London Contemporary Dance School Graduating

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London
Contemporary
Dance School
London Contemporary Dance School has been
preparing young artists for a physically rigorous and
highly creative profession for over 45 years. The school
ensures that its students are versed in the skills and
knowledge that will enable them to achieve success
within the professional dance industry, in whatever
shape that may take in the future. An education at
London Contemporary Dance School is grounded in
a culture that celebrates the young emergent artistic
voice, which gives it space, acknowledgment and
above all works to develop its uniqueness.
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Dancers:
Micha Baltman, Jade Brider,
Charlotte Hilton, Beth James,
Margarida Macieira, Richard Pye,
Leanne Vincent, Kyle White
Music:
Við Gengum Tvö by Eivør;
Escape by Johann Johannsson;
Laudate Dominum by Mozart
Costume design and making:
Frances Morris
Assistant costume makers:
Sharon Coleman, Kitty Power and
Elizabeth Burrows
Lighting:
Michael Mannion
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James She Painted
Described by Matthew Bourne as “one of the UK’s most promising
choreographic talents”, James was the winner of the inaugural New
Adventures Choreographer Award, which culminated in a sold out
performance at Sadler’s Wells in 2012.
James graduated from London Contemporary Dance School in 2010.
He formed James Cousins Company with producer Francesca Moseley,
touring to popular and critical acclaim both nationally and internationally.
As a freelance choreographer, James has been commissioned to create
work for companies around the world including National Ballet of Chile,
Oper Graz, Royal Ballet of Flanders and Scottish Ballet.
James is a Work Place artist at The Place and in summer 2015 he was
selected to be a part of Sadler’s Wells’ four year Summer University
programme. He graduated from London Contemporary Dance School
in 2010.
jamescousinscompany.com
Graduation Performances 2016 Repertoire
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Dancers:
Katy Ayling, Sara Augieras,
Julia Bengtsson, Susannah Browning,
Christine Felkin, Phoebe Head,
Jessica Johnson, Maeve McGreevy,
Jessie Roberts Smith, Caileigh Suline,
Elena Zubeldia Perez
Music:
Feelings by Carole King,
sung by Nina Simone
Bettina John
Elizabeth Burrows
Lighting:
Michael Mannion
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Ben is Artistic Director and co-founder of Lost Dog. He trained at Guildford
School of Acting, London Contemporary Dance School and has a first class
degree in English Literature from Newcastle University. His work explores
the overlap and transition between Dance and Theatre.
Lost Dog’s most recent work Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me) won
the National Dance Award for Outstanding Male Performance and has been
nominated for a Sky Arts South Bank award. In 2011, Lost Dog won The Place
Prize for Dance sponsored by Bloomberg with their duet It Needs Horses.
Not that awards are all that matter... there have been works that haven’t
won any awards that Ben is still very proud of (and some that he isn’t).
Ben has also created work for Barely Methodical Troupe, Scottish Dance
Theatre, Dance Umbrella and Phoenix Dance Theatre. Ben is a Work
Place artist.
lostdogdance.co.uk
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Choreographic material: Ben McEwen and Vera Tussing,
in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers:
Olatz de Andres, Marcus Foo,
Martina Gambardella, Megan Hatto,
Danae Morfoniou, Alexandra Winer
Sound: Michael Picknett
Sara Rowlands
Elizabeth Burrows
Lighting:
Michael Mannion
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Ben McEwen is a dancer. He graduated from Trinity Laban before going
on to complete the training cycle at PARTS. He now regularly works as a
performer and researcher for Vera Tussing, and is currently working with
Francesco Scavetta/Wee. He has appeared in works by Hagit Yakira, Leila
McMillan, Nicola Conibere and others, almost always wearing a blue t-shirt
as costume, and was in the BBC documentary Dance Rebels: A Story of
Modern Dance, (though he doesn’t consider himself much of a rebel).
He also enjoys aikido, hiking, barefoot running and tea.
Vera Tussing graduated from London Contemporary Dance School and
has worked as a choreographer, creator and dancer throughout Belgium,
the UK and Europe. A central theme of Vera’s work is how the different
senses combine to structure our perception and the creation of unique,
inter-personal encounters between audience, performer and performance.
She is currently setting up a new creation under the title of Mazing that will
premiere in October 2016 at STUK, Leuven (Belgium). Vera is a Work Place
Artist at The Place.
veratprojects.com
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Dancers:
Jamie Chapman, Charlotte Emms,
Rebecca Friedman, Sophie Hall,
Ricky Lee Huckstep, Kellie Jones,
Maddie Jonsson, Georgia Redgrave,
Renee Stewart
Music:
Sonata in La Mineur K.109
by Domenico Scarlatti;
Title by Nitin Sawhney;
Maja by Urmas Sisask
Nicole Bowden
Elizabeth Burrows
Lighting:
Michael Mannion
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Dutch choreographer Didy Veldman trained in Amsterdam and danced with
Scapino Ballet, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and Rambert Dance
Company. She began choreographing in 1987, creating work for the repertoires
of all three companies, as well as independently. She started her own dance
company, Alias with Guilherme Botelho before leaving to join Rambert Dance
Company. Her first full-length work Carmen was created for Northern Ballet
Theatre and has been re-staged for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal,
The Royal New Zealand Ballet and the Lithuanian National Ballet.
Didy recently started her own Company Umanoove and her first independent
production The Happiness Project will tour the UK, with a London premiere at
The Place in May 2017. She was recently awarded a Dance East choreographic
development award.
didyveldman.com
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Dancers:
Sarah Brahim, Amy Harris,
Yue Tong Kwan, Fern Moutrie,
Alexandra Pholien,
Maria Eleonora Ramsby Herrera,
Waddah Sinada, Ellen Slatkin,
Bradley Smail
Music:
Sabio Janiak; Woods by Bon Iver
Lydia Crawson
Elizabeth Burrows
Lighting:
Michael Mannion
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Hagit Yakira is an award-winning Israeli choreographer who trained at the
Music and Dance Academy in Jerusalem, Israel. After qualifying as a Dance
Movement Therapist, Hagit relocated to London where she completed an
MA in European Theatre Dance. She has created eight works for her
company alongside commissioned works for other companies. She has
toured numerous festivals and dance platforms around the world and has
led performance projects and workshops for both professional dancers
and the community. Hagit is a teacher and a guest choreographer at
Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Trinity Laban and The Place;
she delivers workshops at ImPulsTanz, Vienna and is collaborating with
Stavanger University to develop their renewed dance programme.
