What's on
Since 1989, Company of Elders, Sadler’s Wells’ inspirational resident over-60s performance company, has been demonstrating the power of lifelong creativity and proving it is never too late to start dancing. In this mixed bill they bring new work from exciting choreographers including Adrienne Hart, Seeta Patel and Dickson Mbi.
Neon Dance spend 4-weeks working on new production 'Puzzle Creature' at Swindon Dance. On Friday 10th August we are opening up our creation process to a 'test' audience, if you are interested in taking part contact the company on: info@neondance.org.
Neon Dance head to Japan for a 2-week residency at Kamigo Clove Theatre supported by Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial.
Neon's latest work 'Puzzle Creature' inspired by artist/architect duo Arakawa and Madeline Gins premieres at Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial in Japan on 15th & 16th September 2018.
Artistic Director and choreographer Adrienne Hart will be sharing plans for her new work Puzzle Creature, inspired by the work of artist / architect duo Arakawa and Madeline Gins. She will reveal early stage designs for an accessible and immersive set, designed by award winning design collective Numen. Hart will also explore and take a wider look at dance, architecture and music in the UK/Japan, alongside the pioneering work of Arakawa and Gins. This is a free event and part of Pervasive Media Studios Lunchtime Talk series.
Choreographer Adrienne Hart and Composer/Producer Sebastian Reynolds collaborate with musicians and dance artists from Thailand and the UK to retell the story of Mahajanaka, a shipwrecked prince who survives alone at sea until the goddess of the ocean comes to his rescue. Bringing together east and western musical traditions, this beautiful show fuses ancient and modern.
A half-day conference on the occasion of the opening of the Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery exhibition Arakawa and Madeline Gins: Eternal Gradient. The event convenes architects, artists, historians and writers to offer fresh interpretations of Arakawa and Gins’ work and theories in the context of contemporary practices and scholarship.
In partnership with Oxford Dance Forum, Neon Dance host a free Artist Talk and Workshop event at Oxford's Old Fire Station. Designed for Oxford based dance artists interested in international collaboration, a 1.5 hour dance workshop led by Neon Dance will be followed by a facilitated talk and Q&A with the award winning Thai dance artist Pichet Klunchun, 'Mahajanaka' Composer / Producer Sebastian Reynolds, and dramaturg Miranda Laurence.
TO BOOK:- The event is free to attend, but in order to know numbers, please can you book your place in advance by e-mailing Tei Williams on evolutionoxford@gmail.com – booking for either Workshop & Talk OR Workshop Only OR Talk Only
As part the ever popular Wild Card series of artists curated evenings at Sadler's Wells, London, Neon Dance present an evening of up close performances and live music encounters, with a special place given to the piano.
Presented as part of Nils Frahm's International Piano Day.
As part the ever popular Wild Card series of artists curated evenings at Sadler's Wells, London, Neon Dance present an evening of up close performances and live music encounters, with a special place given to the piano.
Presented as part of Nils Frahm's International Piano Day.
TPAM (Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama) is a space where professionals from various places in the world who explore the possibility of contemporary performing arts exchange through performance and meeting programs to gain information, inspiration and network for the creation, dissemination and vitalization of performing arts. Neon Dance have a table discussion focussed around new work 'Puzzle Creature' as part of TPAM 2018.
Led by choreographer Adrienne Hart, this workshop will explore the movements and creative tasks being used to create Hart’s newest commission for the Company of Elders, Sadler’s Wells’ resident over-60s company. Suitable for both Over 60s dancers and dance artists working within the over 60s sector.
Neon's Adrienne Hart will be creating a new work on Sadler's Wells over-60s performance company Company of Elders between January and March 2018.
Join Neon's Adrienne Hart for morning contemporary dance class at DanceXchange, Birmingham. Aimed at final year vocational students and professional dancers.
Neon Dance continue to collaborate with composer / producer Sebastian Reynolds and Thai dance artist Pichet Klunchun on new stage work 'Mahajanaka'.
Neon Dance have been invited to present an excerpt from latest touring production Empathy at Sadler's Wells (main stage) on Tuesday 7th November. Closed event.
