TRAILERS AND FILMS

Credit: Richard Chappell Dance

Feast: A Triple Bill - Part of the Brighton Fringe 2024

Trailer - Feast: A Triple Bill

A mischievous double act, the filthy rich and reimagining Giselle.

Featured performers: Orla Hardie, harrynsmithy (Harry Wilson & Anna Smith), Hebe Salmon, Daisy Dancer and Jules Young

Performing at The Dance Space on 9 & 10 May 7:30pm

Part of Brighton Fringe. Supported by South-East Dance

Tickets and more info: https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/feast-a-triple-bill/

Post-show talk on the 9th and pro-class lead by the team both show dates. Email Feast.dance@gmail.com for more details





Hip Hop Knights a Digital4 Commission by Banxy

Hip Hop Knights a Digital4 Commission by Banxy

The motivation for Hip Hop Knights came from wanting to express mature dancers’ movements. The idea started when talking with the veterans of street dance, they’ve still got style so why not show it? Visuals are paired with exciting beats hitting your ear canals using the juxtaposition of Swindon through the lens.

Film - 10 Minutes

Director & Editor: Banxy

Dancers: Z-Boogie, Rosski, Soopa J

Camera Operator: Dan Martin

Lighting: Frazer Riches

The motivation for Hip Hop Knights came from wanting to express mature dancers’ movements. The idea started when talking with the veterans of street dance, they’ve still got style so why not show it? Visuals are paired with exciting beats hitting your ear canals using the juxtaposition of Swindon through the lens.

Film - 10 Minutes

Director & Editor: Banxy

Dancers: Z-Boogie, Rosski, Soopa J

Camera Operator: Dan Martin

Lighting: Frazer Riches



Lost in Parameterization a Digital4 Commission by Henry Labrada Rodriguez

Lost in Parameterization portrays Fabián’s process of alienation from society and from his own identity. It is inspired by the novel “Fabián and chaos” by Cuban born author Pedro Juan Gutiérrez.

Film - 8 Minutes

Direction, Choreography and Performance: Henry Labrada Rodriguez

Prodcution: Jeremi Baars

Sound: TATOS’

Set dresser: Bárbara Gutiérrez Rodríguez


Roots and Anchors a Digital 4 Commission by Tangled Dance Theatre

Two nomadic wanderers explore new lands looking to set down fresh roots; no matter where they travel their native culture is carried with them. Roots & Anchors is a celebration of cultural diversity in our cities; a dynamic duet drawing from various aspects of one’s culture and the layers that combine to build our roots and foundations.

Film - 10 Minutes

Artistic Director, Choreographer & Dancer: Amy Hallam

Dancer: Paul Davies

Costume, prop design & production: Vicky Eccleston

Videographer: Aaron Howell (Howl Creative)


Let Them Eat Cake a Digital4 Commission by AWA Dance

Inspired by a twist on the famous phrase by the French Queen Marie Antoinette, Let Them Eat Cake! is a short dance film on girls' empowerment and body image positivity. Three girls rebel against how society dictates how they see themselves.

Film - 10 Minutes

Director, Choreographer & Scriptwriter: Avatâra Ayuso

Director of Photography: Gary Tanner

Performers: Three Junior Ambassadors of AWA DANCE - Tara, Alma and Sky

Dramaturg: Ignacio Vleming

Sound design: Nick Rothwell

Costume Designer: Emilio de la Morena

Producer: Anna Quiney

Production assistant: Sherisse Bisram

Chaperone: Anna Quiney

AWA DANCE Team: Sam Lebiham, Rebecca David, Ana Neve, Alice Vahanian, Georgia Shire

IRIS by Liam Wallace and Sam Angl.

When a young man receives terrible news before a planned outing, he embarks on a journey both physically and mentally to understand how to process his emotions and deal with sudden grief.

Film - 10 Minutes

Written, Choreographer & Performer: Liam Wallace

Director & Co-Writter: Sam Anghelides

Producer: Maddie Bowers

Cast: Deepraj Singh, Becky Johnson, Ollie Uglow, Kat McWilliam Maddie Bowers

Score: Benjamin Squires


See Yourself Drift by Commissioned Artist Richard Chappell

See Yourself Drift is a fleeting exploration of Richard Chappell’s attachment to being alone with his thoughts in outdoor spaces. Set to the poetry of his own writing and featuring dancers from Richard Chappell Dance, the movement and words are reactive to each other, demonstrating what sentiments can be expressed best in words, and what sensations can be expressed best through movement.

Both forms of expression align to show the current need to reconnect with beloved outdoor spaces, as well as the willingness to give time to observe one’s own thoughts. See Yourself Drift has been commissioned by Exeter City of Literature and funded by Arts Council England.