Hagit is currently undertaking a PhD in Choreography at Trinity Laban.
hagityakira.com
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Student works
Adumbration
Cover Me
Choreography & Performance: Joey Barton,
Harry Ondrak-Wright
Music: Mophead by Edit, Signals by Brian Eno
Choreography: Heather Birley & the performers
Performers: James Adams and Evie Hart
Music: Takedown by Tom Player, Electronic metronome
BPM130 by GM Factory
Another way of talking
Choreography: Maeve McGreevy with thanks to the
dancers for their contribution during the creative process
Performers: Jade Brider, Kellie Jones, Margarida Macieira
Composer: Toby Huelin
Musicians: Penka Petkova – cello, Ben Tarlton – cello
Made as part of the collaboration project with
postgraduate composers from Guildhall School of
music and Drama.
Automaton Animalia
Direction: Marcus Foo
Movement material created by the performers:
Calvin Carrier, Venetia Lim, Zsófi Liszkai, Jieying Nah,
Jaime Nixon
Music: edited and arranged by Venetia Lim and
Marcus Foo with extracts from White Light by Frank
Bretschneider, Way to go Nina! by Christophe Beck
and Hemiplegia by Haerts
Costumes: Francis Morris
If I look hard enough, if I could will the mind to look
beyond the arch, I might still see it. Maybe it’s still there,
just not really here anymore.
Automaton Animalia
(screen version)
A film directed and edited by: Marcus Foo
Performers: Jie Ying Nah & Zsofi Liszkai
Music: edited by Marcus Foo with extracts from
White Light by Frank Bretschneider, Infra by Max Richter
and Way to go Nina! by Christophe Beck
Time lapse: footage extracted from Prelinger Archives
All movement material created by the performers.
Student works
Down the Alice Hole
Choreography & Performance: Micha Baltman,
Jessie Roberts-Smith, Matti Tauru
Music: Jeux d’Eau by Maurice Ravel; performed by
Vlado Perlemuter
“Tango is a mirror of the Finnish soul, giving direct
access to the melancholy that is an essential part of
our nature.” - Jukka-Pekka Saraste
In social dancing, the Finnish word “haku” refers to
asking someone to dance with you while also translating
to the word “search”.
Haku
Choreography & Performance: Matti Tauru
Music: Hiljainen Kylätie by Metro-Tytöt
“Tango is a mirror of the Finnish soul, giving direct
access to the melancholy that is an essential part of
our nature.” - Jukka-Pekka Saraste
In social dancing, the Finnish word “haku” refers to
asking someone to dance with you and also translates
as “search”.
Hear Me
Choreography: Alexandra Pholien
Performers: Molly Danter, Jieying Nah, Zsóﬁ Liszkai,
Cher Nicolette Ho, Titisa Jeamsakul (Ice)
Music: Valse En Exil by Thomas Dutronc
The silence between the tracks of music I was listening
to while running allowed me to be more aware of the
environment I was surrounded by. In a way the loud
music in my ears was highlighting these few seconds of
silence during which I really could perceive the sound of
the train or a bird singing or even someone snoring.
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Student works
Invisible Aeons
Sonata No.7
Choreography: Jieying Nah
Performers: Joseph Barton, Georgina Frampton,
Meshach Henry, Cher Ho, Titisa Jeamsakul, Venetia Lim,
Zsofi Liszkai, Anthony Matsena, Jaime Nixon
Music: Hiljainen Kylätie by Metro-Tytöt
Choreography & Performance: Alethia Antonia,
Elisa Mozzanica
Music: Finale: Presto ma non troppo, from Violin Sonata
No. 4 in E minor by Eugène Ysaÿe. Performed by Ilya Kaler
A piece inspired by Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe’s violin solo,
Sonata No 4 (part of a collection of 6)
Time and time again we have been needlessly plunging
into the depths of uncertainty
Of forgetting the prologue and being apprehensive
of the epilogue
But like a long line that is infinite in nature,
I say that the present is only that slight palpitation
upon it.
Transitory and thus inconsequential.
And on this journey let us take time to smell the
flowers along the way.
Linger and
A film by: Ruby Portus with dancers
Performers: Ryan Jones and Olivia Sewell
Meiosis
A film by: Ruby Portus with dancers
Performers: Ryan Jones and Olivia Sewell
Moth
Choreography & Performance: Jessica Johnson,
Maeve McGreevy
Music: Requiem for a Revolution by Mark Ribot
Postcard from Ruby Battlefield
By playing with virtuosity, intricacy and musicality in
relation to movement, we created what we called
Sonata No 7.
Sweet Dreams
A film by: Anna Jurek with the dancers
Performers: Isobel Ripley, Chante McDonald
Music: Jim Reeves
Recorded Sounds: Alicia Pirez Curel, Anna Jurek
Poem: Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
The poem I used is mostly impossible to translate in
English because of the Polish association with words.
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A film by: Chiara Broggi, Bradley Smail
Performers: Susie Browning, Rebecca Friedman,
Oriane Paras, Ellen Slatkin
Music: Il Signor Bruschino Overture by Gioacchino Rossini
A world not unfamiliar.
Fractured audacity.
We slip between our graces.
We laugh after we cry, and we cry because we laugh.
Yellow is that moment right on the edge.
A world not unfamiliar.
Choreography: Micha Baltman
Designer: Sophia Bexon
Performers: Bethany James, Ellen Slatkin, Kyle White
Music: Mr. Moustafa by Alexandre Desplat, String Quartet
in F Major: II. Assez vif - Très rythmé by Maurice Ravel,
performed by Quatuor Ébène, Woo Hoo by The 5.6.7.8’s,
Requiem for a Revolution by Marc Ribot
Chapter 1: The Story Takes Place in the Wreckage
The Esther family return to their battlefield of faded
glory. They are ready to make their peace but the past
still controls them. “Don’t look in the gushing sink,”
they said. Their memories lodged in their self-image
like BB pellets stuck in their hands.
