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I remember the days as a 13 year old when I began training at NSCD that I would dream of performing on that stage, never mind having my own professional show perform there - it was surreal. Yet, when the moment comes, as is common with this industry, I knew what was coming next - and it really was beyond anything I could’ve hoped for 2024. My best friend kept saying to me, 2024 is your year. And It became a phrase that I would repeat often in my head. A kind of manifestation of sorts. I don’t know what powers were at play, but it has felt like, after 7 years of nonstop graft, the gains have started to come through - and I guess, she was right. 2024 was wildly successful for us. And in that breath, I feel the the desire to undercut that statement, to acknowledge the dire state of the arts, to stand in solidarity with our peers who are receiving rejection after rejection, to supplement our success with a but. However, one of the joys of this year has been working with Natalie as a wellbeing support and I’m working on not using BUT to minimise. 2024 has been wildly successful AND incredibly long coming. February brought the beginning of Reviving Her. A project that has spanned most of the year and began a series of firsts. The first time we’ve been commissioned by our local council, the first time we’ve received that large of a grant from ACE, the first time we’ve had 6 dancers in a studio for a creation period that lasted 13 weeks. It was no mean feat, and it was safe to say that everything scaled up and with that, we had to step up too. At moments, I thought that I would burst with the responsibility that we had. There were 26 people relying on us, at least 10 of which we were providing a substantial chunk of income for them for the year. There was the responsibility to get the funding, but then of course to deliver a project that was worth of 6 months of their year. To work at this level, whilst creating the script and narrative arc that was based on partly autobiographically on my own experiences, meant I was pushed beyond boundaries that I didn’t even know I had. Often in those moments, the fear is real. I’m a perfectionist, I have a deep desire to deliver to the highest standard. I understand how scarce funding for the arts are, I understood the chance that had been taken on us. And failing just wasn’t an option. In those moments of doubt, sometimes I wish I was a stranger to my self. That I could crawl out of the layer of indecision that surrounds me. What if? What if? And and and and and. This year has been a year of deep introspection, and to share this on a live stage, wasn’t something that I had prepared myself for. I was so consumed in getting the show up and running, getting the script done, keeping the business moving - that I was completely taken aback by the audience response to Reviving Her. With a show that was deeply personal, I somehow observed it in a way that felt removed. The trauma of Reviving Her is not extraordinary, but I guess that’s where the success of our work lies. It’s in the everyday, the unspoken broken norms that most feel and understand. Artistically, the show was a success. Practically, it had its difficulties and it put a strain on us that we hadn’t experienced before. With the next step up comes the understanding that to run at this scale in a sustainable way, we need more support, more money. (NOOOO more fundraising!) I thought we’d get to this position and finally feel comfortable, but now we need more hands on deck than ever before. And whose hands they are, has never been more important. This year brought the unexpected joy of remounting SHED on a new cast and going on a rural tour. An experience that I think changed our opinion on our industry forever. Bringing Northern Rascals to life has not come without sacrifice, and stress is no joke. The physical and mental impacts have been deep, but that’s a blog for another time. The rural tour brought a way of working that was so bloody good for our mental health. It drilled back into us the importance of connection, particularly with those strapped in the van beside you. This year we’ve employed between 30-40 freelancers, some of which we’ve just met and others we’ve been working with for 7 years. These deep bonds, this deep respect is so vital to the success of not just our work, but our industry. The end of the year brought funding to remount Sunny Side and to tour it in Spring 2025. It’s been a year since we last worked together and luckily, I’ve never felt as connected to this group. We look at each other and we see the life that has happened to us since, and all of that, allows for such richness to bleed into the work. We respect the work, we respect each other. And though we get snagged on hand placements, and ‘Nureyev’s sweat’, the work is still there, sitting in our bones. During our first week of remount, we were joined by our mentor and dramaturg Geoff. Geoff’s role is in the questioning, the unpicking. The sky world. The dream world. The air these characters breathe, the secrets they harbour. Geoff’s notes match my own, scrawled in my notebook - our work is cemented in the hidden moments. The moments that are nuanced, hidden from the performer but revealed to the audience. The character doesn’t have to be aware, but the performer must understand. We call them our intentional hooks. These hidden moments are what the fabric of the story lie upon. The skeleton that holds the narrative. Without them, we have an audience lost. Unsure and confused, maybe self-conscious, maybe feeling like ‘it’s not for them’. A huge driving force has always been to rid that idea from our spaces, how could this not be for you - you are so deeply embedded into every decision. The hope for 2025 is that all this just continues. The year begins with connection in our local community, we’re holding a Northern Rascals Weekender in Calderdale on 18th to the 19th Jan, and then filming a docufilm for Sunny Side the following week. The end of Jan brings a brand new commission with JV2, a full circle moment for me as I was a part of the 2016-17 cohort. Starting the beginning with an ending. Again. Then we travel the company, alongside company mascot Gus (our dog), we’ll be teaching in Gloucester, Bournemouth, Cornwall, Coventry, Leeds before we embark on our second part of the rural tour of SHED, this time all across the UK, Cornwall, Durham, Wales. Then we take Sunny Side on it’s first nationwide tour. The first date is the 8th April at The Place, London. See you there? 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See our first series of events below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/a98837a4-6086-4854-9a25-e21a240aa7aa/Friday+31+May+to+Sunday+2+June+2024.png News - We’ve just announced the 2025 Autumn tour of SUNNY SIDE! That’s right - SUNNY SIDE returns this Autumn for four powerful performances in Barnsley, Salford, Bath, and Bradford.⁠ ⁠This moving dance-theatre production follows a young man’s journey with his mental health - an honest, urgent look at the messy reality of growing up in a world that feels like it has no place for you.⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/d20cd242-65f7-4455-bd16-66ba1bf7501a/sunny+side-30.jpg News - Sunny Side reflections The end of July brought about the completion of our Spring Tour of Sunny Side. Since we opened back in April at The Place, we’ve all - the show, the company, the van! - gone on such a journey. One that still feels too close to properly sit back and take stock. It’s been a season of firsts… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/161b3dd9-8f5a-4f94-863c-a866cd98e77a/Screenshot+2025-05-09+at+15.28.00.png News - SUNNY SIDE: The Short Film Tonight (Tuesday 13 May) we are releasing our short film, SUNNY SIDE. The film imagines a world where it is safe for men to express their vulnerabilities, to hold each other, to comfort, to dance. ⁠ The film is rooted in real conversations with men from our hometown - honest, moving stories that shaped every moment. It's heartfelt, it's real... and we can't wait to share it with you!⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/76e6c856-7e1a-4772-b079-e2349bf70fc4/NorthernRascals.colour-85.jpg News - SUNNY SIDE Tour Announced! SUNNY SIDE 2025 SPRING TOUR ⛅️ We are taking our raw and emotional show SUNNY SIDE on a UK tour this Spring! And the dates have just been announced. Touring in partnership with Andy’s Man Club, this deeply moving show will raise awareness of the often-overlooked mental health crisis affecting young people across the UK. See tour dates below! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/d8a6b0ce-7d57-43b9-80f5-a262ea2b2428/Screenshot+2025-01-25+at+17.09.29.png News - New partnership! We are delighted to share news of a brand new partnership with ANDY’S MAN CLUB, who are supporting the creation of our SUNNY SIDE docu-film and are official partners on the 2025 tour! Work began on the docu-film this week at The Trades Club in Hebden Bridge with filmmaker Ben Williams. We had a wonderful boogie with a group of local gents from the Calder Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/19e2de0f-83fe-4853-80b7-7e2c2b3eb4c9/NorthernRascals_SHED_ProductionImage_Credit_EllyWelford_2022_17-small.jpg News - SHED IS BACK! We're so excited that there are 5 more dates on our rural tour of SHED in 2025! SHED is performed by 3 dancers inside an intimate, pop-up set that feels like peering into someone’s flat. It's a raw, authentic, and uplifting experience featuring 3 short stories. 2025 Rural Tour Dates: AMATA | FALMOUTH | 1 MARCH STRIKE A LIGHT | GLOUCESTER | 6 MARCH POUND ARTS | CORSHAM | 8 MARCH DANCE BLAST | ABERGAVENNY | 16 MARCH BISHOP AUCKLAND TOWN HALL | DURHAM | 19 MARCH www.northernrascals.com/shed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1716376096970-9FK2EDG6SLZ4WSG47OYW/2.png News - REMEMBERNG 2024 My best friend kept saying to me, 2024 is your year. And It became a phrase that I would repeat often in my head. A kind of manifestation of sorts. I don’t know what powers were at play, but it has felt like, after 7 years of nonstop graft, the gains have started to come through - and I guess, she was right. 2024 was wildly successful for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1732791467680-XP1BJDTLDHX5ESL6H7B9/NR.1-13.jpg News - SUNNY SIDE DROP IN Are you living in Calderdale and want to talk about mental health, loneliness, or life in the valley? Join us for an informal drop-in session to share your experiences and help shape our dance-theatre show, SUNNY SIDE, and its accompanying documentary. We’re particularly keen to hear from men (especially young men), as we explore these important themes. When: Wednesday 18 December, 3pm – 7pm Where: The Trades Club, Holme St, Hebden Bridge HX7 8EE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1709818671852-WG31Q3WHCJEL73CYE7PQ/Screenshot+2021-04-01+at+13.02.56.png News - REVIVING HER MENTORSHIPS It’s International Women’s Day! We’re delighted to announce that we are offering 4 Mentorships for female-identifying persons in traditionally male-led areas of the arts, specifically positions in our new project, REVIVING HER, that are filled by male professionals. There will be four 1-2-1 sessions as a minimum for each participant. Click the link below to find out more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1708259720261-55J2QV2W0FFOSTKP9AIR/Liv-25.jpg News - REVIVING HER INTENSIVE Early bird tickets have just gone on sale for our REVIVING HER INTENSIVE! As a participant, you’ll learn devising techniques, company repertoire and a better understanding of how the company makes dance theatre with a societal impact. Together we will explore the many versions of ourselves, shifting through layers of external noise to reconnect with our most authentic, powerful self. We’ll remember the choices, the boulders, the freedom and the defeat. Join us in Reviving Her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1708261051915-UWUUY03JN58JFICYM637/NR-64.jpg News - REVIVING HER begins! After being selected as a Key Commission for Culturedale 2024, we’re excited to let you know that our outreach for REVIVING HER has begun! WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN CALDERDALE AGED 14-25 TO TAKE PART IN WEEKLY WORKSHOPS LEADING TO PERFORMANCES IN HALIFAX THIS JULY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/b189a5a4-79d4-4d70-b7e3-9166068edb74/F3EBA204-69FB-4E05-8DCB-632EB98718AE.jpg News - Funding News ✨ We are so over the moon to announce that we have received Arts Council England funding to develop ‘REVIVING HER’ into a full length work AND to announce that Northern Rascals and this project have been selected as a Key Commission for Culturedale 2024 with Calderdale Council This is our biggest project ever and brings together a team of 22 freelancers to support it it also means there will be LOTS of opportunities to get in the studio with us including new contracts, an intensive and 4 mentorships for young female artists Everything will be announced on our newsletters first so head to our homepage to sign up or keep an eye on our socials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1668688825492-T53PDIGZ6PC6Y18CC0UE/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+12.40.12.png News - SHED is back on tour 2 weeks until SHED visits Riley Theatre at NSCD! ⁠ 3 shorts. 4 dancers. 1 pop-up shed. ⁠ The show looks at the stories that make us; love, loss, confused and messy emotions combine in this portrait of humanity.