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Photograph Chris Nash
anjali dance company

Contemporary dance, Dance theatre, Disability dance

SIZE OF COMPANY
12

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Nicole Thomson

Company Administrator
Adrienn Szabo

ARTISTIC POLICY
Anjali Dance Company creates and tours original, high-quality work which is performed by professional dancers with learning disabilities. The company works with established choreographers and creates a unique style of dance performance which is bold, truthful and unguarded.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'One of the brightest companies in British dance.' Donald Hutera

'Visibility, confidence and glamour.' The Guardian

'Discipline, confidence, versatility and innate verve.' Dance Europe

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS:
Saloon Choreographed by New Art Club, Saloon is a humorous and ironic piece for four women, three men and no horses, taking place in the old Wild West. (20 mins)

Butterfly A is a vibrant and physical testament to technique and virtuosity, inspired by modern special effects and film classics. (15 mins)

Save the Last Dance Vincent Dance Theatre’s witty and moving piece features a male trio on an alcohol-fuelled evening in a bar. The piece brings out the powerful, visceral qualities of the dancers. (25 mins, 3 on stage)

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Workshops (including workshops led exclusively by company members with learning disabilities), residencies, master classes, lecture demonstrations, post show discussions, and presentations at conferences.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 Germany
2003 Portugal

TOURING AVAILABILITY:
Saloon, Butterfly and Save the last Dance available from March 2007.