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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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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 Robert Wedderburn Project

Robert Wedderburn was a political activist of Jamaican/Scottish heritage from the early 1800’s fighting for the freedom of slaves and equality for the poor in London. From 2019-2021,…

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A group of 5 dancers perform on a catwalk set up in the grand opening hall of the Bristol Museum. They wear long transparent white unitards with black markings underneath and the tips of their hands are painted red. Their arms are stretched over their heads and some of the transparent white fabric is pulled up to cover their faces.

Trying it on – Lea Anderson

A performed exhibition from Lea Anderson that delves deep into The Cholmondeleys & The Featherstonehaughs costume archives (designers Sandy Powell, Simon Vincenzi & Emma Fryer) to dust off…

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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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Disgo Distaw Owain Glyndwr Silent Disco

In 1400, Owain Glyndŵr, the legendary rebel Prince of Wales, rallied his supporters in an uprising against the English king, Edward I. By 1409 he had disappeared without…

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A solo dancer performs a one-handed handstand on the grass, a few metres from a cliff edge. Beyond her we can see the sea, and pieces of land jutting out into the blue water.

Silence Between Waves – Richard Chappell Dance

Taking inspiration from the views of Berry Head in Brixham and the Singaporean dancers who perform the work, Silence Between Waves frames a conversation through movement and sound,…

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Young dancers, wearing costumes of blue and white, lie on their sides amongst the green woodland landscape of Wheal Martyn Clay Works in Cornwall

Clay Walks – Suzie West

On the 14th and 15th June 2018, Wheal Martyn came alive. Each viewing point, settling tank, woodland path and museum yard was filled with a cast of 200…

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