⁠ ⁠ ️ Tickets £15 with discounts for students, under 19s, unwaged and over 60s. NSCD students can go for just a fiver! ⁠ ⁠ Book yourself a ticket! ⁠ PS... it's your last chance to see this show in a theatre setting! ⁠ ⁠ is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/d8081d5a-2378-4814-9638-15924227af3a/NR-152.jpg News - Flow with Flo Podcast! "There's patience, there's this constant give and take, and sit back, and take space that happens with us" ⁠ ⁠ We're so happy to have *finally* been on Flow with Flo podcast expect chats on affirmation, collaboration and imposter syndrome ⁠ Listen here ⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/f9175db1-e567-4ec4-a780-7f0d13a3c006/NR.2-46.jpg News - 2023 Wrapped Oh wow, what a year 2023 has been. On reflection, it’s been absolutely bonkers. We’ve been creating a new show, touring another, leading outreach all over the country whilst self-producing and wearing all the silly hats you’ve got to wear as creative freelancers. During that time, we’ve had so many highs, so much wonderful feedback and connections and moments that will stay with us forever. We’ve retained and made some wonderful new partnerships (shout out to CAPA College and York St John University in particular who’ve always followed through and gone above and beyond to help us). We’ve built a creative team that is full of people that we love and admire and are constantly blown away by their bloody talent (shout out to you all, we’ve held and loved and cried and laughed and danced with each other so much this year - we love you!) Amongst the highs, we’ve also had a lot of lessons, a lot of unsuccessful funding bids, a lot of stress, burn-out, time away from each other, a lot of venting and feeling like we’re busting at the seams. We’ve poured every scrap of energy that we’ve had to give it our all this year, and that means some things have had to be sacrificed. We think the greatest take from this year is how lucky we are to work and live the life we do. To live your childhood dream as your career is the biggest gift. This job/life lets us create worlds, connect with people, hold stranger’s hands after our shows. It allows us constant deep thought, deep conversation, deep connections. Small moments that matter in some way to someone. Now, we hit pause for a few weeks - we pour that love and connection into our families and friends, refill the tank and come back next year to continue. Sending love, Anna and Sam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/71c7e87d-6949-4b34-8e05-455671213bac/lol.jpg News - An Update From Us From 2024, Northern Rascals will be leaving The Middle Floor. Since our collaboration began in Feb 22, we have taken much pride and pleasure in our involvement with the Middle Floor. Over a period of nearly 2 years, we reshaped the studio, renovated the space and created a second studio space that became the place of work for young local artists. We collaborated with the Middle Floor to set up a class programme structure including the regular Pro Classes and programmed workshops and events that helped build the Middle Floor community as we know it today. However, it is now time for us to focus our efforts elsewhere and look forward to the future. We wish the Middle Floor the best of luck moving forward. A huge thank you to everyone that supported us, to the family and friends that helped us decorate, the community that came to our classes and events and the wonderful artists that came on board with us Photos by @ellywelphotography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1d7bcdb7-1c9b-4720-aa54-3fa56926dc6c/IMG_9538.jpg News - Come Watch our Arden Show! Today marks the END of 3 incredible weeks spent with the beautiful students of @ardendance It also marks the OPENING of 2 performances of ours and their brand new show ‘Upside Down Under’ Told in the brave, fearless, and honest voices of this group, who themselves are emerging from the chaos of coming of age, the show is a call to arms, offering empathy, and strength, and urging a disruption in learned patterns to allow young women to flourish ️ ️ 2:30pm & 7:30pm ️ 30 mins duration * shows are nearly sold out but some tickets available on @ardendance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/7a5fdb04-3404-4fca-b9c7-ee3c83c59965/IMG_8743.jpg News - New Commission at Arden Uni This week we're beginning a 3 week journey with @arden_university creating a 30 minute performance for their students! ⁠ ⁠ Interested in collaborating with us? You know you can always drop us a line... northernrascals@gmail.com ⁠ ⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/64f76212-6258-472d-9b74-2fa8fd11da66/4+starg+.jpg News - It's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from @guardian for SHED at @theplacelondon! "Everyday realities are danced out within four confining walls" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1668688852070-GOFHTDZR892PG6XMJXAQ/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+12.40.40.png News - Northern Rascals go SOUTH ⬇️ That’s right, we’re in London for our performance of SHED at @theplacelondon on Sat 28 Oct! ✨ This is our first performance in London and we are so excited to be making the journey down! Book the last remaining tickets now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/d006a895-0b2b-44b3-b5b8-94c6c7b74d0a/NorthernRascals-12.jpg News - This Week in Culture Interview with Anna! "I’ve always tried to trust my gut, trust that eight year old girl and fulfil her dreams of having this career – I think we’re getting there!" Anna Holmes has been speaking to 'This Week In Culture' all about Northern Rascals' creative process, her upbringing, and what audiences can expect from SHED. Give it a read via the link below! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/f78698b2-1c4e-4b77-b5b0-019577f30cb2/Screenshot+2022-11-15+at+14.01.33.png News - SHED goes to Salford! The next stop on our #SHEDtour is to @newadelphitheatre, Salford! ➠⁠ ⁠ 25TH OCTOBER 2023⁠ ⏰ 7:30 PM⁠ ⁠ Tickets are Pay What You Can. ⁠ ⁠ SHED is an engaging, ultimately uplifting, beautifully written and choreographed portrait of confused emotions, love and loss and the essential humanity that resides in us all.⁠ ⁠ Book now via the link in our bio! ⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/f96e47e4-ab91-4359-9c13-c522ece315a5/capa.png News - COME SEE CAPA AS A PART OF SHED The students of CAPA College have created a curtain raiser in response to their experience of working in the studio with Northern Rascals Taking repertoire from SHED, the CAPA students have put their own spin on the material to create their own high-energy, exciting piece of dance. Come along to see it tonight at @capacollege! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1668440297903-Q6ZTML6K4HEXBD33XVSQ/Lead+Image+%C2%A9+Elly+Welford.jpg+1.jpg News - Read our interview at Roar News! Artistic Director Anna Holmes has been talking to @roar.news about all things SHED, life in the performing arts industry in the current state of the UK, and much more!⁠ ⁠ Give the interview a read! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/ff2c9fca-4efe-4bfd-931a-6063507fdd25/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+12.24.29.png News - SHED goes on tour! Today we started our rehearsal week for SHED at @capacollege! Don’t miss our opening performance here in #Wakefield on Friday 20 October! SHED uses digital art, spoken word and contemporary dance performance to raise awareness of the issues young people face with their mental health SHED TOUR⁠ OCT 20 '23 - CAPA COLLEGE ⁠WAKEFIELD⁠ OCT 25 '23 - NEW ADELPHI SALFORD ⁠ OCT 28 '23 - THE PLACE LONDON⁠ JAN 27 '24 - NORTHERN SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/167ecc5a-a858-4261-8399-a4179c5f2a30/NorthernRascals.colour-93.jpg News - Tonight our SUNNY | SIDE Preview Tour comes to an end at Stage @ Leeds Thank you to everyone who has bought a ticket, done a workshop with us, written to us with your thoughts, told us what this show means to you... it has been a wild ride and we couldn't be more proud of what we've created. Thank you to all the many minds, hearts and souls who have made this show possible. ⁠ ⁠ And if you haven't booked yet, and you're free tonight in Leeds... you know what to do! ⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/4cbb19fe-062c-45e5-9fc0-fc7d5b8b00d6/NorthernRascals.colour-4.jpg News - Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and the final performance of SUNNY | SIDE. ⁠ The journey to understanding yourself and finding a sense of belonging can be incredibly challenging. Let's be there for each other, offer support, and create a world where every voice can be heard, especially those who feel like they don't quite fit in, like K in SUNNY | SIDE ⁠ ⁠ Together, we can break down the barriers that make it difficult for young men and people of all backgrounds to find their place and take care of their mental health. ✨ ⁠ ⁠ Elly Welford⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1692027588146-A9OEWQW0U6P9MP2QD0YG/NorthernRascals.colour-3.jpg News - TONIGHT it's our SUNNY | SIDE PREMIERE! TONIGHT it's our SUNNY | SIDE PREMIERE at Square Chapel in Halifax including a curtain raiser performance featuring a group of local young people! ⁠ ⁠ SUNNY | SIDE is a raw portrayal of the modern young male experience, informed by the experiences of over 750 young people across the UK. This has been many years in the making. We're so excited to share it with you. ⁠ ⁠ Performance starts at 8pm - will you be there?⁠ You can still book for tonight's performance via the link! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1668516084006-W2HSCEZHYZFOX926AF4S/NRHS23.jpg News - A term of teaching! Today we're beginning a term of lecturing at @yorkstjohn, leading technique classes! ⁠ ⁠ Don't forget you can buy tickets for SUNNY | SIDE at York St John University on Friday 6 Oct, 7.30pm ⁠ Find the link in our bio ⁠ ⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/ff2c9fca-4efe-4bfd-931a-6063507fdd25/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+12.24.29.png News - SHED GOES BACK ON TOUR! SHED uses digital art, spoken word and contemporary dance performance to raise awareness of the issues young people face with their mental health.⁠ ⁠ Performed by a small cast of dancers in a pop-up structure, SHED invites its audience to stand on the outside and look in. ⁠ ⁠ SHED TOUR⁠ OCT 20 '23 - CAPA COLLEGE ⁠ OCT 25 '23 - NEW ADELPHI SALFORD ⁠ OCT 28 '23 - THE PLACE LONDON⁠ JAN 27 '24 - NORTHERN SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE⁠ ⁠ Book now via the link in our bio! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/5a06f2b0-c720-4801-b7ad-9c6d24f02bf9/IMG_3802.JPG News - RASCALS go to London! All next week we're teaching a PRO CLASS at @theplacelondon! ⁠ ⁠ Mon 18 - Fri 22 Sep, 9am each morning ⁠ ⁠ Our signature classes are an opportunity to step away from exterior noise and into your personal movement practice. High-energy, bassy beats and improvisation focussed, our practice is founded on celebrating the very best version of self in the studio. Expect to be led through a series of tasks and improvisational scores with opportunities to play, laugh and feel supported in every moment. Be wild, be messy, be more Rascal.⁠ ⁠ Book now via @theplacelondon - link in bio ⁠ by Elly Welford⁠ ⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/7d47cc95-c105-46ee-b870-5223d91e5396/NorthernRascals.colour-85.jpg News - It's SUNNY | SIDE Production Week at Stage@Leeds! ⭐️⁠ It's SUNNY | SIDE Production Week at Stage@Leeds! ⭐️⁠ ⁠ With just 1 month and a day to go until we open, we are so excited to share this work with you.⁠ ⁠ In a last attempt to understand and reconnect, K revisits the pivotal moments of his life but is left paralysed at the prospect of a future where his voice can’t be heard.⁠ ⁠ Where do young men stand in a world that seems to have no place for them? ⁠ ⁠ SUNNY | SIDE preview dates: ⁠ ⁠ Oct 5 - Square Chapel, Halifax⁠ Oct 6 - York St John University⁠ Oct 10 - Stage@Leeds⁠ ⁠ Book now! ⁠ by Elly Welford⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/ab23a569-175d-4afe-9f8f-16ed87b045b1/capa.jpg News - Workshops, Pro Class, Residencies! It's a busy old week for the Rascals! ⁠ ⁠ 1️⃣ TODAY we have a full day of workshops with @capacollege summer school.⁠ ⁠ 2️⃣ TUESDAY is our PRO CLASS at @the_middle_floor, Leeds.⁠ ⁠ 3️⃣ And then it's back into rehearsals for SUNNY | SIDE at @capacollege with dance artists @soulroberts1 and @sophiesoph_t, digital designer @howl_creative, and composer @wk.music! ⁠ ⁠ Feeling blessed to connect and share our love of dance with so many creative people this week! ⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/cc2580fa-85c7-4543-bb54-28a77b3a0581/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+15.23.18.png News - A week of Workshops A JOYFUL week ahead as we're delivering more workshops at @wainsgatechapel with Old Town Primary School. ⁠ ⁠ Dance can do so much for all ages. Finding ways to convey your deepest thoughts and feelings through body language whilst feeling strong, empowered and concentrated. Self-expression. Creativity. Imagination. The list goes on. What a treat it is to share this gift with young people https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/76e6c856-7e1a-4772-b079-e2349bf70fc4/NorthernRascals.colour-85.jpg News - A CONVERSATION WITH NORTHERN RASCALS by Sophie Thomas for Dance Art Journal Have a read of our interview with Dance Art Journal! “An evening witnessing a Northern Rascals production feels like peeping through a keyhole into someone else’s world. As characters grapple with their own journeys and relationships, vulnerabilities are shared and souls are bared, resulting in work that is powerful and poetic.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/94c8fea5-c144-4c73-8098-683c00c28837/SS+Intensive+%282%29.png News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/fdb0e729-ccd7-4592-a4a9-b17f2747379d/4.png News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/f85f4618-356b-4ef2-9687-4279c8fed763/SS+Intensive.png News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/122ba86d-f879-4dcf-ac35-64f06233c43b/2.png News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1663167515437-QZFGDU7G9BJ39UF70JIB/Screenshot+2022-09-14+at+15.56.25.png News - GET INVOLVED ⁠ Residency Week 1 The Middle Floor ⁠ ⁠ As a part of our commitment to developing the local sector and offering opportunities for engagement for local artists, we will be opening up our studio doors ⁠ ⁠ The week commencing 5th June includes:⁠ PRO CLASS at @the_middle_floor (Tue | Thurs)⁠ Open rehearsal (Friday, 1.30-3.30pm)⁠ ⁠ Book Pro Class via the link in the bio and message us direct to attend open rehearsal (limited spaces) ⁠X https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/7fc1ca9b-96bf-4af9-997a-464d50175c26/AUDITION.png News - We’re Hiring We’ve got some contracts available for our new work Sunny Side ⛅️ They are character-based roles and therefore quite specific, so please only apply if it’s suitable for you Deadline to apply: 5th May Audition by invitation only: 20th May https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1668447257883-K6D3XC9VIT7Y79XF4609/Sunny+Side.JPG News - Funding Announcement We are so unbelievably happy to announce that we have received @aceagrams funding to finish ‘SUNNY | SIDE’ Anyone that knows us and/or our work will know how much this work has meant to us. It’s taken 4 years to get it to this place, but we’re here now and we’ve got the team, the support and the funding to bring you a beautiful and important show With funding comes jobs, classes, intensives and development opportunities so keep your eyes peeled on our socials to find out more P.s, we’re sharing this funding news to show that there is hope to get funding out there, we’ve had a hell of a lot of no’s before this yes but we keep going! Good luck to our peers out there hoping for that positive result https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1668688825492-T53PDIGZ6PC6Y18CC0UE/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+12.40.12.png News - Happy International Women’s Day! This week we celebrate International Women’s Day Here’s to being the woman that the young version of ourselves always deserved to be go find her, hold her, dance with her Image from the third story in SHED ‘Blackcurrant Lips’, featuring @grace_.ford, @floradgrant, @bea_cz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/a93498d8-a5ef-491f-bbf0-45cc2d515134/Screenshot+2023-04-03+at+14.14.33.jpg News - 2022 in a nutshell Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years Thank you so much for the support this year, for all the people who came to class, workshops and intensives, who attended parties and classes at @the_middle_floor and who supported our artistic work by coming to see SHED or engaging with the work via socials - thank you so much. You’re supporting not just us but the 20 odd freelancers who work on our projects A huge thank you to our wonderful team including @grace_.ford, @howl_creative, @floradgrant, @soulroberts1, @edwardo_m, @bea_cz, @ellywelphotography and @adam._._.g. You’re amazing and we love you all! We’re clocking off for a few months now for a much needed rest and explore of the world see you in the spring! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/ff2c9fca-4efe-4bfd-931a-6063507fdd25/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+12.24.29.png News - SHED TOUR ‘22 NOV 30 WED YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY, YORK DEC 1 THURS SQUARE CHAPEL ARTS CENTRE, HALIFAX DEC 19 MON INTERPLAY THEATRE, LEEDS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1668688787083-9ZEGJXZUY8PLZRN4WXR5/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+12.39.38.png News - WE’RE GOING ON TOUR! We are SO excited to bring our brand new dance theatre show, SHED to a northern stage near you! SHED is Northern Rascals’ brand-new project that uses visual art, spoken word and performance to raise awareness of the issues young people face with their mental health. Performed by a small cast of dancers in a pop-up structure, SHED invites its audience to stand on the outside and look in. A chance to witness real-life experiences told in a series of shorts, the audience get a glimpse of the stories that make us - a portrait of love and loss and the essential humanity that resides in us all. SHOW DATES: York St John - 30th November Square Chapel – 1st December Interplay Theatre - 19th December Tickets can be bought via the links above! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/ff63db0a-9b17-47b6-b92c-59c8d54986e7/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+15.38.15.png News - MERCH! Todays our first day of our SHED intensive down at @the_middle_floor. Make sure you grab the very few remaining bits of Northern Rascals merch that we have left before is snapped up for good. We’ve got hoodies, t-shirts, sweatshirts, bucket hats.. everything a contemporary dancer needs! ✌ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/83bd2b17-d748-4916-b9ef-47809a5bf3b4/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+15.36.56.png News - And that’s a wrap on week 1 of SHED ✔️ Big up Q20 Theatre for the last minute space and being our home for the week and to our families for helping ferry around a shed We were lucky enough to welcome the team back (Soul, Grace, Ed, Aaron) and welcome two new people to the studio (Flora and Rachel). Special shout out to Flora for picking up a whole show in a week she’s a boss Now onto production week next week at Capa College in prep for our short tour at the end of year! Keep your eyes peeled for show dates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/a9430a41-848d-45cb-8ac7-62320d000d7c/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+15.35.07.png News - NEW INTENSIVE: SHED Join Northern Rascals for 3 days in the studio to explore the method behind the making of SHED ✨ Rooted in original narratives and experienced in a series of performative shorts, SHED uses visual art, spoken word and performance to raise awareness of the issues young people face with their mental health. As a participant, you will experience the method behind the creation; working with us and the collaborative team to discover techniques to devise your own autobiographical dance theatre work of societal impact The 3 days will consist of: ✨Morning Class ✨Creative workshops in movement, script and narrative development ✨Insight into Northern Rascals process ✨Q&A with the Artistic Directors on training, devising and career sustainability ✨Access to photo and Video documentation of the intensive, useful for showreels and socials ✨AND a mini 1:1 photoshoot in the photography studio & edited photos with @ellywelphotography Book your place now via the link in our bio! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/c13a73b1-2eda-429b-a7e4-4bb5d4652e65/NR2-17.jpg News - NEW FUNDING ALERT We are so happy and grateful to have received @aceagramsfunding to complete SHED. Finally we can have a finished product that you can come see!! In a theatre!!! We know it’s a hard time to post about funding news but we’ve had many a knock back this year and it’s so nice to feel a bit of hope ✨ Keep your eyes peeled for opportunities to get involved! by @genvv original score and words for SHED, spoken by @lamin96and @annaholmesy @bea_cz and @soulroberts1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/a0aa2964-9370-452a-80f7-16b2f5e0f4e5/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+15.32.20.png News - WE’RE TURNING 5 And to celebrate WE ARE HAVING A PARTY ⁠ Come down to our studio on Saturday 8th October for our biggest event yet celebrating The Middle Floor Launch X Northern Rascals' 5th Birthday Party ⁠ ⁠ We've got a whole day and night of activity planned showcasing everything that our space has to offer including workshops, classes, photoshoots and an improv jam - before finishing the night with a DJ, booze and a boogie ⁠ ⁠ Join in the fun for a chance to get to know the space, our team and how you can be a part of our community.⁠ ⁠ TICKETS WILL GO LIVE ON FRIDAY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/97789119-dddf-4a1b-a652-85bb4124c7d5/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+15.25.54.png News - Wow what a week!!! We have had a fantastic time at the NSCD Summer School 2022 this week, teaching, choreographing and creating ✨ Thank you so much to @northern_school @nscdlearning for having us. It has been an absolute pleasure to be here this week and work with so many talented young dancers! Also big thanks to our Summer School assistant - @tallulah.shannon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/cc2580fa-85c7-4543-bb54-28a77b3a0581/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+15.23.18.png News - NEW COMMISSION This Week we head over to Manchester to create a brand new work on the Lowry CAT Students for their end of year showcase. We will be joined by collaborator Grace Ford as rehearsal director! We can’t wait! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/5c6ebc8b-ea16-466b-a91b-3f2974e511ac/NRHS2-17.jpg News - NEW COMMISSION We are super excited that our brilliant co-artistic director Anna will be 1 of 3 lead artists for the @nscdlearning Summer School, all next week! We can’t wait to meet some fabulous young dancers, get creative and create something magical.. while having a bunch of fun! ✨ See you next week All photos by: @ellywelphotography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/88190335-d8c0-4156-bc29-a4c6e0519243/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+15.16.58.png News - SHED Finally back in the studio creating with our favourite people we’ll be holding a sharing, open rehearsals and morning class. If you wanna join us, just let us know https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/6d67205d-8de2-4dd6-a6fb-98ca83b5bee1/Screenshot+2022-11-17+at+15.14.14.png News - LOOKING UP ↑ WE HAVE A NEW HOME! Yay we are so pleased to announce that Northern Rascals has its first physical home We’ll be collaborating on @the_middle_floor with the lovely people over at @excessive.human.collective ✨ We all want to continue building and growing a hub for dance artists in the heart of Leeds, a place to learn, grow, chat and chill - a place for us Keep your eyes posted for updates on classes, intensives and hires on @northernrascals and @the_middle_floor and our renovation updates over on @rascalsthatrenovate 2022 is gonna be BIG stand out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/f238870d-d10e-432c-bd9f-179fffee7ea5/D6A636AC-304B-408F-96E3-711FA5775515.jpg News - BRAND NEW INTENSIVE News ️ Hello! Booking for our next intensive is now LIVE Dates: 20th-22nd April It’s been 6 months since our last intensive - can you believe it! We’re so happy to bringing our new one to you, this time at our new home at The Middle Floor This intensive has a focus on wellbeing, & aims to reconnect you with your individual power within the dance sector. Three days to connect, learn and feel empowered . All led through the body from the inside out. Taking place in our hometown of Leeds, our small group will work individually and together as a group to better understand ourselves, NR’s practice and to feel connected to our growing community hub in the centre of Leeds. A chance to understand you and us a little better During this intensive, we will be joined by other practitioners who will lead complementary sessions. Leaving you with the tools to lead a sustainable, freelance career in dance. Send us an email at northernrascals@gmail.com to book your place now. Deadline 15th April. Book quick to avoid disappointment! @ellywelphotography @howl_creative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1606232784484-7MYJIE1AVBQ31XS6PYG0/MVI_5463.00_03_33_20.Still009.jpg News - Call out: Access & Inclusion Officer We are looking for a project-based Access and Inclusion Officer to support our latest project, SHED! Check all details below! Deadline to Apply: Mon 11th April 2022, 5pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/f9961cc6-a6de-4276-aa3f-455abbf7399b/IMG_3548+2.jpg News - Audition Notice We’re auditioning for new dance artists to work with on our upcoming projects. Check all details below! Deadline to apply: Friday 8th April 2022, 5pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1479f920-bfec-4caa-a743-bda812b90fdd/portrait+close+up+3.jpg News - Funding alert Yay! We are so pleased to announce that we have received funding from Arts Council England to develop ‘SHED’! Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming vacancies and more information on the work soon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/5a06f2b0-c720-4801-b7ad-9c6d24f02bf9/IMG_3802.JPG News - Hello from 2022! Well it’s the start of a new year and while we try not to get wrapped up in the ‘new year, new me’, we think any opportunity for positive growth is a good one! So what’s going on with us over at Northern Rascals… well, we are currently awaiting news from a big funding bid (fingers crossed), so that means lots of admin work in the form of writing the next bid, wrapping up previous projects, future planning and updating the website… We’ve got some big commissions coming up this year which we are super excited about and lots more outreach happening too… keep an eye out for opportunities to engage, support and join in with us! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/b3acd257-640e-4063-b3bd-fa1c70d8171d/Untitled+design+2.PNG News - Here’s to 2022 To continue to create more spaces that are led with kindness. To continue to create work with depth, and beauty and that matters. To being open and transparent and loving our creatives equally. To putting safety above all. To creating a space in our community that champions you, supports you, listens to you. That loves the people they work with like they are family That will always be a part of your journey that did not belittle, shame, or make you feel small but rather helped you feel and understand every inch of your power. Thank you to all those that joined us in 2021, come see us again in 2022 Loving ❤️ Soul, Bea, Fern, Rose, Grace, Maya, Aaron, Elly, Lamin, Annalise, Tab, Callum, Brannon, all of the students at @catnscd, @dance4cat and @northern_school (ba2 ❤️). The amazing support from @northern_broadsides @northern_school@kalasangam_arts_centre @squarechapel and of course @aceagrams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/2cd53115-e095-4bd6-95f2-513d7c35dfe3/IMG_3801+2.JPG News - No.35 No.35 opened last night at @northern_school - Our brand new commission on the incredible BA2 students ‘Night falls on all but the house at the end of the street. And tonight, is the night we reconvene. We come together; move, hold, miss – again. Grasping at frayed edges, we sit with our danger, our lovers, our broken friends. What was gone is now revived, brought back to life at No.35.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/88acfe13-f479-408e-a1af-565f1c351070/IMG_3548+2.JPG News - BOOK TICKETS NOW Our brand new work NO.35 opens tonights on the BA2 students at Northern School of Contemporary Dance. NEW DANCE BY THE NEXT GENERATION In NEW GROUND, watch three distinct new works created for and with our undergraduate students by: Fernanda Prata Northern Rascals Saju Hari Each choreographer brings their own unique perspective. See the results of their collaborations as well as a selection of original student solos. Tuesday 30th November 2021 - Friday 3rd December 2021 7:30pm Can’t join us in person? Watch online Thurs 16 & Fri 17 Dec, 7.30pm Book your tickets now on the link below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/78324f1e-59e8-4387-8715-88a08d16c675/tempImageqFG078.jpg News - New Commission Alert We’ve begun our newest commission this week at Northern School of Contemporary Dance, creating a brand new work on the 2nd year degree students. We’ll be working with the group for the whole of November, creating a brand-new work to be performed at The Riley Theatre in the first week of December. Keep posted on our socials to see how we get on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/7d762014-4071-486a-bb2f-245d9f5d75d5/NR+-+The+Aftermath+BTS-11.jpg News - The Northern Voice Anna had the pleasure of being invited to speak on Northern Broadsides brand new podcast ‘The Northern Voice’. Interviewed by Millie Gaston, Anna discusses what it means to be a woman in dance, learning your self-worth and what it takes to be a freelancer in theatre today. Catch the Episode below! