GD commissions, produces and co-promotes professional and community dance designed to inspire a broad range of audiences.
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Gloucester Cathedral commission - 30 September 2011
Cheltenham Festivals are commissioning GD to create a performance for the High Sheriff's celebration of the county's talent. GD Associate Artists Marie-Louise Flexen and Russel Boodie are creating a piece involving talented local youth dancers.
Feast short film - on location at Berkeley Castle, October 2011
Internationally renowned choreographer Marc Brew re-joins GD's Velcro dancers to re-work his live theatre piece created in 2010 into a short film. Generously supported by The Big Lottery Fund.
Little Mermaid production - December 2011
GD is currently fundraising towards a large-scale production of 'The Little Mermaid', to be produced in association with Curious Company. The show involving an integrated cast of disabled and non-disabled performers, and professional and talented local youth dancers, would take place in December 2011 at GL1 Leisure Centre in Gloucester as part of the Cultural Olympiad.
Past productions:
Beyond the Surface film & Feast live performance piece
Velcro Productions: click here to find out more. Supported by Arts Council England (Impact Fund) and The Big Lottery Fund.
Tide Lands for The Severn Project – www.severnproject.com
GD commissioned choreographer Marie-Louise Flexen, composers Steve Skinley and Rick Moreton and costume designer Corinne Hockley to work with 12 community performers. The cast, aged 13 to 50+, included ex-professionals, dance graduates and some top talent from GD’s and DSG’s youth companies.
The piece was performed, alongside a range of spectacular cross-arts shows and ‘happenings’, at two free summer festivals at Tewkesbury and Lydney in June 2009.
See the official website to find out more about this Cultural Olympiad branded project.
GD also worked with Gloucester School Sports Partnership and professional dance company ACE Dance & Music to ensure local schools enjoyed the opportunity to explore themes around this project.
View photographs of the project and the Tide Lands film in the media centre.
This project has been generously supported by Gloucestershire County Council and Awards for All.
Unlocked at Hidcote Manor Garden
GD is working with producer Anthony Waller (supported by RIO) and The National Trust’s Hidcote Manor Garden to develop a 3-year programme of events including professional performance, schools and community arts.
Events this year took place throughout the week of July 6 2009.
Coronation at The Everyman Studio Theatre
GD and Dance South West supported Director Paul Milton’s commission of choreographer Marie-Louise Flexen to work with on a joyous evening of nostalgia based upon real life reminiscences. Performances were staged in July 2009.
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