Adam Linder wins the £25,000 Place Prize
Adam’s tips on how to win and his pick of Dance Umbrella’s 30th anniversary.
“From eating his own hand to a £25,000 prize. It’s the story of dance’s new darling, 25-year-old Adam Linder. Winner of The Place’s Prize for Dance 2008, he took on themes of consumption, gluttony and status anxiety….
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Helpful Links: The Place , The Riverside Studios , Dance Umbrella
Bounce and Zoo Nation’s new narrative dance works.
Are two wild street-dance troupes trying to grow up into ‘proper theatre’?
“Popping, locking, krumping… Two troupes, Bounce and Zoo Nation, are poised for West End runs at the Peacock and Novello theatres, fusing the narrative strength of theatre with the explosive visuals of street dance…
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Helpful Links: www.sadlerswells.com/show/Bounce-08 , www.zoonation.co.uk/ , www.pineapple.uk.com/
Chatsva – a Dance Explosion
Shelly-Ann Maxwell ditches actuarial science to follow her dancing dreams
“NO-NONSENSE, heart-pounding dance action is about to burst on to the stage, with one Pimlico dancer pushing herself to the limit. In Chatsva (which translates as Explosion), the six dancers who have recently embarked on a national tour…
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Helpful Links: www.tavazivadance.com , www.jamaica-gleaner.com
Breaking Convention at Sadler’s Wells
Meet A’Jai Felicisimo, one of the stars of the UK’s high altar of street dance competitions.
“WHETHER it’s in the street, in the clubs or at private get-togethers, A’Jai Felicisimo can knock ‘em dead with his breakdancing skills…
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Helpful Links: www.breakinconvention.com , www.sadlerswells.com