a European network for research and presentation of emerging dance companies with...

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  • Jonathan Watkins

    Speaker

    Jonathan Watkins is an English curator, and is currently Director of Ikon Gallery in Birmingham.

    Watkins emigrated to...

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  • Photograph courtesy of Jonnie Turpie

    Jonnie Turpie

    Speaker

    A trained artist, Jonnie Turpie founded Maverick Television in 1994 and pioneered the use of new technology in television,...

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  • Liz Aggiss (photographer Simon Richards)

    Liz Aggiss

    Dance Artist

    Liz Aggiss is a Brighton based performer, choreographer, film-maker, writer, artiste and Professor of Visual Performance at...

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  • Salvage (photographer Eddie Jacobs)

    Lost Dog

    Dance Company

    Lost Dog formed in 2003 and has created the following works; Pave up Paradise, which won first prize at the Burgos...

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  • Tanja Raman (re)traces (photograph courtesy of National Dance Network)

    National Dance Network Initiative

    Organisation

    National Dance Network has introduced a new small scale touring initiative, running from February to June 2010. Titled...

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  • Nick Lockey

    Nick Lockey

    Speaker

    Nick Lockey is a successful New Media Development Producer working across both broadcast and online media for Maverick...

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  • Bollywood Steps, Town Hall Birmingham (photographer Adrian Burrows)

    People Dancing

    Organisation

    People Dancing is a three year programme that uses the inspiration of London 2012 to get as many people as possible dancing...

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  • Luca in rehearsal for Dear Body (photographer Johan Persson)

    Protein

    Dance Company

    Under the artistic direction of Luca Silvestrini, Protein creates witty and thought provoking dance theatre by putting human...

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  • Ravi Deepres

    Speaker

    Ravi Deepres is a British artist who has established an international reputation for his film, photographic and digital media...

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  • Rosie Kay Dance Company, The Wild Party (photographer Brian Slater)

    Rosie Kay Dance Company

    Dance Artist, Dance Company

    Rosie Kay (born 1976) trained at London Contemporary Dance School and has won numerous awards for her work, including being...

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  • AfterLight Part 1 (photographer Hugo Glendinning)

    Russell Maliphant Company

    Dance Company

    Artistic Director: Russell Maliphant
    Associate Artist: Michael Hulls

    Russell Maliphant Company was founded in 1996 and...

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  • Anamnesis (photographer Cobie Orger)

    Simon Ellis

    Dance Artist

    Simon Ellis is a New Zealand born independent artist whose practice has included site-specific investigations, screendance,...

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  • The Palm House, choreographer Charlie Morrissey - South East Dance Associate Artist (photographer Matthew Andrews)

    South East Dance

    Organisation

    South East Dance is the national dance agency for South East England.

    Its mission is to develop more and better dance, for...

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  • Revelations (photographer Raj Pardesi)

    Stan Won't Dance

    Dance Company

    Stan Won’t Dance was formed in 2003 by experienced director/choreographers Liam Steel and Robert Tannion and producer Ellie...

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  • Tanja Raman (photographer courtesy of National Dance Network)

    Tanja Raman

    Dance Artist

    Tanja Råman, originally from Finland, studied dance at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (1997-2000) and gained her...

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This is where you can find out more about all the dance artists, companies, speakers and organisations behind BDE 2010.

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