12-18 YRS: A brand new course for budding dancers and choreographers - join Neon Dance for two days exploring the company's interdisciplinary approach to dance and dance making. This is a friendly and inclusive course for young dancers of all abilities to explore new ways of moving and improve their skills in performance and movement making.
Cost: £50 (2 days)
Join Neon Dance for an intimate salon with drinks at Reversible Destiny Lofts.
Artistic Director and choreographer Adrienne Hart will be sharing plans for her new work Puzzle Creature. Inspired by the work of Arakawa and Madeline Gins, she will be in conversation with composer Sebastian Reynolds and producer Ian Abbott.
Together we'll take a wider look at dance, architecture and music in the UK/Japan alongside the pioneering work of Arakawa and Gins. (Language // English)
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Thanks to funding from Sasakawa Foundation and the Artist International Development Fund, Neon Dance will travel to Tokyo in May 2017 and stay at the Reversible Destiny Loft conceived by artist duo Arakawa and Madeleine Gins.
We're really happy to be part of FLOAT's Piano Day event at the Union Chapel in London on the 29th March.
"I loved the idea of presenting one of the most talented urban solo dance artists I know in a context you wouldn't expect. We've therefore invited Frankie J to improvise live at the event between acts, to a series of piano works." - Adrienne Hart (Neon Dance)
Not to be missed...
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Neon Dance have been offered Open Lab residency support from the Barbican Centre in London this spring in order to research and develop ideas for the new production Puzzle Creature. Watch this space for behind the scenes footage and updates.
Neon's Adrienne Hart has been invited to create a new work on Swindon's Youth Dance Academy over a week-long intensive this spring. Composer and Producer Sebastian Reynolds will be producing an original score and the work will be presented later in the year.
Neon Dance return to the Radialsystem V to premiere a live music version of the company's latest work Empathy. Not to be missed!
Neon Dance return to the Radialsystem V to premiere a live music version of the company's latest work Empathy. Not to be missed!
Dance Reading 2016 - Year of Culture presents 'Empathy' by Neon Dance at South Street Art Centre.
Neon's latest work 'Empathy' will be performed at ARENA THEATRE in Wolverhampton, UK on the 15th November.
Neon's Adrienne Hart will be working with 1st year dance students at Bath Spa University delivering a day of workshops around her creative practice.
Neon's latest dance work Empathy will have its Belgium premiere at CULTUURCENTRUM HASSELT as part of Nordic Nights on 27th October 2016. Empathy will be presented with live music from Icelandic cellist Gyda Valtysdottir.
Neon's latest work Empathy will be performed at Bath Spa Live, UK on the 21st October.
Neon's Adrienne Hart has been invited back to Prishtina, Kosovo for a late summer / early autumn creation period with Qendra Multimedia.
Qendra Multimedia is a cultural production company, working in the field of arts and culture since 2002. It's main focus is contemporary theatre and exchange with international partners. The new theatre work created over an intensive month long residency will premiere on the 26th September 2016.
Neon Dance will begin work on its next major production this summer with a residency at Pavilion Dance South West 8th - 13th August 2016. 'Puzzle Creature' has been inspired by the work of Arakawa and Madeline Gin and has been supported by Arts Council England and the Barbican Centre, co-commissioned by Pavilion Dance South West.
Dr. Hetty Blades approached Neon's Adrienne Hart in 2016 after being awarded a three-month residency at the Digital Catapult in London. Hetty is running a research project that looks at the circulation of dance online, in relation to questions of value, ownership, and authorship. Hetty became particularly interested in Neon's Empathy behind the scenes film series, and how the company negotiate value, ownership, and authorship in the online space.
Adrienne will be meeting with Hetty in London on the 15th June and 12th July in order to support her project. Findings are expected to be published later in the year.
Neon's Adrienne Hart is part of Sadler's Wells Summer University (2015 - 2018) and will return to Sadler's Wells for a two-week intensive this summer. Summer University offers 15 dance professionals the chance to take part in a four year project, meeting for two weeks each year to share work, hear talks, explore methodologies and philosophies of performance making and extend their own practice through self-study and focussed interventions.
