BBC Dance Passion
Dance Passion 2022 Commissioned Artists Film Projects
Hel Yr Hinsawdd / Climate Pursuits Light, Ladd, Emberton This bilingual dance film moves through geological processes, Welsh legends, and current threats to Wales’ coastal towns.
Surge – Make Me Feel Tom Dale Company An interactive dance experience exploring the body as interface between our organic/digital futures. Set inside a Real/Virtual and FLIGHT augmented landscape it features a central character – but are they human Jennifer Rooney and Ciaran Haggerty or android? This multi-sensory story blurs the lines between a performance space Neon Romance Laura Kriefman, Barbican Theatre and the digital dimension. Combining dance and film projection this daring A love story about engineering, and adventurous film is based on a imagination, hybrids and rebels. true story. Heart Land Richard Chappell An impassioned intergenerational film exploring how different generations can come together through dance to promote ways to tackle ecological damage and climate change. A Decade Later Prototype and Brooke Milliner Bringing the underground culture of Street Dance Battles into the spotlight, this exclusive behind the scenes documentary follows one of the UK's most celebrated crews - Prototype. Freedom Lisa Simpson Inclusive Dance The new piece will be about how as a disabled artist with Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy and no verbal communication, Lisa choreographs to express herself using other people’s bodies as a vessel. 16:1 Constant Vigier Through the magic of editing, one single dancer becomes sixteen to display a choreographic series of movements and patterns, as if a Rubik's Cube came to life and started to dance. All information around Dance Passion including pieces, participants and titles was correct at time of going to print but may be subject to change.
Interactive Projects Out Late VOXED Dance Theatre (Wayne Parsons and Ankur Bahl) StoryFormer Dance and theatre are seamlessly combined to reimagine the UK’s favourite genre of fiction: crime drama, with StoryFormer technology giving the audience agency to make decisions as they consume the story.
Laying the Ground Namron OBE and Yassmin V. Foster StoryFormer This exciting interactive film centres 76-year-old black British contemporary dancer, Namron OBE. Utilising StoryFormer, viewers will explore content both around heritage and race and that also challenges the omission and representation of black dancers in Britain’s dance history. Noise Neus Gil Cortés - Nua Dance StoryFormer This immersive experience is designed to offer paths for both hearing and d/ Deaf audiences. Using StoryFormer the audience will be encouraged to follow different characters, discovering their unique experiences in the order that speaks to them. Dance It Out Game Jamiel Laurence, #FundFreelanceDance and Guy Salim, G.S CREATIVE AudioOrchestrator An accessible and inclusive dance experience for up to 100 participants, the game can be used by beginners and professionals alike in any environment, including at home, in the classroom, in the studio, outside and even performed on stage.
Beneath Still Waters Ruth Brill and Matthew Wyon StoryFormer Using a single core dancer wearing telemetric gas analysis and an XSENS suit, this film allows the audience to explore the different physiological and bio mechanical demands of For more information on each project, different dance genres such as ballet, including the full synopsis and a lowdown contemporary, hip-hop, tap, and more. on the creative teams involved, scan the
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Dive into Dance Antoine Marc with Milk It Studio BBC Notes An immersive visual project sharing a choreographic process. While XR technology will visually highlight musical elements, the audience will be guided through the piece using BBC Notes to create a unique compelling experience of both light and dance.
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