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/6bdd7a40-1290-48f1-b8d0-badf007b9521/giveaway+giveaway+giveaway+giveaway+giveaway-2.png News - BRAND NEW INTENSIVE: SHED News ️ Hello! Booking for our next intensive is now LIVE Three days of connection, learning and empowerment All led through the body from the inside out. Taking place in our hometown of Leeds, our small group will take instruction from our most recent project SHED. Working individually and together as a group, we will explore the character and stories that make us. A chance to understand yourself and us a little better Send us an email at northernrascals@gmail.com to book your place now. Deadline 15th Oct. Book quick to avoid disappointment! Dates: 25-27th October @ellywelphotography @howl_creative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/58a48756-e041-43ed-8746-4d475b3f5301/tempImagepgjU8W.jpg News - New Commission We’re so pleased to be making our way down to Nottingham to create a brand new work on the DANCE4 CAT students. Together, we’re going to create a brand new work to be performed at their end of year show at Lakeside Arts. ‘Tiny Little Pockets’ is a shared comment on the importance we place on the past. On the days where the present isn’t enough, we seek memories – moments - so we can pause, hold and find our way back in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/212c6ab9-c6cc-4a77-9d6e-516b18cfae0c/rectangle+1.jpg News - SHED ️ Welcome to our new 'thing'... a pop-up performance created underground in the middle of a heatwave. SHED holds the stories that make us - a portrait of love and loss and the essential humanity that resides in us all. Shot by @howl_creative Edited by @samuel_caleb Created with @soulroberts1 + @bea_cz Designed by @tabithagroveart Funded by Arts Council England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/739116fb-90c2-492c-a278-1f52c96a947a/rectangle+close+up+4.jpg News - Funding alert Yay! We are so pleased to announce that we have received funding from Arts Council England to develop a new project titled ‘SHED’… Keep your eyes peeled for more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/7b5bbcf9-2975-48b9-a853-569412b29a77/Screenshot+2022-02-01+at+15.14.27.jpg News - New Commission We’re so excited to working on a brand new commission at Northern School of Contemporary Dance with the CAT students. We will be working intensively with the group to create a new work to be performed at the end of year show. Called ‘I Went Missing’, the work will be a comment on our shared experiences of feeling disconnected from a world that is rushing full steam ahead. On the days that we can’t make ourselves fit, we detach from the present - we go missing - with the hope that we can be found. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/435a07a0-9310-45a0-a3a8-917d872a3130/Kalasangam+Anna-9506.jpg News - Back to the Studio at Kala Sangam Anna had the pleasure of receiving a Back to the Studio residency at Kala Sangam, Bradford. A chance to get reacquainted with the rehearsal space with absolutely no pressure. Anna brought Sam in, alongside digital artist Aaron Howell to explore physically some of the themes from her DYCP funding from Arts Council England. Captured by Karol Wyszynski https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1620128567058-8MI0G87BGMOXMWK9QVSW/C706240F-049A-4C4D-914F-F57A9FFFEAB4.jpg News - BRAND NEW INTENSIVE: Reviving Her We’re so thrilled to bring you our first in-person intensive since the pandemic began in 2020. Three days of connecting, rediscovering and empowering each other. And its completely free! Click the button below to learn more about the intensive and how to apply! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1620128476726-542EXY8E8UCHOR40OUMS/3F49B091-AF4B-4372-8338-7743E0CE8EB0.jpg News - Reviving Her t’s been 6 weeks since we began this project- and still we don’t really have the words for it‍♀️ Reviving Her was/is the calm, the kind, the quiet, the cave, the vulnerable, the guarded, the smile, the tears, the frown, the hand on heart, hand on head, hand on waist, the fear, the failure, the small space, the female impersonator, the anger suppressed, the anger released, the wild, the violent, the isolated and the beautiful, beautiful coming together. Ahhhhhh Reviving Her is us and Bea, Fern, Rose, Maya and Grace. Jenny, Megan, Lauren, Sophie and Lydia. Aaron. Elly and Brannon by @ellywelphotography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1620128338029-ZHIKLA0LT72PX5WCWZE2/Screenshot+2021-04-01+at+13.03.30.png News - International Women’s Day 2021 Hey Ladies it's our day again... I've started to document moments where I feel my most whole, my most powerful self. Capturing myself when I've hit and achieved specific goals (i.e in the pink shirt, I'm walking down a corridor at The Place as a Choreodrome Artist, I got rejected from the BA there when I was 18, an age when my self-doubt really began to unravel). I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my own personal story of female growth. One that for the past year, I haven't been able to get out of my head. For the past ten years, I've witnessed the slow yet sudden fading of my sense of self. That confident, resilient 10 year old girl has been crushed and fit into shapes that please other people's agendas. I've been made smaller, I've been made thinner, I've been made sexier, more silent, more self-conscious. I've made sorry my mantra. About 2 years ago - at my most lost, struggling through the fog of another contraceptive pill - I hit a turning point. And slowly, I've been rummaging through the rubble, picking up the pieces and dusting myself off. My whole self is being fitted back together. I'm no longer afraid. I'm no longer apologising. I'm taking my space and revealing my power happy #internationalwomensday2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1620128118063-W2W1VR63LAXPJ1N5LKV0/Screenshot+2021-05-04+at+12.34.01.png News - New Collaboration R O O M Our co-artistic director Anna (@winniepastwa) had the absolute pleasure of working on this beautiful film made by @companynil in collaboration with @companyk__. We’ve known Dan and Kay for a number of years now and it’s been a dream to be brought onto a joint collaboration of theirs to write the spoken word for the work. This film is beautiful. To create such beautiful art in such a pressing time is not only important, but shows real strength. This film is a testament to themselves and their relationship The launch is tomorrow! Grab a free ticket from the link in @companynil Instagram bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1620127955950-Z2RZIX7X2K9Y00ZF3WSY/Screenshot+2021-05-04+at+12.32.17.png News - Funding Alert! We’ve been saving these images for this... About 2 months ago we posted a video celebrating female artists we’ve worked with, and then we said it was time to make an all female work Well.... we got the funding BABY! Introducing ‘Reviving Her’ - our brand new research explored via raw and honest conversations with the targeted demographic on remembering and reengaging the females lost sense of self We’ve got 4 freelance contracts up for grabs, and various other supporting roles. Female-identifying people that are interested in working with us - get in touch!!! This is for us ❤️ @ellywelphotography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1620127664982-1B09NOR94KV31C0DYVGV/SS+TTL+Title+Still.jpg News - New chances to watch! Missed our lockdown film Sunny Side: Through the Lens the first time round? Well, we are delighted to be sharing it for Dewsbury “not-the-fringe” Festival run by @manasamitrauk Tune into their YouTube challenge tomorrow morning at 10am to enjoy it! ⏰ Info on their website: www.manasamitra.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1610467094563-7C3BINRFLGGGV3VG3DRR/image-asset.png News - Goodbye 2020 Usually at the end of the year we do an annual review of our career highs and successes and the exciting things to come in the year ahead but it feels a bit off to do it this year when it’s been so difficult for so many people. It’s the year that changed everything, and if you’re reading this, we’ve all got through it...Just. The losses have been colossal but we so hope that during this time you’ve found happiness and gratitude, that you appreciate each new day, that you hold your loved ones closer and harder than ever before. It’s all that matters. Thank you for helping us get through it ❤️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1610466890715-1U5G82CAEZ1N6RCU1FLM/23152767-E63A-478B-984B-4FD55DEAC80B.JPG News - Funding alert Yay Good News We’re ecstatic that one half of us has been awarded funding from the Arts Council as a part of their Develop Your Creative Practice Fund I (Anna) have received a grant to develop the integration of writing into my choreographic practice - yay! If you know me, you’ll know literature was my first love (is it my main love?! I dunno...) so I’m so over the to be able to be paid to develop myself and my skills. To check out writing based developments head over to @winniepastwa - my insta account for all things poetry... it’s been a bit defunct for the past 4 months but this is the perfect opportunity to get it going again. Also it’s named after my English Great Grandma and my Polish Grandma how poetic.. Funded by @aceagrams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1606228455589-KEC1H2CV2ID840887UZH/NR%2B-%2BThe%2BAftermath%2BBTS-4.jpg News - Get to know THE AFTERMATH We are so pleased to bring you this brand-new 20 minute dance theatre piece devised by the young people of Calderdale. Click for more information on the live performance and short film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1606227858947-R3AK4RWLN6UTSVK0TNN9/95DA5E98-FAA2-4D04-AB95-F726AC9B8A9D.PNG News - The Reviews are in! The Aftermath Short Film premieres on FB & YouTube tomorrow and the reviews are coming in Check out this one by The Yorkshire Times! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1606227565417-GNCPLMAYM2FH5NIZY46O/NR%2B-%2BThe%2BAftermath%2BBTS-18.jpg News - It’s happening... We’ve been working away BTS and now we are so close to sharing THE AFTERMATH with you... We’ll be releasing online our short film by Howl Creative next week Tune in on Wednesday at 7pm via the link bit.ly/2RsJ0DN Created in collaboration with @northern_broadsides and @thepiecehall Film by @howl_creative Dancer @alexgosmore Voice artist @lamin96 Words @annaholmesy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1606227191899-UX2RC32XDQNZIQZOLYUN/Ther+Aftermath+Highlights+by+Ellis+Robinson-94.jpg News - The Aftermath It’s difficult to round it up on this post because it still all feels really overwhelmingly present. One thing for certain is that this project, this experience, these people are special. We came together as strangers and have connected through a beautiful experience in bizarre circumstances. Pretty emotional to finish it to be honest... Amongst the highs, there were low points too. Times when people were low, or tired, or having a bad day. And the group picked them up, or lightened their load, or just understood. Social interaction is so so important. So grateful for the opportunity to work with this group on this project in these weird ass times by @ellisjrobinson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1606226909264-P3XOY0YMX72H1QAYEFK5/Aftermath%2BRehersal%2Bby%2BEllis%2BRobinson-1.jpg News - Keeping you safe If you’re coming to the show, it’s important to keep safe so we’ve put COVID-19 Measures in place ✔️ Checks on arrival ✔️ Track & Trace ✔️ Hand sanitiser ✔️ Limited audience ✔️ Distanced seating ✔️ Separate households ✔️ Staff enforcing measures More info on @northern_broadsides website / @thepiecehall website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1606226259152-NNFG34SJ0FMXYN57T8UY/119514148_10164060269795573_9144731546352424805_o.jpg News - BOOK YOUR FREE TICKETS NOW! FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE TO PRE-BOOK NOW! Come see THE AFTERMATH our brand-new outdoor show commissioned by Northern Broadsides and The Piece Hall. A 20 minute dance theatre piece devised by the young people of Calderdale, exploring their feelings of isolation, anger and hope about a world hurtling towards a future they will inherit but is out of their control. Book your FREE TICKETS for performances at The Piece Hall on 26 & 27 September! bit.ly/2RsJ0DN by @ellisjrobinson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1606217350305-7M2XM5ECB5MGEF1PQQFO/IMG_DB2DDDF705B6-1.jpg News - CHOREODROME ARTIST 2020 We are absolutely chuffed to announce that we have been selected as one of the Choreodrome Artists supported by The Place for 2020. The Place’s unique positioning within the dance industry allows them to offer artists at every stage of their career the chance to experiment and stimulate innovation. Through Choreodrome, selected artists are commissioned to explore new creative ideas without the pressure of creating a finished product during the residency. For our Residency, we will be further exploring Sunny Side with Soul, Tom and new collaborator Bea! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1598023360923-SL0SQQ647OL5E05APSDW/opening+image+2.PNG News - THE AFTERMATH We’re bringing you the FREE opportunity to be a part of our brand-new creation The Aftermath. In collaboration with Northern Broadsides and The Piece Hall, young people across Calderdale will have the chance to create a brand-new outdoor work. Across the month of September, you can join our CORE team or our ENSEMBLE team, who will work directly with us and our creative collaborators in the studio. The project will result in a weekend of outdoor performances at The Piece Hall and the creation of a film version of the work. Find out more information on the project and how to get involved, check the official page! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1606232784484-7MYJIE1AVBQ31XS6PYG0/MVI_5463.00_03_33_20.Still009.jpg News - Get to know SUNNY | SIDE : THROUGH THE LENS We are so pleased to bring you this brand-new short dance film devised by Northern Rascals and 40 young people from across the UK. Witness how we feel about the pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1592150687015-FOQ37CZCF3MMZDIFOP5W/Screenshot%2B2020-06-14%2Bat%2B17.03.24.jpg News - RASCAL LIVE - Our new weekly class Heavily improvisation lead, our signature class is an opportunity to connect with the human within the dancer. To be vulnerable. To be messy. To step outside of the exterior pressures and into yourself. Start your week off with the right intention. Give yourself time to pause, you deserve it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Starting this Mon 15th June Suitable for dancers in training to professionals ⋆ Classes are £3 ⋆ Email to book and receive PayPal and Zoom link ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ See you in the Zoom room ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1592150062588-41GRABX2QGKCHGS26PD7/Screenshot+2020-06-14+at+16.54.01.png News - Creativity, Contemporary and Camera Angles: Inside Northern Rascals’ Virtual Intensive Check out Mia Lyndon (@auditionquest) blog on our recent virtual intensive. By the end of the intensive, comfort zones had been demolished, restraints had been leapt over and young minds had been challenged- with hours of original footage to prove it. In just three days, young dancers, located all across the country, had been brought together, accepted and encouraged- fuelling them with energy for the long weeks of lock-down ahead. Creativity is the blossoming force knitting the dance industry together right now, with young peoples’ ideas more relevant and valued than ever. Creating such an accessible, welcoming programme of creative inspiration, Northern Rascals’ Sunny Side Virtual Intensive ticked all the boxes. What a wonderfully inspiring and beautiful few days it was... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1592149790360-D1JOMLRBATILJKEO9A0J/image-asset.jpeg News - Morning ☕️ ‘For me, the lockdown has been conflicting, a constant imbalance of freedom and frustration. Each day differentiates, at moments I’m running, taking the wild and the unpredictable in my stride; then with the smallest bad placement, the most minor of wrong footing, I stumble and find myself freefalling into the abyss of the unknown. Each day, I tiptoe the present, walking away from a past that I cannot and will not put to bed, towards a future where my dreams seem difficult to see.’ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ Check out the blog written by Anna a few weeks ago on her thoughts on lockdown for @balbirsinghdanceco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1592149596480-U563OCF96SHFVQDKNW1I/Screenshot+2020-06-14+at+16.45.47.png News - We finished the Sunny Side Virtual Intensive… We’ve just finished our 3 day virtual intensive working with 40 young people across the UK. Right now we are exhausted. To be connected and creative and responsible for others after so many weeks of self-caring has been a bit of a shock to the system. It’s fair to say we’re feeling a lot of different emotions. Relief that it worked. Grateful for online platforms like Zoom. Frustrated at internet connections. Grief for the absence of touch. Anger that they’re missing out on so many important moments. More anger that their voices aren’t heard. Determination to change that. But most of all, just so much love and warmth and comfort that new bonds can be formed, existing bonds can be strengthened. Empathy and compassion and connection survives. We’re experiencing a collective personal suffering. In #mentalhealthawarenessweek and beyond, we’re all still here. Support. Connect. Create. Lessen the strain. Together. Oh and we made the news! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1588860607689-SRN3MIBX6NI1GCG3OGMK/Sunnyside+Through+The+Lens+Promo.jpeg News - SUNNY SIDE VIRTUAL INTENSIVE We’re bringing you the FREE opportunity to be a part of our brand-new creation Sunny Side: Through the Lens. You will have the chance to take part in a 3 day virtual intensive that will result in the creation of a new dance film that highlights the effects that COVID-19 and isolation has had on young people. We want to hear your stories and experiences, and authentically represent your voice. For more info check the official call-out below and click for booking details! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1588860919042-VCBV0V40ZRS6IOY2LCLK/NORTHERN+RASCALS+PRESENTS.png News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1606232465665-LAN6ETZLD2J0MR7A63Y6/IMG_2314.JPG News - New Commission! We are super excited to have secured one of the Digital Squad commissions with @northern_broadsides. Thanks to this, we can devise a new strand to our project Sunny Side. Directly informed by young people across Yorkshire, Sunny Side: Through the Lens is a brand-new virtual project that will authentically reflect the experiences of young people in lockdown. Through our first ever virtual intensive, we will connect with young people to create a work that allows their voice to be heard and remembered in these unprecedented times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1588861044999-PS4IISO0HKUG0EDNLLPD/C9979C73-4338-471E-A8C3-DFEF0907EC64.png News - Coronavirus Update! It may have seemed a bit silent over on this page recently probably because we’ve struggled to figure out what the hell we are feeling. I suppose it’s mostly being really overwhelmed. With the situation, with the advice, with the over saturation on the internet, with not being able to have or make a plan. Right now we’re not feeling grounded enough to have a creative flow, but we know it will come back. So for now, please support us in the only way you can, like the hell out of our page and we’ll get working on our Rascal routine to bring you some joy in this weird ass time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1582569507494-YTT274DY9I09GO9XI1NI/LD7A9326+%282%29.JPG News - Come watch! We’re performing an excerpt of SUNNY | SIDE at COLLIDE a free one-day dance event specifically for boys in Leeds. Date: 14th March Times: 1-3pm Where: Leeds City Centre Follow our socials for more info! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1582569406103-2CTRD7F3MH2X4ZQBMJN5/IMG_5705.JPG News - Pro Class with Dance Connect We’re leading a session at Dance COnnect on 7th Jan 18:30-20:30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1554401580510-Z6JR3TUNT59T1O3F5EN4/IMG_1661.JPG News - ‘Sparkies’ go on Tour! York St John University Dance Students are starting their tour of ‘Sparkies’; a short work we had the pleasure of choreographing earlier this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1554401273571-2WCSZB675DM0EDMIYTYA/DSC_0782.jpg News - Unknown Mag Review! We received a fantastic write up of our premiere of ‘The Mesmerist’ by Unknown Magazine. “In a surreal world, we recognise human feelings of mischievous and moving friendship, and a dazzling beauty that has the power to strike wonder into us all.” Read the full review here: http://unknownmag.co.uk/theatre/review-slap-festival-the-mesmerist/ Photo Credit: Elly Welford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1554401070380-YVXUA87D3DEGQ09ASUGG/the+mesmerist-33.jpg News - THe Mesmerist Premieres! We premiered ‘The Mesmerist’ on the 23rd February at York Theatre Royal and we’re so happy to share that our audiences loved it! Bertie Tucker Hough‏ @BertieTHough “the fantastic and creative @NorthernRascals new show ‘The Mesmerist’ was like being in a fantasy dreamworld, it was so heartwarming”. BalbirSinghDanceCo‏ @balbirdance “Well done to @NorthernRascals for their new work The Mesmerists, endearing, quirky and humorous @YorkTheatre @SLAPyork”. Photo Credit: Steven Daniels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1549830574652-4G22BY0RZF9T8KS3JE8O/The+Mesmerist+Flyer.jpg News - Book your tickets! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1549284393418-6NLT6UR2KD3UGAL2NPQX/image00001.jpeg News - The Mesmerist begins… January saw the beginning of our newest production ‘The Mesmerist’. Joined by the fabulous Katy Hewison (pictured) and NSCD student Elly Welford, we delved into creating the magical world that encompasses the work. Rehearsals saw us in various parts of Yorkshire: from old mills in Halifax to city centre in Leeds and the more suburban life in York! We were joined by mentor Geoff Colman and our composer Jonathon Deering; both of them travelled across the country from the South to be immersed into the weird yet wonderful world of Northern Rascals. February begins back in York Dance Space in preparation for our premiere on 23rd February at York Theatre Royal… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1549284883510-J3E7XIASVLU0OC6B0637/IMG_1661.JPG News - SPARKIES The second week of January brought us to the beautiful York St John University, where we were commissioned to create a new 20-minute work on the 3rd year Dance cohort. In just 5 days, we created ‘Sparkies’; living in the world of The Mesmerist, the humorous work looks at the daily tribulations of the workmen of the mythical world. Tasked with cleaning and maintaining the precious lamps, the audience witness what occurs when disaster happens: the lamp breaks… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1546018863853-G41RA3E233DCOGA3XME9/sam.png News - Dearest Daisy We were awarded Arts Council England funding for Dearest Daisy. Along with 11 artists, we created a full-length show and performed to sold-out audiences in Bramley Baths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1546018510656-51LDB93VLXQGJIO5CAI8/DXEH5362.JPG News - Northern Rascals Classes We now have 5 weekly regular classes running. 4 at Bramley Baths 1 at Mixenden Activity Centre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1546018376965-UI8WXEP67PM9CYYXDDPT/IMG_2490.JPG News - 25 Workshops Delivered We taught 25 workshops across the country to around 750 participants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1539291322830-KP4ECS12PCJKEN910IOG/DSC_0795+%282%29.jpg News - AUDITION NOTICE CLICK TO APPLY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1582568120428-JPGF6XW6259V85BAHANG/_DSC0060_SFW_1.jpg News - REVIEW We are thrilled to have been mentioned by the Dancing Times - Britain's Leading Dance Monthly in David Mead's fantastic review of Birmingham Dance Network 'Introducing...' "Their Introducing…, at Vivid Projects, an atmospheric converted warehouse space deep in the old industrial heartland of Digbeth, proved the most interesting evening of the three weeks. Three works stood out. Northern Rascals, a duo consisting of Sam Ford andAnna Holmes, presented 2 Peas, which follows the complex relationship between sisters. Holmes and Stéphanie Bentley made great use of a wide range of clothing and footwear as they laughed, fought and made up in a very truthful look at life." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1532890111707-CSRR5LB9LZ6GTZZM9ZOJ/STEPH.jpg News - Dearest Daisy Come along and support our acclaimed cast of seven dancers and a trio of opera singers who will be making a SPLASH with our special water-based performance! Interpreted through a mixture of poetry, contemporary dance and live music, ‘Dearest Daisy’ is a rare opportunity for the community of Bramley and beyond to experience the transformation of this space as it is brought to life through the beauty of this unique and acclaimed show. When: Saturday 11th August - 4pm & 7pm Where: Bramley Baths Tickets: Standard: £7.50 Concession: £5 For full details of ticket pricing, please book via email at northernrascals@gmail.com. Or visit Bramley Baths in person or book by phone on 0113 256 0949! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1525200451121-542I33MTLTULR3ZOUQ6X/SLAP.jpg News - We won! On Friday 27th April, we performed alongside a host of other artists at SLAPmoves. The evening was an opportunity to showcase new works and to win a selection of prizes; we are absolutely delighted to announce that Northern Rascals won the Judges Award which included prizes of £500, 4 weeks rehearsal space and performance opportunities! We are so grateful to all involved, it was an honour to perform at the wonderful venue of York Theatre Royal infront of such a warm and welcoming audience. Thank you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1524076470043-TJDSETZVHQ0BBLJOHWU3/slap.jpg News - Come Watch! We'd love it if you came to support us at SLAPMOVES! SLAPmoves is all about emerging performance from the next generation of pioneering talent. We have been invited along five other graduates of theatre and dance to present new work that uses movement. Each company will be competing to win a prize package that includes cash, rehearsal space and performance opportunities. The winner will be chosen by you, the audience and a panel of industry professional judges. So please come down and support us Northern Rascals! Book tickets below: https://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/event/slap_moves.php#.WtePy4jwZPa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1524073591638-0L3365HFK1C86UJCU1B8/emerge.jpg News - Come Watch! We are super excited to have been asked to perform both outdoor and indoor versions of 'Like Rumours of Hushed Thunder' at Emerge Festival in Cannock Chase on Saturday 21st April. Curated by Hawk Dance Theatre, the young people of Cannock Chase will be presenting a day of performances, workshops and activities to celebrate the life and works of Shakespeare! Come and join us in on 21st April at Cannock Library and Museum of Cannock Chase for a day of theatre, dance, poetry, music, arts & crafts and FUN! Did we mention that it's all for FREE? http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Emerge2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1522403745019-DY7KZOJ0CK7OMP37R3JX/Collide.jpg News - Come watch! We are thrilled to have been selected to perform as a part of COLLIDE in Leeds City Centre on Friday 6th April. Between 11-3pm, we will be taking over the streets of Leeds, dancing alongside many other great companies such as Company Chameleon and Hawk Dance Theatre. The event supported by Leeds Inspired is particularly important as it is celebrating boys in dance. Therefore we have reworked an excerpt of 'Like Rumours of Hushed Thunder' with two fantastic male dancers. More details are to come soon but if you're at Trinity Leeds, Victoria Leeds or Kirkgate Market, I'm sure you'll see a rascallion or two there... 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A safe place for artists of all disciplines to informally showcase their ideas in front of a live audience; it’s about being bold, pushing boundaries and finding different and innovative ways to make exciting new performance. 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Since graduating Ella worked for Night People Events on their new work Aphrodite House Party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/19dab3d2-b047-41fe-80de-6876df435210/Cato+Kendall-Muniesa.png SHED - Cato Kendall-Muniesa Dance Artist Originally from Bristol, Cato began dancing with Rise Youth Dance Company. He then did a year in London with Balletboyz Dancers Course, before completing his training at Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Since graduating, Cato has worked professionally for Karma Dance CIC, NoSleep Dance Theatre, Gary Clarke and Space2, Gary Clarke Company, Ironstone Productions, Rachel Clarke Dance Company, Box Artist Management and Holly Blakey. This is his first time working with Northern Rascals! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/c0849b52-1f36-4cda-a769-2a0e4f4a1eaf/Grace+Ford.png SHED - Grace Ford Dance Artist Grace is a professional dance artist who grew up in South London (Croydon). 