Made as part of the Design Collaboration with
Wimbledon College of Art
Student works
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Sara Augieras
Katy Ayling
Micha Baltman
Julia Bengtsson
Sarah Brahim
Jade Brider
Susannah Browning
Jamie Chapman
Charlotte Emms
Emma Farnell-Watson
Christine-Jennifer Felkin
Rebecca Friedman
Sophie Hall
Amy Harris
Phoebe Head
Charlotte Hilton
Ricky Lee Huxstep
Beth James
Jessica Ivy Rose Johnson
Kellie Jones
Madeleine Jonsson
Yue Tong Kwan
Margarida Macieira
Maeve Mcgreevy
Fern Moutrie
Tamzin O’garro
Alexandra Pholien
Richard Pye
Maria Eleonora Ramsby Herrera
Georgia Redgrave
Jessie Roberts-Smith
Clara Rust
Waddah Sinada
Ellen Slatkin
Bradley Smail
Renee Stewart
Caileigh Suline
Matti Tauru
Leanne Vincent
Kyle Robert White
Elena Zubeidia Perez
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Nationality: French
Before London Contemporary Dance School: Baccalauréat Littéraire
(French/English literature - Philosophy- languages), Lycée François Mauriac;
DEC diplôme d’étude chorégraphic, Conservatoire de Bordeaux
During her degree Sara has met and collaborated with teachers,
choreographers and visual artists in London, performing at the Victoria and
Albert Museum, The White Rainbow Gallery and more recently in Resolution
at The Place. She has also performed work in Europe for the Stockholm Fringe
Festival and in Finland. Sara has developed a strong interest in collaborative
creative process since she co-choreographed and performed Cache-cache with
Micha Baltman for the Peggy Hawkins Celebration at The Place. She will join
EDge in September, as part of the Postgraduate Diploma in Performance at
London Contemporary Dance School. Sara plans to complete an MA in French
and English, to gather together her extraordinary artistic experiences.
BA(Hons) in contemporary dance
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Nationality: British
Before London Contemporary Dance School: BTEC Dance,
Gateshead College; Prevocational Training in Contemporary Dance,
Centre for Advanced Training, Dance City Newcastle
Katy is a powerful, physical and committed performer with a particular
interest in the integration of dance and voice. She has had her own
choreography performed in collaboration with YMT UK at the Lyric
Theatre Belfast, at the Edinburgh Fringe and with Future Fest at the
Lyric Theatre Hammersmith. Performance highlights have included
Crystal Pite’s Polaris at Sadler’s Wells with music by Thomas Adès
and Lea Anderson’s Hand in Glove at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Katy’s future plans involve a residency and performance with the Sparse
Collective at the Festival d ’Avignon and choreography with YMT UK for
a production of The Tempest. She also plans to develop her own practice
as both a dancer and as a movement director for theatre.
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Nationality: Swedish
Before London Contemporary Dance School: Dance Programme,
Estetiska Gymnasium, Stockholm; Foundation Course, Balettakademien,
Stockholm.
Julia’s strongest interest lies in creating performance and choreographic
work. As a performer her strengths are improvisation, contact work, one-to-one performance and voice work. Through Lea Anderson’s Hand
in Glove, performed at the V&A, she gained experience in performing in
a gallery setting and though touring her own work to Stockholm Fringe
Festival she experienced having full responsibility for a piece and group
of performers when taking a show abroad. After graduation Julia is going to continue her work with her company
collective, Andy Elliott, as well as joining in collaborative creative
processes with other artists.
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Nationality: Canadian/Polish
Before London Contemporary Dance School: High School Honours
Diploma, Etobicoke School of the Arts; The School of Toronto Dance
Theatre Professional Training Program, Toronto, Canada
Micha is an expressive, powerful and magnetic performer with a vibrant
physicality, unique movement language and mesmerising stage presence.
He has a great passion and understanding of both performance and creation,
working with dedication and optimism.
Whilst at London Contemporary Dance School Micha received the Peggy
Hawkins Scholarship for outstanding technical skill and choreographic
potential as a dance artist. He performed a site specific work he created in
collaboration with other dance artists at a gallery in Kouvola, Finland and
created a trio in collaboration with students from Wimbledon College of Art.
Micha plans to work internationally as a dancer and performer, to create his
own work and generate projects all over the world. He will be joining the
Junior Ballet de Geneve this coming season.
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Nationality: American
Before London Contemporary Dance School: Bachelor of Arts in
Health Science, Portland State University; Classical Ballet, Contemporary,
Improvisation and Choreography, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance
Sarah is an expansive, sensitive and generous performer. Thoughtful and
devoted, she has a passion for creating with and on others and exploring
new and challenging choreographic adventures. Sarah is developing her
own guided teaching practise and enjoys working with dancers’ individual
memories and experiences to generate unique movement. This year she
was invited to create and perform in New York, writing new music with jazz
musicians, with the role of dancer being a vital instrument in the ensemble.
Sarah plans to continue performing internationally, creating her own work
and collaborating with artists from a vast spectrum of disciplines.
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Nationality: Australian
Before London Contemporary Dance School: Certificate IV in
Performing Arts, Diploma of Dance (Elite Performance), Brent Street, Sydney,
Australia
Jade is a luminous, captivating and unique performer with a versatile
dynamic and a strong refined technical capability that provides a demanding
stage presence. At the beginning of the second year, Jade was invited to be
a part of the reconstruction of James Wilton’s work Drift. This work was then
performed at the Beijing Dance Academy’s 60 th Anniversary. Jade will work
as a freelance artist commencing with the role of dancer with the Cohen
Collective in August. She plans to explore many forms of contemporary
dance and choreography throughout her career.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Three A-Levels,
St Edwards School, Oxford
Susannah is interested in working as a performer that explores different art
forms; poetry, improvisation, physical theatre, film and site-specific work.
She has worked in a primary school as an assistant teacher and volunteered
as a social worker in Nepal and she intends to develop her knowledge in the
education and community sector. Susannah also plans to collaborate with
artists from other creative fields in order to deepen her exploration and
choreographic skills in both theatre and dance sectors.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Three A-Levels
including Dance, South Downs College, Hampshire
During his first year at London Contemporary Dance School, Jamie was a
participant of the Just Us Dance Theatre Let’s Shine mentoring programme,
working with Artistic Director Joseph Toonga. He also received a Peggy
Hawkins Scholarship for outstanding technical skill and choreographic
potential as a dance artist. He also received the Peggy Hawkins for
outstanding technical skill and choreographic potential as a dance artist.
Jamie will become a freelance dance artist and will be auditioning,
as well as making his own work.
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Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge; Prevocational Training in
Contemporary Dance, Centre for Advanced Training, DanceEast;
Advanced 1 NATD Ballet/ Intermediate RAD Ballet.
Charlotte is a dynamic and articulate technician with a strong physique
and a rigorous approach. She is a highly versatile and expressive performer.
Charlotte has recently returned from a term away at SUNY Purchase Dance
Conservatoire, New York. On return she premiered Ori Flommin’s work
Things Happen Just at The Place. Charlotte takes pride in her teaching
experiences, currently working as a teaching assistant on the Centre for
Advanced Training Scheme at The Place, alongside her training. Upon
graduation Charlotte plans to perform in a touring company whilst
furthering her teaching work.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: National Youth Dance
Company; English National Ballet Youth Company; Flute ABRSM Grade 8
Emma is a lively and spirited strong performer, who loves exploring technique,
physicality, improvisation and theatricality. In her second year at London
Contemporary Dance School she received the Robert Cohan Scholarship for
Outstanding Potential as a Performer, whilst also performing on BBC4 as part
of BBC Young Dancer Award 2015. She left her third year in February to begin
working as an apprentice with Jasmin Vardimon Company. Since then she has
performed with the company in Tanhausser at the Royal Opera House and is
currently working on their new production, Pinocchio, which will begin touring
in August. She will also work with Alexander Whitley on a period of research
in September. Emma hopes to continue exploring a variety of practices to find
further authenticity in her work and test her physical and emotional limits.
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including Drama, Croesyceiliog School, Wales
Christine is a powerful, charismatic performer who brings a radiant
and committed energy to the work she is involved in. As part of London
Contemporary Dance School’s exchange programme, she attended
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) where she was selected to work
with Diavolo, Architecture in Motion on the piece Cubicle 2, a role which
required theatrical skills. In the future, Christine plans to stay in London,
continuing to explore her physicality and voice work skills, whilst
performing in works that challenge and inspire her.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Graduate of Cheshire
Academy, Cheshire CT, USA; Performing Arts Centre of Connecticut,
Trumbull CT, USA
Rebecca is a dynamic and powerful mover with a love and passion of
performance. Throughout her time at London Contemporary Dance
School, she has enjoyed working with a range of choreographers who have
expanded her knowledge and creative outlook on dance. Following graduation,
Rebecca plans to continue pursuing dance as a performer, as well as working
behind the scenes.
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Ryton Comprehensive School; Prevocational Training in Contemporary Dance,
Centre for Advanced Training, Dance City, Newcastle
Sophie is an enthusiastic and passionate performer. She is a refined and
dedicated dancer. Sophie was selected to participate in the exchange
programme at Purchase College, New York and flourishes in her role as a
dance teaching assistant to children. Sophie has secured a placement on a
teacher training programme, specialising in dance. Upon completion she will
be a fully qualified teacher and receive a PGCE qualification. Subsequently,
she hopes to empower and inspire children through dance.
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including Art, Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College; Prevocational
Training in Contemporary Dance, Centre for Advanced Training, The Place
Amy is a brave and honest performer and improviser, with a sinuous and
grounded movement quality. As well as her love for floor contactwork, she
is invested in discovering a more profound knowledge of her individual
movement capacity and language - an inquisitiveness noted by winning the
Charlotte Fitzpatrick Award. Amy started working professionally in 2014
when she choreographed and performed in an immersive theatre piece by
Trikhon Theatre, from then on developing her own work around the practice
of map-making whilst part of Siobhan Davies Dance’s Next Choreography
programme, and showing her work at and co-curating its summer festival.
Through this and her exchange to the Danish National School of Performing
Arts she has been exposed to a range of disciplines and approaches to
conceiving work, including philosophy, dramaturgy and architecture.
Following her training in Copenhagen and a residency in Iceland last winter,
Amy is excited to continue her own choreographic research since being
awarded a grant to work at Le CouveNt, France this summer.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: A-Level Dance,
BTEC Dance (level 3), Lewes Sussex Downs College
Phoebe is an open minded dancer with interests in release and Cunningham
based work, with a positive outlook towards everything. Phoebe was a
student of the Centre for Advanced Training at The Place for four years
before joining London Contemporary Dance School, where she worked with
choreographers such as James Cousins and Pina Bauch dancers, Felix Burkle
and Pasacal Merighi. Whilst at the Centre for Advanced Training Phoebe had
the opportunity to perform at venues such as Sadlers Wells and The Royal
Festival Hall. Phoebe has a love of teaching and performing and she intends
to pursue both of these areas upon graduation.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: National Diploma in
Dance, Filton College, Bristol
Charlotte is a strong and striking performer. She has a love of working with
other dancers, whatever size the group and motivating them throughout the
process. The highlight of Charlotte’s time at London Contemporary Dance
School was performing in No More Landing, commissioned by Leila McMillan.
In the immediate future Charlotte will teach dance in over 150 schools across
Wales as part of a team named Upbeat Music & Arts. Charlotte will also remain
involved in project-based work and modelling.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Foundation Degree,
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Ricky enjoys dance that is integrated with other arts like theatre or drama,
as well as Cunningham and release technique. He likes to explore physical
theatre and improvisation and has performed works with SeeUsMove Dance,
Andile Sotiya and Lea Anderson. Ricky is a yoga teacher and has a great
interest in psychology. He plans to continue living in London, advancing his
dance and yoga practice, he also intends to study for an MA in Psychology.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Prevocational Training
in Contemporary Dance, Centre for Advanced Training, The Place; Three
A-Levels including Theatre Studies, Battle Abbey School, East Sussex
An emotive and expressive dancer thriving in highly technical, improvised
and theatrical work, Beth is open minded and curious, always committing fully
to whatever a project or performance requires of her. Inspired by cross-art
opportunities and flourishing when working with others, Beth’s highlight
at London Contemporary Dance School was collaborating with a designer
from Wimbledon College of Art to create and perform a work, which is
included in the Graduation programme. Seeking to transform audiences
through performance Beth is delighted to be joining EDge, as part of the
Postgraduate Diploma in Performance at London Contemporary Dance School.
She is looking forward to working with a broad range of choreographers and
touring internationally.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: BTec Performing Arts,
Two A-Levels, New College Swindon
Jessica is interested in many areas of the arts such as visual art,
photography, film, acting, performance art, poetry and writing. She enjoys
physical theatre and voice work, as well as pure movement. Upon graduation
she plans to take time to expand her physical skill set as she is interested in all
styles of movement such as urban, contemporary and cultural. As an aspiring
artist she would like to work collaboratively with other art forms and undergo
a Masters degree to help enhance her performance and artistic skills further.
Jessica is also passionate about inspiring and encouraging under-privileged
communities through art.
