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Stand Your Ground
by Kirstie Richardson
February 2010:
Edmonton County Upper School, Enfield
March 2010:
Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells
Dance Art Foundation has worked with young people in Enfield to create Flavour, an integrated dance group comprising four schools. Flavour met for the first time in January 2010 and over three weekends worked together to create Stand Your Ground. This new dance piece explores how at times it is hard to stand up for what you believe and stay grounded, how to be an individual within a group standing side by side. Flavour has been led by dance artist Kirstie Richardson, who choreographed Stand Your Ground.
Dance Art Foundation, in partnership with London Borough of Enfield, Arts & Events and Enfield’s Joint Service for Disabled Children and Sports Unlimited, are very pleased to be working with Sadler’s Wells and Youth Dance England on this project, part of the Jam Free youth dance initiative. Jam Free sees five of London’s leading dance organisations create new youth performance projects in five London boroughs. Following performances by each group in their local area, alongside some of London’s best youth dance and a specially commissioned performance by Blueprint Bursary Winner, James Wilton for a company of professional dancers, all groups come together for a celebratory performance at the Lilian Baylis Studios, Sadler’s Wells.
Wednesday 3 February 2010, 6.30pm
Edmonton County Upper School
Enfield
London
Free public performance: all welcome
Thursday 11 March 2010. 7.45pm
Lilian Baylis Studios
Sadler’s Wells
Rosebury Avenue
London EC1R
Tickets: £5 Box office: 0844 412 4300
Online booking information
Choreographer Kirstie Richardson is a celebrated dancer, choreographer and dance educator. artist with over 20 years professional experience. Her duets, Intimate Contenders and Flowing, and flown, for dancers Joe Moran and Florence Peake have been presented widely (Herald St gallery, Dance Art season; Toynbee Studios, Outsider Dancing). As a dancer, Kirstie performed for numerous internationally recognised choreographers including Bill T Jones (USA) and Gaby Agis (UK), and choreographed and performed in Sarah Miles' film No Place. She has worked extensively with dance, health and disability over the past ten years; most prominently with CandoCo dance company, Graeae, London Metropolitan University and as a Senior Dance Artist on Dance Art Foundation’s Breathing Space programme. Kirstie has also taught widely in further and higher education and as a Freelance Education Officer for Richard Alston Dance Company, English National Ballet and The Circus Space.
Stand Your Ground by Kirstie Richardson is a Dance Art Foundation production, part of the Sadler's Wells/Youth Dance England Jam Free project. Stand Your Ground is commissioned and funded by London Borough of Enfield, Arts & Events in partnership with Enfield’s Joint Service for Disabled Children and Schools Sports Partnership. Financially supported by Sadler’s Wells Jam Free initiative.
Flavour dance group members
Phorography: David Edwards