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Limited access to contemporary dance. Financial strain and unemployment may limit disposable income for arts attendance. Marketing Considerations: Frame the show as community-relevant – a story that reflects real struggles men in Scarborough face, rather than abstract “dance theatre.” Partner with Andy’s Man Club (Scarborough group) for outreach, social content, or group attendance offers. Emphasise accessibility and affordability – highlight concessions, or relaxed performance atmosphere. Use local storytelling – feature quotes or short films from local men discussing why open conversations matter. Position as a rare opportunity – highlight the scarcity of high-quality dance theatre in Scarborough to create a sense of occasion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/fb2e22c2-0bf4-4f1a-9a74-7d60ab13ea6e/rotherham_civic_theatre_front_view.png SUNNY SIDE supporting - ROTHERHAM THEATRES Context: High deprivation and suicide rates; stigma around men expressing emotion. Local facilitators note persistent barriers due to “man up” culture. Demand for mental health outreach with young men. Marketing Considerations: Use language around courage and strength, not vulnerability — “real stories of resilience,” “bravery in the everyday.” Partner with local men’s wellbeing groups (Andy’s Man Club Maltby, RotherHive, community sports clubs). Offer group tickets or youth night deals for college-age men and community groups. Co-create marketing content with local ambassadors (e.g. youth leaders, grassroots mentors) to ensure authenticity. Engage schools and colleges through workshops that connect creativity and wellbeing, building a bridge to attendance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/a96b83c3-d748-4aef-a827-a7bb91628296/ARC.webp SUNNY SIDE supporting - ARC Stockton Context: Deep-rooted deprivation, high suicide rates, particularly among young men. ARC already active in mental health and community engagement. Unmet demand for cultural work focused on male wellbeing. Marketing Considerations: Align the show with ARC’s existing creative engagement programmes – position as a natural extension of their offer with Displace Yourself Theatre. Collaborate with ARC’s trusted community partners to reach men already engaged in wellbeing work. Highlight hope and community connection in messaging – “shared experience,” “collective strength.” Offer pre/post-show conversations co-facilitated by ARC’s community team to deepen engagement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/a4e5747e-f75c-4173-ad99-3a563ac24d39/Octagon.jpeg SUNNY SIDE supporting - OCTAGON BOLTON Context: High deprivation and major health inequalities. Suicide leading cause of death for men under 50. Octagon has strong community reach and trusted local presence. Marketing Considerations: Emphasise the Octagon’s role as a welcoming, safe local hub, not a formal theatre space. Work with local men’s mental health charities (e.g. H.A.V.E, Start Inspiring Minds) to co-promote or run linked discussions. Use tone that feels grounded and working-class relatable – avoid overly polished or abstract visuals. Highlight the human story, not the art form – “a powerful story told through movement, about what happens when we bottle things up.” Leverage Octagon’s community networks to reach non-traditional audiences (workplaces, recovery groups, boxing gyms). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/72d430ce-8e25-47fa-9ebb-f04dc99d40f0/Screenshot+2025-10-15+at+10.39.47.png SUNNY SIDE supporting - NSCD, LEEDS Context: High male suicide rates among young men. Existing dance and creative education infrastructure (FE/HE, CAT schemes). Expressed need for safe, creative spaces to explore mental health. Marketing Considerations: Target young male dancers and students as ambassadors – invite them to see the work as part of their training and wellbeing. Use NSCD’s digital and educational networks to promote the show through peers and alumni. Host a post-show discussion or workshop about mental health in dance training. Emphasise professional inspiration – seeing male dancers perform complex emotional material can challenge stigma within training environments. Frame the show as part of a larger movement to make dance a space where men’s stories are seen and valued. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1760469119302-JEHF0HTQSJR06VV2WI5E/sunny+side-45.jpg SUNNY SIDE supporting - SUCCESS MEASURES https://www.northernrascals.com/about-us daily 0.75 2025-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1fd95830-d78a-4dc4-b502-1ff85d4d6a22/580-Edit.jpg NR - Anna and Sam Northern Rascals is run by Co-Artistic Directors Anna Holmes and Sam Ford. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/5c6ebc8b-ea16-466b-a91b-3f2974e511ac/NRHS2-17.jpg NR - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/20a01ef9-c0f5-487d-8f87-0356cba7a34c/NRHS2-16.jpg NR - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.northernrascals.com/current-copy daily 0.75 2022-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1580814279372-TUWS2F2L3QZHI1MCB25Y/DSC_0765.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1606224769691-W6WQXV0GFPTON7D5BR41/NR%2B-%2BThe%2BAftermath%2BBTS-22.jpg Past - THE AFTERMATH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1606228795231-QMGHCBQ8SRZE8LNPRD44/MVI_5463.00_02_11_17.Still013.jpg Past - SUNNY | SIDE : THROUGH THE LENS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1581076715804-K29RC4XHHTH0ZKD6Y9Y0/DSC_0789.jpg Past - THE MESMERIST https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1582218533097-NOQMXV45DF3H647VRQOX/tales-of-the-mesmerist_48108954798_o.jpg Past - Tails of The Mesmerist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1581076748535-S2RGSR8VJTX5FVK5F9UA/steph%25252Ba.jpg Past - DEAREST DAISY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1581076775787-CDV84V0NX946HKU6ULSP/Anna%2525252BHolmes%2525252B2%2525252BPeas.jpg Past - 2 PEAS https://www.northernrascals.com/reviving-her daily 0.75 2024-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/ec8c39f9-1893-4dcc-8986-e4dc6dd41982/2.png Reviving Her - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/e8d77f66-4af9-4404-b2b8-1b85e64c8749/8.png Reviving Her - THE TEAM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1716376099554-RVRLSV9DR2LE6T9F3F1Q/3.png Reviving Her https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1716376103913-MHXAE0CWI4GCGK8XUY0I/6.png Reviving Her https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1716376101053-KLLYJQX0ALAIUOLX6ZZU/4.png Reviving Her https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1716376102043-0K522UNTQIKPL3A9AKDC/5.png Reviving Her https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1716376096764-DGCFM4UC91NR7G2X41QE/1.png Reviving Her https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1716376107553-YIHWLFB6ZB7C2EEOSZT6/8.png Reviving Her https://www.northernrascals.com/reviving-her-team daily 0.75 2024-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/cec73390-6679-4a66-be05-a9c459756808/1.png Reviving Her Team - Grace Ford “GIRL” AND REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Grace is a freelance dance artist from Croydon. She has had the opportunity to work with: John William Watson, SAY, Rachel Clarke recently and many other artists. Grace has loved being involved with Northern Rascals for years now and becoming their rehearsal director also has been a dream. Grace loves being able to teach around the UK with Northern Rascals and NYDC and other companies. She loves being involved in many different on going works as it makes her grow, indulge and meet incredible, passionate creative artists. She has worked with many amazing choreographers and artists and can’t wait to continue on her exciting adventure as a freelancer. Outside of dancing Grace enjoys gardening and baking up some goods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/8bc13c92-42e5-4228-a48f-316fdffb7c40/2.png Reviving Her Team - Sophie Thomas “BODY” Born and raised in England’s Lake District, Sophie’s love for dance, art and nature started from an early age. Whilst a majority of her formative dancing years took place in village halls, she furthered this learning by attending Northern School of Contemporary Dance, gaining her degree. After graduating, Sophie continues to be based in Leeds. Her professional credits include working with Night People, Southpaw Company, and Riptide Theatre Company, performing at a variety of theatre venues, clubs, galleries and festivals. After working with Northern Rascals on their previous work, SUNNY | SIDE, she is excited to return to the team for REVIVING HER. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/63920052-09f7-4b87-a8ed-ca5205673c0a/3.png Reviving Her Team - Fern Grimbley “BIRD” Fern is a freelance dancer, based in London and graduated from Northern School of Contemporary with a First Class BA Hons degree in Contemporary Dance, and the Postgraduate company Verve where she worked with Matthew Robinson, Hannes Langolf, Lenka Vagnerova and Sita Ostheimer. She has most recently worked for Punchdrunk in their London production The Burnt City, Extended Play’s How To Build a Universe, and Mathieu Geffre’s From Greenwich with Love. She has featured in the music videos Hallucination (Olly Years&Years x Regard), Let It Die (Ellie Goulding), Carrie (Prep Band) and featured as lead actor in Georgina Starr’s art Film Quarantaine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/9116a506-2afd-4ee2-8eb3-3b0d9b82c914/4.png Reviving Her Team - Flora Grant “MOTHER” Flora is a London based dancer, actor, movement director and teacher. She first met Northern Rascals when she joined the tour of SHED at the end of 2022 where she learnt the show in just two weeks. Flora began her professional training aged 18, at the Institute of the Arts Barcelona, in Spain, completing a Diploma, before coming back to London to attend Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance, where she completed her BA(Hons) in Contemporary Dance with a First. Upon graduating in 2017 she was awarded the Marion North Award for Outstanding Achievement in Performance and has since worked across stage and screen, in the UK and Europe, building an impressive and varied portfolio career. Flora has worked with choreographers such as; Russell Maliphant, Holly Blakey, Jamaal Burkmar (Extended Play), Ben Wright, Charles Linehan and Vinicius Salles to name a few. Flora has worked with big magazines and brands such as; Vogue, Hermès, Gucci, Missoni, Amazon, Jo Malone and Trinny London. And some of her screen credits include; A Christmas Carol, Bridgerton, Black Mirror, Brave New World, Ocean Flaws and Martin Garrix. Alongside her performance career she teaches part time at a secondary school in Central London and has a passion for Film Photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/623ee5a0-9b65-4e79-8363-51fdc4a2e7e0/5.png Reviving Her Team - Sharol Mackenzie “ICON” Sharol’s first experience of dance was in her birth place Eswatini. Moving to England in 2005 she continued to dance, graduating from Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in 2017 with a first class honours degree. Upon graduating she joined Verve, the post-graduate performing company of Northern school of Contemporary Dance (2017-2018). With whom she performed works by Lenka Vagnerova, Hannes Langolf, Matthew Robinson and Sita Ostheimer on a National and European tour. Since then Sharol’s work has spanned across theatre and screen. Working on music videos, dance films and with a variety of different companies such as Matthew Bournes New Adventures, Mark Bruce Dance Company, Richard Chappell Dance, Attic Projects, Edd Arnold, Punchdrunk & Ballet Boyz. As well as being a dance artist, Sharol is a certified Yoga and Himalayan breath-work teacher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/76a340ef-755e-4c35-9e15-e5320886f338/6.png Reviving Her Team - Ella Roberts “CHILD” Originally from South Devon, Ella began dancing at Swindon CAT scheme. She joined NYDC in 2017 and worked with Sharon Eyal and Botis Seva. During her training at NSCD, she took part in an R&D with Akram Khan Company, which led to an apprenticeship for the creation of Jungle Book: Reimagined. Ella graduated from Northern School of Contemporary Dance in 2022 and joined their postgraduate company VERVE. During VERVE she got to work with Faye Tan and KORSIA. Since graduating Ella worked for Night People Events on their new work Aphrodite House Party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/0476d97b-63c4-43c0-ad2c-90fc6b39f294/7.png Reviving Her Team - Caitlin Mawhinney SET DESIGNER Caitlin was nominated for Best Designer at The Stage Debut Awards 2022 and awarded the Evening Standard Future Theatre Fund for Visual Design in 2021. She was recently a JMK Finalist, Creative Associate at Jermyn Street Theatre, and a Resident Designer at New Diorama Broadgate. Caitlin previously designed SUNNY | SIDE with Northern Rascals and is looking forward to their new collaboration. Recent credits as Designer include: Everyday Non-sense (Southbank Centre), Pansexual Pregnant Piracy (Soho Theatre), No More Mr Nice Guy (Nouveau Riche), Camp Phoenix (Zest Theatre), Hansel and Gretel (Junction Goole), Pop Music, Ladies Unleashed, Teechers Leavers 22’ (Hull Truck Theatre), The Cyclops, The Island of The Sun (National Theatre Public Acts: CAST, Sunderland Culture), Dream School (The Space), The Anarchist (Jermyn Street Theatre), My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored (Red Ladder Theatre Co./UK Tour), The Sh*t (Leeds Playhouse/UK Tour), Shake The City (Leeds Playhouse/UK Tour), Frisky and Mannish: Popcorn (Lawrence Batley), Our Gate (Harrogate Theatre) and Is Anyone There? (Slung Low). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/36d3b2e7-4dcd-44f9-a6b2-1670157cecc1/8.png Reviving Her Team - Aaron Howell DIGITAL DESIGN Aaron is a digital artist, filmmaker, animator and Director of visual arts company, Howl Creative. Originating from a background in illustration and graphic moving image, Aaron now works across dance, audio-visual installation and theatre to push how digital art interacts with both visual and performative qualities. Aaron is also the Co-Director of Night People, a collaborative arts company specialising in performance events and cabaret theatrics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/61f4b67c-4306-4895-879a-d762f3148b63/9.png Reviving Her Team - Wilfred Kimber COMPOSER AND SOUND DESIGN As a graduate of film music composition, Wilfred began his career composing scores for independent films and contemporary dance works during his studies at Leeds Conservatoire. He was awarded ACE's 'Developing Your Creative Practice' fund in 2022 to further this work within the contemporary dance industry. Wilfred's music is heavily influenced by his deep passion for storytelling and the natural landscapes he grew up surrounded by in rural North Yorkshire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/96752575-fb6f-4d88-b7b3-00e8759254b6/10.png Reviving Her Team - Barnaby Booth LIGHTING DESIGN Barnaby is a lighting designer and choreographer. His lighting credits include work for Sita Ostheimer, DeNada Dance Theatre/Carlos Pons Guerra, Jamaal Burkmar/Extended Play, Andrea Costanzo Martini, National Dance Company of Wales, Marikiscrycrycry, Sebastian Abarbanell, Jack Philp, Northern Rascals, Lisard Tranid and Clementine Telesfort, Akeim Toussaint Buck/Toussaint to Move and Crystal Zillwood, Wilhelmina Ojanen, Abbott Dance Company, Impact Dance/Hakeem Onibudo, Unholy Mess Theatre Company, Feet Off the Ground, Mavin Khoo, Ieva Kuniskis, Tora Hed, Staatstheater Kassel and Mala Kline. As a choreographer Barnaby won a number of prizes at the Stuttgart International Solo Festival and at the Gdanski festival tanca in Poland in 2017. From there, he went on to complete successful commissions worldwide, notably working for English National Opera, and Poetic Disaster's Club of Club Guy and Roni in The Netherlands. His commissions include work for Trak Dance Ensemble (Austria), Folkwang Tanzstudio of Folkwang University of the Arts (Germany), NSCD Verve (UK), Los Little Guys (US/Mexico), Dantzaz Dance Company (Spain) and Northern School of Contemporary Dance (UK). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/3367e80c-e14e-46bf-ba9c-57b5ae04fede/11.png Reviving Her Team - Joshua Cartmell (MELSH) COSTUME DESIGNER Joshua Cartmell is a textile artist, costume designer and maker based in Leeds. After graduating from Nottingham Trent University with a BA in Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles in 2021, Joshua worked as a freelance designer with New York based knitwear brand Zankov and Leeds based accessories brand S.Joon. During this time Joshua worked closely with Leeds based choreographer John-William Watson on productions commissioned by Sadler’s Wells, This is not a Penguin and Hang In There, Baby as a designer and creative consultant. Most recently, Joshua began a traineeship with The Macintosh Foundation and Leeds Playhouse, working on in-house productions as a costume maker within the theatre’s costume department. Using his queer-centric, experimental graduation work Smalltown Boy as a catalyst, Joshua established MELSH in 2021 - a design studio exploring the relationship between textiles, movement, design and performance; which he now works under as a freelance artist and practitioner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/47d4f478-1eeb-48b3-856a-a7cf5a68de39/12.png Reviving Her Team - Adam Goode PRODUCTION MANAGER Adam is a northern based freelance theatre technician and production manager, passionate about the intimacy of interpersonal story telling. He has been in the technical industry for 3 years learning during his training at NSCD, where he met the team at Northern Rascals and has had the privilege of production managing both SHED and SUNNY | SIDE tours. Adam has also had the chance to be a theatre technician and lighting designer for Don’t Get Me Wrong, a performance at The Hen and Chickens Theatre, Highbury & Islington. More recently working for Leeds Beckett designing the lighting and facilitating the spaces for their final year BA’s and MA programmes graduation works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/1f5f1a74-2d74-4159-91ac-4196fb152301/13.png Reviving Her Team - Quiplash ACCESS CONSULTANTS / AUDIO DESCRIPTION Quiplash is a creative, performance and consulting CIC that looks to take space for deaf disabled and neurodiverse people across the LGBTQQIA+ spectrum. It is led by actual quip married couple Al and Amelia Lander-Cavallo. Quiplash has two strands: performance and art-making that prioritises queer disabled performers and embedded access with a specialism in integrated and creative audio description. Quiplash also works as access consultants and trainers in audio description, disability justice and disability awareness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/89c725b0-4f39-4de5-a4da-228635f20876/14.png Reviving Her Team - Elly Welford PHOTOGRAPHY Elly is a freelance photographer based in the city of Leeds. She trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, graduating in 2019 and later served as an apprentice with Motionhouse Dance company. Life took an unexpected turn when a combination of a dance injury and the pandemic nudged Elly to channel her passion for photography. As a dance photographer, Elly believes in the transformative power of photos to boost dancers' confidence. She enjoys creating a safe and supportive space, allowing dancers to freely express themselves; striving to capture not just the movements but also the individuality and strength of each dancer. Elly began collaborating with Northern Rascals in her third year of dance training, working on The Mesmerist and SUNNY | SIDE. Over the past three years, Elly has continued the journey with Northern Rascals as a photographer, contributing to various projects. In addition to conducting one-on-one photoshoots for dancers, Elly frequently works with the Northern School of Contemporary Dance and various dance companies, capturing performances and rehearsals. Some of the highlights include working with the National Dance Company Wales, VERVE, Ceyda Tanc Dance, LA HORDE, and Germain Acogny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/829ea631-89fb-482c-8444-071a2e1580f2/15.png Reviving Her Team - Ben Williams VIDEOGRAPHER Driven by a desire to capture beautiful aesthetics Ben seeks to do so by tapping into human emotion and stories of the people he films. A lot of his work has been focused within arts and has been very fortunate to work with some very talented artists. Over the past few years, he has been working predominantly within the dance scene creating content for an array institutions and companies. Ben's work has been screened at various festivals including commissions for the BBC. He sees his work as a collaboration between people helping put ideas into motion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/57aec77e-3a7f-4fdb-9323-cc608717c71e/Geoff+Coleman.png Reviving Her Team - Geoffrey Colman MENTOR & DRAMATURG Geoff is a much sought-after professional Acting Coach who has worked extensively in Film, TV, Theatre and Dance. From London's West End to the film sets of Hollywood, his phenomenal range of coaching skills has been developed through over 30 years experience in the performance industry. Recent Film & TV includes John Wick 4 (Lionsgate); Mayor of Kingstown (Paramount); Bruiser (TIFF); Kick Ass 2 (Universal); Vigil (Netflix); The Vampire Academy (Universal); Heartstopper (Netflix); Minamata (Metal Work Pictures/ MGM); Tin Soldier (Unified Pictures); Casualty (BBC). Recent West End includes Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Peacock Theatre / UK Tour); & Juliet (West End / UK Tour); Strictly Ballroom the Musical (New Wimbledon Theatre / UK Tour); Dirty Dancing (2018 /2023 Dominion Theatre); Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella (Gillian Lynne Theatre); Singing in the Rain (Sadlers Wells Theatre); An American in Paris (Dominion Theatre); War of The Worlds (Dominion Theatre/ UK Stadium Tour); Cabaret (New Wimbledon Theatre/ UK tour); Carousel (English National Opera); Crazy For You (UK Tour); Chicago (Phoenix Theatre); 9 to 5 (Savoy Theatre) and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/180605f1-6117-4c6e-b7be-9cd9b0c6e560/17.png Reviving Her Team - Cristina Mackerron PRODUCER Cristina trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. After graduating, she co-founded multi-award-winning comedic dance theatre company, The Hiccup Project. Between 2014-2020, she co-created and performed in three full-length critically acclaimed shows, touring nationally, and leading an extensive community and educational engagement programme. Since then, Cristina has worked as a producer for The Place, and ARC Stockton Arts Centre. She now works as an independent arts producer & creative mentor, whilst finishing her MA in Social Anthropology at University of Sussex, where she is specialising in researching the creative and cultural industries. Cristina is passionate about the sustainability of the arts sector, and supporting artists to feel empowered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/b38f3d81-1428-44d4-b007-a0fb54ab48b7/16.png Reviving Her Team - Lydia Wharf PRODUCER Lydia wharf is an independent producer working in contemporary and hip hop dance theatre, tending to specialise in practices of care, access and inclusion. She works directly with a range of artists and companies, most recently BirdGang Ltd, Dance Umbrella, Julie Cunningham & Company and Stuart Waters. Lydia has a long, twisty relationship with dance; as performer, writer, facilitator and producer. She reviews regularly for Gramilano and Springback Magazine and recently co-designed and hosted the Art of Dialogue, a series of discursive events as part of the Czech Dance Platform. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/7a129460-40f1-4acb-92b3-066b1970537d/Marla+King+-+Environmental.png Reviving Her Team - Marla King ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANCY Marla is a freelance dance artist and climate justice advocate. She trained at Northern School of Contemporary Dance, and has since worked as a dancer with Rhiannon Faith Company, Rendez Vous Dance, Gwyn Emberton, Richard Chappell Dance, Eleesha Drennan, Impelo, Elisabeth Schilling, National Dance Company Wales and Jack Philp. Climate justice advocacy and socioecological consciousness is interwoven in the creative projects and activism Marla engages with. She is a co-facilitator and board member of the Resilience Project, a youth-led organisation with a vision to empower young people who are experiencing climate anxiety and burnout from activism, through exploring creative processes that can help foster emotional awareness and collective care within activist spaces. She is also involved with various climate and social justice campaigns, some of which have included the Climate Justice Coalition, Re-Earth Initiative, Equity for a Green New Deal, Climate Cymru, Gentle Radical and others. Marla is a co-creator of the Glanio collective - a collaboration between 3 creatives who came together to explore a creative response to the climate and ecological emergency we face, sharing a strong belief in the transformative power of arts in relation to climate action, as a gateway for climate communication and facilitating space to lean into the care and compassion needed to take collective action centring climate justice. The collective has recently been exploring models of slow touring rooted in ecological wellbeing, working with local artists and the community in Spring and Autumn 2023. Marla facilitates workshops and dialogue sessions with various creatives and arts organisations around embedding values of climate justice and ecological consciousness within their work. She has worked with artists and organisations including Glasshouse Dance, VOXED, Richard Chappell Dance, The Motion Pack, Impelo, Glasshouse Dance, CoDa Dance, YDance, and Sustainable Arts in Leeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/32e18259-eda2-47fe-bd49-b3a7c577b0fd/22.png Reviving Her Team - Tabie Boateng LIGHTING DESIGN MENTORSHIP Tabie is currently a BA2 student at Northern School of Contermporary Dance, who is working with us on a Mentorship in Lighting Design, supported by Barnaby Booth. ⁠ Tabie says: ⁠ "I have discovered a new found fascination for all things Lighting and Tech. I have found that the work behind the scenes is just as rewarding as being in the spotlight, and that all the elements of a show come wonderfully together to produce something beautiful. ⁠ The concept of REVIVING HER is something that resonates and sits with me so deeply, so to be given the opportunity to form a connection with this work is something very special. I am very excited and grateful to be a part of this process with the lovely Barnaby Booth and Northern Rascals!"⁠⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/eb723f6e-0423-4ba1-afdd-e47df7fcb7ee/21.png Reviving Her Team - Sophie Corbey COMPOSING MENTORSHIP Sophie is an aspiring composer working with us on a Mentorship in Composing, supported by Wilfred Kimber. Sophie says: “As an aspiring composer the opportunity to work collaboratively on a project like this is very exciting. Especially with my passion as an amateur contemporary dancer I have always wanted to write music alongside choreography. The concept of putting different talents together to create a project like this is wonderful and I hope to improve my skills as a musician and creative.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/f90891db-ef19-4c3b-9e2f-73906c9bd011/20.png Reviving Her Team - Orla Hardie PRODUCING MENTORSHIP Orla is a dance artist and choreographer, now doing a Mentorship with us in Producing, supported by Anna Holmes. ⁠ Since completing an her training at The Place and an apprenticeship with Scottish Dance Theatre, Orla has been touring with Tom Dale Company alongside producing and performing her own work. Her most recent work ‘SKUMO’ premiered at The Place early this year and has gone on to be programmed for Brighton Fringe as part of FEAST: A Triple Bill which Orla is co-producing. ⁠ Orla says: ”I am very excited and grateful for this mentorship. I feel like it’s come along just as I’ve needed it and I feel almost giddy to be able to work with Anna- she’s such an inspiring artist and human! I know I’m going to learn a lot in the safe hands of Northern Rascals.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/670b44ef-0063-486c-9242-e9fd97c16428/19.png Reviving Her Team - Mairead Rutter CHOREOGRAPHY MENTORSHIP Mairead Rutter O’Connor is a dance artist based in Leeds, working with us on a Mentorship in Choreography with Sam Ford. ⁠ Mairead said: ⁠ "Having trained at NSCD for four years I have developed a clear artistic voice and creative practice. I would describe my practice as extremely fun, maximalist and subtly political. I am deeply curious and incredibly open; I am attracted to all things wild and wonderful while bringing the constant question of ‘what if?’ to the forefront. I am constantly looking at ways to push originality with a heavy focus on chance and its capabilities to produce mind boggling scenarios. ⁠ ⁠ This mentorship is an extremely exciting opportunity for me, it’s a great opportunity to help me bridge the gap from training into professional life. As a female pursuing a career in choreography this project is the perfect fit for me. Having the opportunity to work with Sam is going to be a joy."⁠ ⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/20ba789b-421e-4382-9e5f-716ee842a0bb/18.png Reviving Her Team - Elicia Yeardley Digital Mentorship Elicia is an inclusive practice dance artist based in Leeds, working with us on a Mentorship in Digital Design, supported by Aaron Howell. ⁠ Elicia says: ⁠ "As a neurodiverse artist, my priority in my practice is to make art for the disabled and neurodiverse community.⁠ Over the past year I’ve been developing interactive/ multidisciplinary work to stimulate audiences and wanting to develop new skills in digital art to inform my next research phase.⁠ This opportunity will give me a great insight to start to understand a new art form, to learn new skills and pick Aaron's brain. I love that Northern Rascals are nurturing individuals to learn new skills and bridge the gap of understanding. I’m excited to start this journey." ⁠ ⁠ https://www.northernrascals.com/sunny-side-creatives daily 0.75 2026-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/4e0e58cb-f24f-4386-8864-ac5c5a14034f/NR.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Anna Holmes and Sam Ford (Northern Rascals) Creation & Direction Anna and Sam co-founded Northern Rascals in 2017 after receiving a micro-commission from Brewery Arts Centre. Since then, their work has gained support from Arts Council England, Leeds City Council, and The Royal Exchange Theatre, with projects like The Aftermath, SHED, Reviving Her, and Sunny Side. Anna, born in Hebden Bridge, trained at Northern School of Contemporary Dance before joining Jasmin Vardimon Company’s JV2. As Co-Artistic Director, Producer, and Writer, she is currently developing her first full-length play and a non-fiction book on Northern Rascals' methodology. Sam, from Croydon, studied at the BRIT School and Northern School of Contemporary Dance before performing with Rhiannon Faith, Avant Garden Dance, and English National Opera. As Co-Artistic Director, Production Manager, and Outreach Lead, he shapes the company’s creative and engagement work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/df0e3f53-3d01-4801-832c-6f27598a21d2/Angus+Bartlett.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Angus Bartlett Dance Artist (K) Angus grew up in South London, where an early passion for martial arts naturally evolved into gymnastics and, eventually, dance. Beginning his journey in hip-hop, he soon transitioned toward technical movement, which led him into training at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. He later went on to complete his Master’s degree at the London Contemporary Dance School. Since entering the professional industry, Angus has built a diverse portfolio, collaborating with acclaimed choreographers and companies, including: James Finnemore, Ben Duke, Theo Clinkard, Hagit Yakira, and Jasmin Ellis. As well as Companies like Northern Rascals and Southpaw Dance Company. Beyond the stage, Angus has expanded his reach into film, working on a number of dance films and choreographing music videos for artists. Currently, he is focusing on developing his own improvisation practice and establishing his voice as a choreographer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/963f206d-3ac8-49c5-b1a9-1e94af19ca54/6.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Ed Mitchell Dance Artist (Danny) Born and raised in Suffolk, Ed grew a passion for both acting and dance in his youth. He later honed his interest towards dance and studied at Northern School Of Contemporary Dance, where he graduated with a First in 2020. Shortly after that, Ed toured with postgrad company Verve and left Northern in 2021. Since then Ed has performed and taught in the UK and internationally, working with numerous of companies and artists, Including Avant Garde, Hannes Langolf, Attic Project, Bullyache, James Cousins, Tim Walker, Barnaby Booth, Gecko Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and Moonwalking Bear. This year, Ed will be in the revival of Peter Shaffer’s Equus directed by Lindsey Posner, running from May to early July at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/a4885771-80cc-4755-b049-4010f6412a68/7.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Sophie Thomas Dance Artist (B, A, Shadow of Mum) Born and raised in England’s Lake District, Sophie’s love for dance, art and nature started from an early age. Whilst a majority of her formative dancing years took place in village halls, she furthered this learning by attending Northern School of Contemporary Dance, gaining her degree. After graduating, Sophie continues to be based in Leeds. Her professional credits include working with Night People, Southpaw Company, and Riptide, performing at a variety of theatre venues, clubs, galleries and festivals. Most recently she performed in Marina Abramović’s Balkan Erotic Epic. She has recently been a Guest Writer for Dance Art Journal, and is continuing to explore where her interest in movement and words intersect. Following being an Early Career Artist with The Knotted Project, Sophie is investigating musicality, intricacy and what it means to be human whilst performing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/959c9e11-b727-4e98-aba7-a91fd75c72d4/Grace+Ford.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Grace Ford Rehearsal Director Grace is a freelance dance artist from Croydon. She has had the opportunity to work with: John William Watson, SAY, Rachel Clarke recently and many other artists. Grace has loved being involved with Northern Rascals for years now and becoming their rehearsal director also has been a dream. Grace loves being able to teach around the UK with Northern Rascals and NYDC and other companies. She loves being involved in many different on going works as it makes her grow, indulge and meet incredible, passionate creative artists. She has worked with many amazing choreographers and artists and can’t wait to continue on her exciting adventure as a freelancer. Outside of dancing Grace enjoys gardening and baking up some goods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/276447ba-45ae-4d0c-8614-2c7ce8df0849/Aaron+Howell.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Aaron Howell Digital Artist Aaron is a digital artist, filmmaker, animator and Director of visual arts company, Howl Creative. Originating from a background in illustration and graphic moving image, Aaron now works across dance, audio-visual installation and theatre to push how digital art interacts with both visual and performative qualities. Aaron is also the Co-Director of Night People, a collaborative arts company specialising in performance events and cabaret theatrics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/a47c78c2-063e-4fdb-957e-651d203f93ee/Caitlin+Mahwinney.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Caitlin Mawhinney Set Designer Caitlin Mawhinney is a Yorkshire born and bred designer. She was the winner of the Evening Standard Future Theatre Fund for Visual Design in 2021 and has continued to gain recognition with a double-nomination for Best Designer at The Stage Debut Awards 2022, finalist for the JMK Awards as well as being a Creative Associate at Jermyn Street Theatre and a Resident Designer at New Diorama Broadgate. She trained in (BA) Theatre Design at Nottingham Trent University. Her work as a set and costume designer has seen main stages, studios and unconventional spaces across the country. Recent collaborations include National Theatre Public Acts, Hull Truck Theatre, Leeds Playhouse, Soho Theatre, Arcola Theatre, Northern Opera, Southbank Center alongside many others. She loves to design for shows with a social and political motivation, using her designs to walk a line between reality and abstraction. Alongside this, Caitlin’s work takes the form of installation design, most notably for the National Trust, and as Associate and Assistant to a number of designers including for the West End, Scottish Opera, Royal Opera House and National Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/786fc798-bc49-4bd2-a28d-bb0fb567f3ec/Barnaby+Booth.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Barnaby Booth Lighting Designer & Production Manager Barnaby is a lighting designer and choreographer. His lighting credits include work for Sita Ostheimer, DeNada Dance Theatre/Carlos Pons Guerra, Jamaal Burkmar/Extended Play, Andrea Costanzo Martini, National Dance Company of Wales, Marikiscrycrycry, Sebastian Abarbanell, Jack Philp, Northern Rascals, Lisard Tranid and Clementine Telesfort, Akeim Toussaint Buck/Toussaint to Move and Crystal Zillwood, Wilhelmina Ojanen, Abbott Dance Company, Impact Dance/Hakeem Onibudo, Unholy Mess Theatre Company, Feet Off the Ground, Mavin Khoo, Ieva Kuniskis, Tora Hed, Staatstheater Kassel and Mala Kline. As a choreographer Barnaby won a number of prizes at the Stuttgart International Solo Festival and at the Gdanski festival tanca in Poland in 2017. From there, he went on to complete successful commissions worldwide, notably working for English National Opera, and Poetic Disaster's Club of Club Guy and Roni in The Netherlands. His commissions include work for Trak Dance Ensemble (Austria), Folkwang Tanzstudio of Folkwang University of the Arts (Germany), NSCD Verve (UK), Los Little Guys (US/Mexico), Dantzaz Dance Company (Spain) and Northern School of Contemporary Dance (UK). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/136e103d-801c-4775-a34f-0500c6fdfeb5/Wilfred+Kimber.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Wilfred Kimber Composer Originally from North Yorkshire, Wilfred is composer & sound designer now based in Leeds. Since studying Film Music at Leeds Conservatoire he has scored numerous independent films, working with directors Michael Jung, Ai Narapol, Connor Orton, Jacob Breen, & Daarya Serji. Wilfred also began collaborating with choreographers & dance artists in 2020, culminating in a successful ACE ‘Developing Your Creative Practice’ project in 2022 to further these collaborations in the live performance industry, working with choreographers/ companies Northern Rascals, Sylvie Holder, Katy Hewison, York Dance Space, Rees Dance, & YDT Studios. Wilfred’s passion for organic sound generation & recording comes from his own genre-spanning love of music & story-telling & is hardwired into all of the creations & collaborations he undertakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/e8080985-c89e-4727-a1c0-e263b282d954/Geoffrey+Coleman.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Geoff Colman Dramaturg Geoff has worked extensively in Film, TV, Theatre and Dance. From London's West End to the film sets of Hollywood, his phenomenal range of coaching skills has been developed through over 30 years experience in the performance industry. Recent Film & TV includes: The Luckiest Man in America (Fabula/ Protagonist Pictures); John Wick 4 (Lionsgate); Mayor of Kingstown Season 3 (Paramount); Bruiser (TIFF); Kick Ass 2 (Universal); Vigil Season 2 (Netflix); The Vampire Academy (Universal); Heartstopper (Netflix); Minamata (Metal Work Pictures/ MGM); Tin Soldier (Unified Pictures); Casualty (BBC). Recent West End includes Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Peacock Theatre / UK Tour); & Juliet (West End / UK Tour); Strictly Ballroom the Musical (New Wimbledon Theatre / UK Tour); Dirty Dancing (2018 /2023 Dominion Theatre); Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella (Gillian Lynne Theatre); Singing in the Rain (Sadlers Wells Theatre); An American in Paris (Dominion Theatre); War of The Worlds (Dominion Theatre/ UK Stadium Tour); Cabaret (New Wimbledon Theatre/ UK tour); Carousel (English National Opera); Crazy For You (UK Tour); Chicago (Phoenix Theatre); 9 to 5 (Savoy Theatre) and more. For Northern Rascals: Reviving Her; Sunny Side; Shed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/8540e4e0-09a8-4d66-b9e6-515a0c6a95e4/Adam+Goode.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Adam Goode Production Manager (Assisting) Adam is a northern based freelance theatre technician and production manager, passionate about the intimacy of interpersonal story telling. He has been in the technical industry for 4 years learning during his training at NSCD, where he met the team at Northern Rascals and has had the privilege of production managing both SHED, Sunny Side and Reviving Her tours. He's had the luxury of working and learning from the teams at the Riley Theatre, Leeds Beckett University and CAST Doncaster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/a1f53732-269b-4bcd-b508-bb99a12f1792/Lamin+Touray.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Lamin Touray Voice Artist (K) Lamin Touray is a British Gambian Actor from Manchester. Theatre credits include: Wuthering Heights (East Riding Theatre Hull), As You Like It (Shakespeare in the squares) Bouncers UK Tour (Theatre Royal Wakefield), Up N Under (Hull New Theatre, John Godber Company) This is Not Right (Wiltons Music Hall), Moby Dick (John Godber Company) A View from the Bridge (Headlong UK Tour), Vignettes (Hope Mill Theatre), What If If Only (Manchester Royal Exchange). TV credits include: All Creatures Great and Small series 2&3, Coronation Street (ITV), Everything I know about Love (BBC), Waterloo Road (BBC), Doctors (BBC) and The Biscuits (CBBC). Radio credits include: About a Boy (BBC Radio 4), The Hidden Victims of Grooming (BBC Stories), The Contraband Crisis (BBC Radio 4), The Way You Look Tonight (BBC Upload/ Smashing Mirrors), The Aftermath (Northern Broadsides and Northern Rascals), Homecoming (BBC Radio 4). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/75163fa2-d5cb-41ae-aeca-2eef669e76bf/Brendan+Barclay.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Brendan Barclay Voice Artist (Danny) Born and raised in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, Brendan graduated from Italia Conti in 2022. Soon after finishing his training, he joined Smile Theatre and toured around schools and theatres across Italy. The following summer Brendan joined Say It Again, Sorry? and performed in their comedy The Importance of Being… Ernest? spanning two Edinburgh Fringe festivals (2023 & 2024) and a year long UK tour. At the end of last year Brendan performed in Dizzy, a co production between Sheffield Theatres and Theatre Centre which began at The Crucible before going on tour. Other works include voiceover work for dance company Northern Rascals, short films for London Film Academy, and a Beavertown Brewery commercial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2e8ddf4c0dbf99b7f08cd6/0468fd7c-ccf9-4b0e-86d6-cec09d766298/Jonny+Aubrey-Bentley.png Sunny Side Creative Team - Jonathan Aubrey-Bentley Voice Artist (Uni Friend, Train Conductor) Jonathan Aubrey-Bentley originally trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) before completing his MA at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) on the MA Theatre Lab course. In addition to performing, Jonathan works as a director/choreographer and has premiered two choreographic works When Trees Fall and TIMOTHY, as part of Resolution Festival 2023/24. In 2022, he co-directed and composed the music for WALD/Forest with Bare Theatre Collective and Theatre Lindenhof in Germany. He has worked in a range of performance settings and recently performed as Banquo and Malcolm in Flabbergast theatre’s The Tragedy of Macbeth at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. As a yoga teacher and Soft Tissue Therapist, he aims to combine his holistic passion for movement and somatics with the world of performance. 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