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Nationality: Welsh
Before London Contemporary Dance School: National Dance
Company Wales Associate, Cardiff; Foundation Course in Dance, Rubicon
Dance, Cardiff
Kellie enjoys challenging herself with physical choreography. She has recently
had exciting opportunities including performing works by Kerry Nicholls and
Odette Hughes. The highlights of her training at London Contemporary Dance
School have been the residencies with Richard Alston Dance Company. Upon
graduation Kellie will be visiting New York City where she aims to meet new
dance artists and expand her movement vocabulary.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Certificate of
Upper Secondary Education, specialising in dance, Yrkesdansprogrammet,
Schillerska, Gothenburg, Sweden
Madeleine is an explosive, versatile and passionate dancer who enjoys taking
risks and finding honesty in movement. She enjoyed performing in Resolution
2016 with A(r)CT, directed by Eleni Papaioannou and in the Being and Matter
at the White Rainbow Gallery, choreographed by Juri Nishi. Upon graduation
Madeleine intends to continue developing her movement practice and
exploring where this takes her.
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Nationality: Singaporean
Before London Contemporary Dance School: Certificate of Dance,
The Ailey School, New York City; Certified Instructor in Gyrokinesis Level 1,
Miami Beach Gyrotonic, Florida, USA; Royal Academy of Dance Advanced 1,
Ballet, Singapore Ballet Academy
With Yue Tong’s experience in teaching Pilates and Gyrokinesis while
dancing, she works intelligently and dynamically. She has strong technique
and a grounded yet fluid quality in her movement. Yue has worked as a
full-time dancer with Frontier Danceland in Singapore and has recently
performed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in Hand In Glove by Lea
Anderson. She intends to continue teaching Gyrokinesis while being part of a
dance company, and also further developing her choreographic creative skills.
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Nationality: Portuguese
Before London Contemporary Dance School: Diploma in Dance,
Academia de Dança Contemporânea de Setúbal, Portugal
Margarida is driven by curiosity, always looking for new challenges and
different experiences. From a technical background in ballet and Graham,
she is now interested in understanding how to deconstruct movement to
experience new ways of moving. Margarida is well rounded in release, contact
improvisation, Cunningham and voice work. She toured with Quorum Ballet
Company in 2013 through Portugal and China as an apprentice. Margarida
performed Drift by James Wilton at the 60th Anniversary of the Beijing
Dance Academy. Margarida will be joining Company Chameleon in their
next production.
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Nationality: Irish
Before London Contemporary Dance School: Higher National
Certificate in Contemporary Dance, Scottish School of Contemporary Dance,
Dundee
Maeve is a diligent, open minded and inquisitive dancer who is often drawn
towards character-based roles due to her experience in theatre and film.
During her time at London Contemporary Dance School, she has been
commissioned to create and perform work alongside Sandra Johnston and
Hugh O’Donnell in Belfast’s Metropolitan Arts Centre, was awarded the
Charlotte Kirkpatrick Award for Exceptional Potential as a Dance Artist
and has begun to assist some of London’s professional tango teachers in
their regular classes. Maeve is keen to expand her creative and performance
skills through physical theatre work as well as continuing her tango training.
Following graduation she intends to travel to Buenos Aires to immerse herself
in this world.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Prevocational
Training in Contemporary Dance, Centre for Advanced Training, Northern
School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds; Foundation Degree, Northern School
of Contemporary Dance, Leeds
Fern is an athletic and dynamic dancer with a hardworking mentality. She is
a passionate and honest performer who loves to be challenged. During her
studies she has performed in a number of different works, which has allowed
her to explore her creativity and furthered her desire to pursue a professional
career. Fern is looking forward to what the future will bring and she plans to
perform, collaborate and travel.
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La Swap Sixth Form, Camden; Prevocational training in dance,
Pineapple Performing Arts School, Pineapple Studios
Tamzin uses her Hip Hop training and Caribbean background as influences
in her approach to movement. She has a strong performance presence and
an interest in choreography and improvisation. Tamzin is the second student
to be awarded the Duke of York Scholarship and has choreographed in
collaboration with set design students from Wimbledon College of Art.
Tamzin looks forward to continuing training in various movement styles,
as well as broadening her skills in costume design and performance.
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Nationality: Belgian
Before London Contemporary Dance School: Certificate of Higher
Education in Contemporary Dance, Lycée Martin V, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Alexandra is committed to investigating movement and performs with an
explosive energy. She enjoys experimenting with rhythms and dynamics
and interacting with others. Alex has experienced performance opportunities
at Greenwich Dance and The Place as part of the Let’s Shine mentorship
program lead by Joseph Toonga, artistic director of Just Us Dance Theatre.
Upon graduation Alex will be joining National Dance Company Wales as
part of London Contemporary Dance School’s Postgraduate Diploma in
Performance. In the future she plans to work on performance projects
that challenge her physically and creatively.
