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Case Studies

Explore a range of dance and heritage projects from across the UK.

Three dancers kneel on the floor of a studio, surrounded by shredded paper. They perform in Stasiland, by choreographer Olivia Wallis Jackson

Stasiland – Olivia Wallis Jackson

Stasiland is a dance-theatre piece set in the shredded document ruins of East Germany. Delving into a world of total surveillance where anxiety is the regime we explore…

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3 dancers move with arms outstretched in a garden, with lush green flowers and trees all around.

Roots to Rise

This outdoor work by Nandita Shankardass explores ancestry, agriculture, ecological activism and the inherent wisdom of women. Nandita’s research has been inspired and motivated by events throughout India’s…

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Baa’s Gold 10

'Baa’s Gold 10' was performed at the National Gallery, London, in November 2021 as part of 'Dance to the Music of Our Time', a live exhibition exploring the…

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BIOdance

In October 2020, Combination Dance Company created a magical theatrical walk for Twickenham Riverside. Participants were invited to download a free map guiding them along their walk onto…

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Against Captain’s Orders

In March 2015 Against Captain’s Orders opened to the public. A groundbreaking collaboration between the National Maritime Museum and immersive theatre makers Punchdrunk Enrichment, Against Captain’s Orders invites younger museum…

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A musician stands, playing a violin, while two dancers wearing brightly coloured tops play with a large piece of yellow chiffon fabric.

Ila Project – Dancing Strong

DancingStrong Movement Lab’s Ila project  connected three primary schools to their local museums in Bristol (UK), London (UK), and Flint (USA). Students, classrooms and communities in these areas explored artworks…

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Bethan Peters – Royal Museums Greenwich

Between April 2015 and June 2016 I was invited to be the first choreographer in residence at Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG), which includes four iconic London sites: the National Maritime…

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Black Victorians – choreographed by Jeanefer Jean-Charles MBE

Black Victorians is a dance performance inspired by the discovery of hundreds of portraits of black people in England during the Victorian era. These images were deliberately airbrushed from…

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A group of dancers of all ages stand to attention, saluting with their right hands at their brows. They are part of a performance at an Imperial War Museum, and are dancing in front of planes in the exhibition.

New Adventures – Cinderella: A Museum Adventure

Cinderella: A Museum Adventure was an exciting collaborative project with the Imperial War Museum to coincide with the UK tour of Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella. As a creative response to Cinderella, a thrilling and evocative…

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Four Corali dancers dressed in white, green, pink and yellow perform in the galleries at Tate Britain. They hold still positions, as if caught in the postures of one of the Tate paintings. They are contrasted with their background, which is in black and white.

Dancing to Art – Corali Dance Company at Tate Britain

Corali, a leader in dance created by artists with a learning disability, have worked with Tate since 1998 and are experts in creatively taking up space in the galleries. Most…

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