Daniel Martin’s film was shot at Cockington Court and created with support from Exeter Northcott.

Film - 3 Minutes

Choreographer and Writer: Richard Chappell

Filmmaker: Daniel Martin

Dancers: Tia Hockey and Joey Barton

Creative Writing Mentor: Saoirse Anton Rehearsal

Support: Will Thompson


#GOGGLEDANCE is a live community dance project from VOXED and co-producing partners across the UK. A combination of TV show Gogglebox and digital app TikTok, #GOGGLEDANCE features live professional dance performances outside selected participant’s homes across the city.

Residents are filmed watching the show, responding to quick-fire questions, practising their own moves and interacting with the professional dancer outside their home. They then become the stars of the show, featuring in their own episode of #GOGGLEDANCE.

Watch the full playlist.

Concept, Direction and Choreography: Wayne Parsons

Choreography and performance: Alethia Antonia, Lindon Barr and Sanea Singh

Writer: Ankur Bahl

Narration: Sarah Blanc

Camera Operator: James Williams, James Haslam


Still Touch by Commissioned Artist Richard Chappell

This timely reimagining of Richard Chappell’s 2018 work, Still Touch explores the weight felt on the body when a person is denied human contact and the lightness we can find through our connections with people.

Film - 5 Minutes

Choreographer: Richard Chappell

Filmmaker: Daniel Martin

Dancers: Sharol Mackenzie & Faye Stoeser

Sculptor: Anna Gillespie

Dramaturg: Neus Gil Cortes

Composer: Samuel Hall


Who We Are featuring Previous Artist Anna Watkins

The message of the short film is: where there is kindness and love, there is a way forward.

Film - 8 Minutes

Director: Novemba

Choreographer: Dickson Mbi

Featured Artists: Dickson Mbi, Chloe Hearn and Anna Watkins (Previous Artist)

Producer: Rob Ulitski for Academy Films

Executive Producer: Ella Girardot

Music: Who We Are and Pure Recordings Ltd 2021


Commonality Research and Development by Associate Artist Thomas Page

Exploring shared experiences in a time of division, Thomas Page Dance revisited their work 'Commonality' in a research and development period at Swindon Dance. The company is very grateful to have continued creating in such an uncertain time for the arts and are excited about taking the next steps with this project, bringing it to audiences (in a variety of ways) next year.

Trailer - 2 Minutes

Featured Artists: Charlie Hogan, Folu Odimayo, Joshua James Smith, Jazzula Donoghue, Llewelyn Lewis, Marcus Bell, Taylor Han, and Thomas Page

Film and Edit: Dan Martin

Music: Max Winter ⠀ ⠀

Collaborating Artists: April Gunawardena, Becca Hunt, Joel Levine, and Rosie Whiting ⠀

Supported: Arts Council England and Swindon Dance⠀

With thanks: Pegasus Theatre and Dancin' Oxford for the original commission as part of Moving with the Times 2020.


Silence Between Waves by Commissioned Artist Richard Chappell

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, connecting two places across the sea by reflecting on home and far away.

The work is fuelled by local stories of people in Brixham through a soundscape that features local people describing their relationship with the sea and communication over long distances.

Film - 13 Minutes

Choreographer: Richard Chappell

Director: Daniel Martin

Dancers: Faye Tan, Chew Shaw En, Shaun Lim

Composer: Samuel Hall

Dramaturg: Neus Gil Cortes

Company Manager: Louise Bennett

Interview Recordings: Sound Communities

Funded: Arts Council England and the National Arts Council of Singapore and supported by EyeView, Exeter Phoenix, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Dance in Devon, ROC Creative and Sound Communities.

#GOGGLEDANCE by Commissioned Artist Wayne Parson (Voxed)



Father Figurine by Associate Artist Body Politic

Father Figurine is a hip hop dance theatre piece exploring the male ego and mental health issues – specifically depression and anxiety – within the context of a fractured father-son relationship.

"Physical struggle dissolved into a closing moment of hope – but this was a profoundly visceral reflection of the damage wrought by suppressed emotions and masculine silence." -Siobhan Murphy

Trailer - 2:15

Artistic Director: Emma-Jane Morbey, Body Politic

Movement Director: Isaac Ouro-Gnao Written by: Isaac Ouro-Gnao

Choreography: Stephen Brown & Derek Mok

Performers: Isaac Ouro-Gnao Tobi Oduntan Lighting Design: Damian Robertson Dramaturgical

Support: Maxwell Golden

Filmed and Edited: Odd Venture

Film and Edit: Odd Venture

Funded: Arts Council England