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Richard is a strong dancer who is able to dance technically with ease
and fluidity. His commitment and love for dance matched with great
communication skills allow him to be a valuable team player. Richard spent
six months studying in New York where he proudly performed José Limone’s
A Choreographic Offering. Richard would like to further the development of his
technique and artistry, hopefully marrying his passions for dance and travel.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Physical Theatre
Studies, Stella Adler Studio of Acting, New York & International School of
Corporeal Mime in London, UK
Maria’s passion is to explore how to communicate what can only be expressed
through body language, movement and feeling. She enjoys the challenge
that comes with new territory, continuously expanding her curiosity and
perspective beyond the comfortable and familiar. In the future she plans to
continue exploring movement, sharing it with others as both a performer
and teacher.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Four A-Levels
including Dance, Sixth Form College, Colchester; Ballet Scholarship Scheme,
Suffolk; Classical Ballet and Cecchetti styles; Prevocational Training in
Contemporary Dance, Centre for Advanced Training, Dance East, Ipswich
Georgia is an honest performer and versatile technician, with a particular
interest in theatricality and a diverse range of performance styles. She
works with physicality and looks to challenge herself constantly. Most
recently she performed Hand In Glove at the Victoria and Albert Museum,
a performance exhibition showcasing the relationship between dance and
design choreographed by Lea Anderson. Previously, Georgia was in the first
year of the National Youth Dance Company under the artistic direction of
Jasmin Vardimon, performing at Sadler’s Wells and touring throughout the
UK. Moving forward, Georgia would like to continue exploring a variety of
movement styles working within a touring company. She intends to perform
internationally, whilst pursuing her own projects and interest in theatre.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Four A-Levels
including Theatre studies, Stoke Newington Sixth form, Hackney, London
Jessie is a self-motivated dancer and confident performer. She is
dedicated to her individual improvisation practice and she enjoys putting
technical training alongside diverse states of expression. Recently, Jessie
made a piece of choreography collaborating with three fellow peers when
they were injured and on crutches. The work was performed in The Place
theatre alongside some professionally commissioned works. Jessie
performed a duet by Kerry Nicholls commissioned for the Centre for
Advanced Training 10th anniversary celebration. She wants to create
and perform work that rigorously investigates what the body can do and
engages a wide audience. Jessie will become an apprentice dancer at
Scottish Dance Theatre as part of London Contemporary Dance School’s
Postgraduate Diploma in Performance.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Two A-Levels in
Drama and Theatre Studies, Brecon High School, Powys; BTEC Level 3
National Diploma in Performing Arts, Colleg Powys; BTEC Level 3
National Diploma in Music Technology, Brecon High School, Powys;
National Youth Dance Wales
Clara is an expressive and articulate dancer with a naturally fluid quality
to her movement and an interest for intricate detail. Connecting with her
surroundings as she performs helps Clara harness a strong presence on
stage. Clara has received professional work showcasing her own choreography,
where she draws from her bellydance background to influence the creation of
material, resulting in a fusion of styles with a hypnotic fluidity interlaced with
intricate gestural movement. Clara has a passion to explore and experience
new things, with a desire to travel she hopes to go on and work on a variety
of projects.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: BTEC in Dance,
Lewisham and Southwark College, London
Waddah comes from a strong street and hip hop background and joined
London Contemporary Dance School to embark on expanding his knowledge
and understanding of artistic and expressive movement. Throughout his time
at the School, he has gravitated towards understanding his own approaches
to creating his own original work. He is interested in choreography and
composition and continues to work hard to understand himself as an artist,
in order to inform his future choreographic growth. He uses the wide pallet
of different resources accumulated throughout his degree, as well as
knowledge and experience gained outside his formal education.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: ODC/Dance Jam,
San Francisco California. Berkeley Ballet Theater, Berkeley, California
Ellen is an honest and passionate mover who explores a broad range of
qualities and physicalities. She has enjoyed doing projects outside of school,
such as performing at Resolution 2016 with A(r)ct, directed by Eleni
Papaioannon and at the Stockholm Fringe Festival 2015 with Julia Bengtsson.
Ellen hopes to continue working in Scandinavia and Europe and will continue
to develop and explore wherever inspiring dance takes her.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Two A-Levels in
Dance and Drama, South Downs College, Hampshire
Bradley is a thoughtful, intelligent and versatile performer. Recently he has
performed at Resolution 2016 at The Place and at the Victoria and Albert
Museum in Lea Anderson’s Hand in Glove. Upon graduation Bradley is looking
to develop himself as a performer and choreographer, to become a complete
artist through working with as wide a range of people as possible.
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Nationality: British/New Zealand
Before London Contemporary Dance School: High School Diploma,
Redondo Union High School, California
Renee is a powerful dancer who is able to take her technical skills and make
them seem effortless and fluid through her commitment to her craft. Her
ability to be observant makes her a team player. Renee has worked with a
Los Angeles project based creative dance company called Jacob Jonas The
Company. She was also an ambassador for Bendon, a New Zealand sportswear
and underwear brand. Renee would like to use her dance training to travel the
world while further developing her career. She would also like to further
pursue her passions for film and photography.
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Nationality: Canadian
Before London Contemporary Dance School: Ontario Secondary
School Diploma in Dance (major) and Film (minor), Etobicoke School of the
Arts, Toronto, Canada; Dancer, Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre
Committed, enthusiastic with a strong work ethic and an openness to
learn from anyone, Caileigh began learning various styles from a young
age including tap, jazz, acro and hip hop, as well as competing with Team
Canada for the World Hip Hop Championships. In the future she is interested
in working with a focus on floor-work and fusions of urban dance styles and
theatrics, alongside teaching.
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Nationality: Finnish
Before London Contemporary Dance School: Upper secondary
school education, Kouvolan yhteiskoulun lukio, Kouvola, Finland; Prevocational
training in contemporary dance, Västra nylands folkhögskolan, Karis, Finland
Matti is a passionate, expressive and full performer with a powerful
physicality, strong stage presence and a love for experimentation. He is
interested in both performance and creation and is constantly trying to
explore dance further through both approaches. Matti made a site specific
work in his home town Kouvola, Finland in collaboration with his peers and
photographer Raakel Kuukka. The project was fully funded by the Finnish
Cultural Foundation and was performed twice in an art gallery in January
2015. In August, Matti will join Tanzmainz, the contemporary dance company
of Staatstheater Mainz in Germany as a dancer.
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including Dance, Stanmore College, London; Intermediate Classical Ballet,
Royal Academy of Dance
Leanne is a versatile and grounded dance artist who is mature and able
to adapt to diverse styles and textures in performance. She received the
Peggy Hawkins Scholarship for outstanding potential as a dance artist and
has involved herself in other art forms, including collaboration with sculpture
artist Julia Vance. She has created her own dance film with students at
Central School of Saint Martins, which was recently presented at The Place.
In September, Leanne will be joining Motionhouse Dance Theatre as an
apprentice dancer on the Postgraduate Diploma in Performance at London
Contemporary Dance School. BA(Hons) in contemporary dance
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Level 3 Extended
Diploma in Performing Arts, North East Worcestershire College
Kyle is an explosive, powerful and generous performer on the stage and
approaches work with a creative sensitivity. He performed in a re-staging
of James Wilton’s piece Drift that was then taken to China for the Beijing
Dance Academy’s 60th Anniversary Gala. Kyle is looking forward to
becoming an apprentice dancer with Danish Dance Theatre as part of
London Contemporary Dance School’s Postgraduate Diploma in Performance,
working with Tim Rushton, Marcos Morau and Stephen Shropshire.
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Before London Contemporary Dance School: Baccalaureate,
IES Santa Clara Santander
Elena started her dance training at an early age and is now a versatile
dancer with strong abilities in contact partner work and improvisation.
She is currently developing her own practice working with movement to
develop emotional and social skills as well as creativity. Upon graduation
Elena will be based in London and will continue her education in diverse
fields of learning, such as: psychology, mindfulness, somatic techniques,
contact partner work and improvisation.
