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cHOREOGRAPHY
One of the youngest dancers ever to receive a commission from the Arts Council, at the age of 18, Donald and Phoenix Dance Company went on to win the coveted Bagnolet choreographic platform award in Paris. His work has been performed at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Saddlers Wells, The Place, The Northern School of Contemporary Dance and Laban. During his performing career Donald has worked with numerous leading figures in the dance world including Jane Dudley, Darshan Singh Buller, Michael Clarke, Robert Cohan, Veronica Lewis, David Hamilton, Garth Fagan, Philip Taylor, Tom Jobe and Namron.
One of the youngest dancers ever to receive a commission from the Arts Council, at the age of 18, Donald and Phoenix Dance Company went on to win the coveted Bagnolet choreographic platform award in Paris. His work has been performed at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Saddlers Wells, The Place, The Northern School of Contemporary Dance and Laban. During his performing career Donald has worked with numerous leading figures in the dance world including Jane Dudley, Darshan Singh Buller, Michael Clarke, Robert Cohan, Veronica Lewis, David Hamilton, Garth Fagan, Philip Taylor, Tom Jobe and Namron.
Workshops:
Communities schools / Secondary schools / Universities/ Professional organisations / Professional companies.
Workshops can include:
Styles dance workshop / Contemporary / Street jazz / Reggae / Street salsa.
Services offered:
Consultant,mentoring / Motivational and confident building sessions through dance / Rehearsal director / Artistic producer.
Commissions:
Week(s) intensive - Choreographic pieces
| Young Offenders Project (2010 – Leicester and Nottingham) Bristol Youth (2010) North Yorkshire County youth Dance Company (2005 to 2010) Urban Hip Hop (2010 – Moat School / Sparks Childrens Arts) ‘Let Freedom Rain’ (2010 – