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Case Studies

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

In this film still from the Look Imagine Move project from University of Cambridge Museums Dance with the Museum project, a dancer appears with her arm bent up in front of her, mingling with the impression of a painting from an art gallery

Dance with the Museum – University of Cambridge Museums

Dance with the Museum is a series of health and wellbeing initiatives for and with adults in the Cambridgeshire area. The project has been developed through collaboration between the…

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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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4 wet plate collodion images aligned alongside each other, with 2 contemporary images of performers from Freewheelers interspersed with 2 archive photographs from Surrey History Centre.

Us & Them

Us & Them is a series of specially commissioned wet plate collodion portraits co-created with some of the disabled Actors and Artists from Freewheelers Media & Theatre Company.…

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Two dancers stand back to back, their arms clasped gently in front of their hearts. They stand in front of a series of wooden posts standing tall at the centre of a Bronze Age pond barrow.

A Gathering Place

A Gathering Place is a new project in progress from dance company Made By Katie Green, exploring ways of responding choreographically to archaeology and engaging with the question of what…

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The Art of Courtly Love

The Art of Courtly Love was hosted at the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell in February 2022, as part of the Love Light festival. Thank you to our…

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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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A lady in a long white dress made from a thin, shiny fabric leans against the crumbling stone wall of what looks like an old church, her arms extended above her head and her face concealed from the camera. She wears large metallic medieval gloves. The picture is black and white which emphasises the range of different textures, of the crumbling wall, its cracks, her heavy metallic gloves, the softness of her dress.

And In The Soil, There Be Mirrors

‘And In The Soil, There Be Mirrors’ is a site-responsive dance film by Hollie Miller and Sam Williams set across a selection of historical locations in the English…

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A series of 3 imaginary tarot cards, each depicting a historic image linked to the ballet Giselle.

Glitch / Giselle by Glitch Projects

Glitch/Giselle by Glitch Projects is an experiment - a prototype for a new kind of project that: Shines a light on the future by digging into the past; Draws…

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Fight or Flight at Norwich Castle

As part of 'Norwich Castle: Royal Palace Reborn', their major National Lottery Heritage Fund redevelopment project, Norwich Castle are proud to introduce 'Fight or Flight': an ambitious creative dance initiative…

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A solo dancer, performing seated in his wheelchair, his fore arms close together and reaching upwards. The gallery in which he performs is painted a deep red, and filled with pictures in golden frames.

Beyond The Waves by Chris Pavia

Chris Pavia is an international touring dance artist and choreographer. He is a member of Stopgap Dance Company and works in his own right as an independent artist.…

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