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Marcus Foo
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Megan Hatto
Elena Lalucat
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Nationality: Singaporean
Before postgraduate study: Diploma In Dance, Modern Dance & Ballet,
LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
A performer for 12 years, Marcus has freelanced as a commercial dancer in
Hong Kong and performed with T.H.E Second Company, Singapore and The
Human Expression (T.H.E) Second Company, Singapore. He presented works
at the Seoul Performing Arts Festival and the Singapore M1 Contact Dance
Festival. Marcus plans to move to Japan in the Autumn to study Butoh, a form
of Japanese dance theatre as well as committing more time in building his
Yoga practice.
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Nationality: Italian
Before postgraduate study: Certificate of Higher Education in
Contemporary Dance, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds;
Foundation Diploma in Contemporary Dance, Northern School of
Contemporary Dance, Leeds; Certificate Vocational training at CIMD
Centro Internazionale Movimento e Danza, Italy; Humanities and Foreign
Languages Diploma, Liceo Classico Cneo Nevio, Italy
Martina is a dancer and movement researcher, she is particularly interested
in philosophy, dance improvisation and instantaneous composition. She is
also a writer and poet, mainly focusing on the constant interplay between
the physical and immaterial consistence of body language. Martina has
performed in several works in Italy, Switzerland and UK. She recently worked
and performed in Germany with Maya M. Carroll, Brit Rodemund and Roy
Carroll. Martina plans to continue working on her own research project; to
collaborate with artists she is particularly fascinated by; to publish her
works and to go deeper into dance pedagogy.
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Before postgraduate study: New Dance Development, Härnösand,
Sweden; Dance Studies, Trinity Laban, London
Megan began studying contemporary dance six years ago, alongside ballet.
She enjoys improvisation directed towards performance. Her background is in
folk and social dance, both of which she has studied and taught. In the future
she intends to continue focusing on dance theatre and film production.
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Before postgraduate study: BA in Choreography and Interpretation
of Dance, Institut del Teatre, Barcelona, Spain; Foundation Degree,
Roberto Zappalà Compagnia di Danza in Scenario Pubblico, Sicily, Italy
Elena is a very physical and creative performer with a softness of movement.
During the year at London Contemporary Dance School she has learnt to
‘let go’ and release her movement. In the future she intends to collaborate
with other dance/performance artists and musicians throughout the
creative process.
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Nationality: Greek
Before postgraduate study: BA (Hons) Performing and Teaching in
Contemporary Dance, Rallou Manou Professional Dance School, Athens;
Ballet and Contemporary Dance Teacher, Athens
Danae works well in a team, she is communicative and dedicated, with great
respect for her collaborators and their input to the work. She is creative in
making her own work and highly interested in the personalities of the people
she works with and she is enthusiastic and ambitious within it. She pays close
attention to detail throughout her creation process. In the future Danae
intends to make and tour her own work.
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Before postgraduate study: BA Dance and Spanish, Franklin & Marshall
College, Pennsylvania
Alexandra comes from a multidisciplinary background in both dance and
academia. She originally began university as a Biology major before she
decided to pursue a degree in contemporary dance and Spanish. She has
trained in tap, jazz and hip hop. In her final year of undergraduate study,
Alexandra received a grant to choreograph and produce an evening length
work and received her school’s award for Choreographic Excellence.
Alexandra is currently a part of a collective of London Contemporary
Dance School alumni and in the future would like to perform as well as
collaborate and choreograph with other dancers to create works that pull
from her multidisciplinary background and challenge her to grow technically
and artistically.
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Graduation
Performances 2016
Production credits
Head of Choreography & Production Co-ordinator Sue MacLennan
BA3 Productions Coordinators: Leila McMillan, Jeannie Steele
Production Manager Anthony Osborne
Lighting Design Michael Mannion
Technical Manager Marco Cifre
Deputy Technical Manager Sam Wood
Senior Technician Martin Kucera
Technicians Gary Scott James, Karl Oscar Sordal, Alex Fernandes,
Matt Easterling, Avril Cook, Ali Hunter, Carly Hook, Oscar Wyatt,
Marine Le Houezec
Head of Costume, Senior Lecturer in Design Sharon Coleman (job share)
Head of Costume, Senior Lecturer in Design Sara Rowlands (job share)
Senior Costume Technician Frances Morris
Costume Assistant Nicole Bowden
Costume Assistants Anna Britton, Rosie Armitage,
Evelien Coleman, Gemma Bishop, Michelle Bristow
Projects and Company Manager WILL SOUTHWORTH
AV and Theatre Technicians Seth Rook Williams, Daniel Persson,
Chris Edwards
Communications Manager & Live Stream Producer Katie Paling
Projects and Company Manager Will Southworth
london contemporary dance school
Principal Professor Veronica Lewis MBE
Vice Principal and Director of Studies David Steele
Director of Postgraduate Programmes Dr Mary Evelyn
Director of Student Services & International Development Mark Tyler
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London
Contemporary
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Faculty
Baptiste Bourgougnon
Dr Henrietta Bannerman
Carolyn Deby
Raymond Chai
Sharon Coleman
Antigone Exton-White
Anna Helsby
Tiffany Hore
Kim Hutt
Peter Laycock
Jovair Longo
Sue MacLennan
Frances Morris
Rick Nodine
Chisato Ohno
Kate Price
Sara Rowlands
Sasha Roubicek
Hilary Stainsby
Jeannie Steele
Gabriela Tropia
Neil Webster
Dr Samuel Wilson
Jeanne Yasko
visiting lecturers / artists
Simonetta Alessandri
Richard Alston
Richard Alston Dance Company
Lea Anderson
Amy Bell
Christopher Benstead
Steve Blake
Frank Bock
Jonathan Burrows
Lucy Cash
Jay Cloth
Company Chameleon
Robert Clark
Sam Coren
James Cousins
Jorge Crecis
Rosalind Crisp
Claire Cunningham
Maxine Doyle
Pippa Duke
Will Duke
DV8 Physical Theatre
Malgorzata Dzierzon
Thomislav English
Feet Off The Ground
Delphine Gaborit
Megan Griffiths
Kasper Hansom
Martin Hargreaves
Ellyn Hebron
Kate Hilder
Wendy Houstoun
Hannah Kidd
Susan Klein
Matt Lackford
Susanne Lahusen
Hannes Langolf
Martin Lawrance
Rosemary Lee
Annie Lok
Rachel Lopez de la Nieta
Lost Dog
Katie Lusby
Michael Mannion
Marta Masiero
Lola Maury
Graeme McGinty
Leila McMillan
Joe Moran
Motionhouse
Luke Murphy
Nora
Kerry Nicholls
Freddie Opuku-Addaie
Sally Owen
Wayne Parsons
Phoenix Dance Theatre
Mike Picknett
Michael Popper
Andre Portasio
Lauren Potter
Protein Dance
Eva Recacha
Mikael Marso Riviére
Stefano Rosato
Alberto Ruiz
Mika Sellens
Hofesh Shechter Company
Jackie Shemesh
Irmela Stone
Pieter Symonds
Tilted Productions
Chris Tudor
Vera Tussing
Aaron Vickers
Didy Veldman
Lewis Wilkins
Anna Williams
Sara Wookey
Leary Wright
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Administration
Admissions and Registry Manager Cindy Cheung
Projects and Company Manager Will Southworth
Assistant to the Principal Naomi Thomas
School Administrator Parsifal Hurst
Academic Administration Manager Nicola Campbell
Support staff
Technical Coordinator Seth Rook-Williams
AV and Theatre Technician Chris Edwards
AV and Theatre Technician Daniel Persson
Osteopath Karolin Krell
Sport Massage Stephanie De’Ath
Councillor Elizabeth Nabarro
Communications
Communications Director Rosie Neave
Interim Head of Marketing Caroline Schreiber
Communications Manager Katie Paling
Communications Assistant Anna-Maria Frastali
Development
Director of Development Stephen Clarke
Trusts Fundraiser Graziella Terraciano
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Fund for Excellence
London Contemporary Dance School encourages applications from
talented students regardless of their background or financial circumstances.
