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A new year, a new programme of festivals.... ! ( - and all of the festival photos from Parade have finally been posted.)
Trouble & Desire will be held at Pleasance Theatre on 26-28 March, and we are currently receiving applications for it; highlights of the festival will include Ffin Dance, Taciturn, Cascade Dance, Scarlett Perdereau, Slanjayvah Danza (by popular demand!) and Hyanglae Jin.
Our application deadline is 7 February; we will be announcing the full lineup on 9 February.
Hush will be our "large" festival of the year, appropriately held at Cochrane Theatre in Holborn on 16-18 July. So far, we have confirmed that Nexus Dance, Vex Dance Theatre, Pair Dance, Slanjayvah Danza and Sol Dans will be performing - and we'll be adding other companies between now and then - we hope to offer a truly exciting lineup.
In the meantime, we have snazzy new merchandise for sale - do check our Shop via the link above! Not only could you own a CDF tshirt, hoodie, poster or (very sturdy) bag - but we also really need the money! |
 Ffin Dance |
FFIN Dance is a professional repertory dance company which presents work touring throughout Wales and London. Another arm of the company is Dance Faktry which is an education and outreach programme.
What makes FFIN Dance totally unique is that it is the only professional dance company in residence in the south Wales valleys.
FFIN Dance has triggered a rapidly growing dance culture in Blaenau Gwent, boasting some of the largest modern dance audiences in Wales - and it's all outside of Cardiff!
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 Slanjayvah Danza |
Slanjayvah Danza is a Dance Theatre Company, formed in 2004 producing professional, youth and community dance/mixed art form works, as well as providing educational dance workshops for all age groups and learning abilities. With a growing reputation for closing the gap between performers and the audience. The choreographies of Jenni Wren and Slanjayvah Danza are layered into complex reflections of the human psyche. The work is peppered with diverse alternative artistic practices, complementary to dance, that help to convey narratives that any audience can relate to. The Company believes that diversity and eclecticism are key to produing unique and innovative work, for example; the fusion of a variety of dance styles such as Contemporary, Contact, Flamenco and Tango, employs tools and skills beyond those of an average Dancer. |
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 Scarlett Perdereau |
Scarlett Perdereau is a performer & emerging choreographer based in London. She trained in dance and drama in London and Paris. Since the start of her career in 2002 she has been working internationally in various performance styles: contemporary and physical theatre, opera, site-specific and film.
Her training, past and ongoing, embraces a wide range of dance techniques from Ballet to Modern and Contemporary, and movement disciplines such as Yoga, Pilates and Butoh. Feeding from her experience in both dance and drama, she has been choreographing and developing her own style of contemporary dance since 2005.
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 Sol Dans |
Fresh from choreographing Mandy's solos for BBC's So You Think You Can Dance, Melody Squire returns with a new duet choreographed for two special guests. Details to follow... !
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 Taciturn |
Taciturn formed in 2006 to enable the dancers to share skills and ideas, as well as to showcase the talents of local artists. Their aim is to create vibrant and diverse works that will have wide appeal and inspire young dancers.
Taciturn have performed at the Leap Festival in Liverpool, The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and as part of the British Dance Edition Fringe event 2008, organised by local artists.
Taciturn has also been working alongside Tom Roden - formerly director of the Air Dance Company, Tom is now the co-director of New Art Club. Their shows have toured extensively in Europe, America and Asia to critical and popular acclaim.
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 Cascade Dance |
Cascade Dance is a contemporary dance company based in the leafy suburbs of Tunbridge Wells, Kent
The Artistic presence of the town provides our company with the inspiration and theatrical encouragement to create activities, events and performances that are fresh and exciting to our audiences. |
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 Hyanglae Jin |
Hyanglae Jin was born in Korea. Focussing on contemporary dance, she received her BA Hons in Korea. After moving to London, she trained at London Contemporary Dance School and gained a postgraduate diploma through working with EDge 08. She is currently working as a freelance performer while continuing her ongoing research as a dance maker. She was part of The Place Prize as a performer and worked with one of Russell Maliphant's dancers. |
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