For this reason we created the Fund for Excellence, which distributes grants
to students in need of additional financial support. These awards make a real
difference to those who might otherwise not have the resources necessary
to complete their training. The need for the Fund is greater than ever and we
rely solely upon generous contributions from trusts and individuals to help our
students through their training. Whether you are watching the performance
today as a parent, friend, former student or dance enthusiast, with your help
we can continue to support those students who are struggling to focus on
their studies.
If you would like to make a gift to the Fund please call
The Place’s Development Department on 020 7121 1054,
email [email protected] or visit theplace.org.uk/development
If you are a UK taxpayer then you can Gift Aid your donation to us.
Gift Aid allows us to reclaim an extra 25p in tax from the Inland Revenue
for every £1 you give at no additional cost to you.
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Alumni Network
Since 1969 London Contemporary Dance School has seen almost 3,000
students push the boundaries of contemporary dance in its studios. Many have
gone on to found their own companies, become directors of internationally
recognised dance organisations and have been acknowledged as outstanding
performers. The success of our former students has made the School one of
the world’s leading conservatoires.
This year’s graduating students join this network of distinguished dance
professionals who continue to shape the future of dance across the globe
and we hope that the School and our growing alumni community will continue
to be a source of inspiration to them throughout their career. For this reason,
we established the Alumni Network which allows former students to keep up
to date with developments at the School and access alumni services and
benefits. We are extremely thankful to those alumni who continue to make
a substantial contribution to the current student experience by offering
workshops, placements and by kindly supporting the Fund for Excellence.
Our alumni are part of the School’s history and future and we hope that
this year’s graduates continue to keep in touch with us through the Alumni
Network, which they will join upon graduation this autumn.
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London Contemporary
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Performances
Music Collaborations Thu 1 & Fri 2 December
Moving Image Collaborations Mon 5 December
Design Collaborations Wed 7 & Thu 8 December
For the past 16 years Collaborations has been a landmark
of London Contemporary Dance School’s performance
calendar. These evenings showcase the culmination of
three parallel projects in which third year choreography
students are matched with either design students from
Wimbledon College of Art, composers from Guildhall
School of Music and Drama or moving image students
from Central Saint Martins.
Undergraduates In Performance
Thu 9 – Fri 10 February
Commissioned and restaged works created by
professional choreographers and performed by the
third year undergraduate students, alongside specially
selected student choreography.
Scratch Night Tue 28 February
The results of 50 undergraduate students creating new
dance works over two intensive days, the programme is
facilitated by selected professional dance artists.
Postgraduate Choreography and
Performance Thu 16 & Fri 17 March
Postgraduate choreography students present their
work alongside a preview of EDge, the postgraduate
performance company.
Undergraduate to Professional
Thu 23 & Fri 24 March
Newly commissioned professional works and student
choreography. A mixed bill full of creativity and passion.
International Week Mon 22 – Fri 26 June
Dance crosses borders and breaks language barriers in
a week of performances by dance conservatoires from
the UK and Europe.
Postgraduate to Professional 28 & 29 June
Now in its fourth year, these two nights offer
performances that bridge high level student
choreography with work direct from the profession.
Graduation Performances Fri 7 – Fri 14 July
The highlight of London Contemporary Dance School’s
performance calendar sees final year degree students
perform specially commissioned works by a line-up of
national and international choreographers. Experience
the power and physicality of the very best student
choreography and performance, the culmination of
three years intensive dance education.
On Tour
EDge March – July 2017
The postgraduate performance company tours the UK
and Europe between March and July and performs
for three nights at the The Place’s theatre in June.
Performance dates will be announced in January 2017.
LC3 May 2017
The third year touring company performs around London
colleges, universities and professional UK venues for four
weeks in May. Performance dates will be announced in
March 2017.
London Contemporary Dance School Live
Watch live performances and interviews online at
lcds.ac.uk/live
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London Contemporary Dance School’s Fund for
Excellence is supported by:
The Eranda Foundation
The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust
The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation
The Hugh Fraser Foundation
Mercers’ Charitable Trust
Simon’s Charity
The South Square Trust
The Stanley Picker Trust
The Thistle Trust
The Turtleton Charitable Trust
Charlotte Kirkpatrick Awards
Duke of York Scholarship Fund
Lunn Prothero Fund
Peggy Hawkins Scholarship Fund
Cohan Scholarship Fund
lcds.ac.uk
#LCDSchool
ThePlace
ThePlaceLondon
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ThePlaceLondon
theplacelondon
The Place, 17 Duke’s Road,
London WC1H 9PH
Cover photograph by Camilla Greenwell.
Other photographs by Camilla Greenwell and Alicia Clarke.
Headshots by Alicia Clarke, Daniel Persson, Danny Willems
and Rachel Cherry
All the images are student works except Wednesday Night by Rick Nodine on pages 3 and 61
and Things Happen Just by Ori Flomin on page 63.

London Contemporary Dance School Graduating

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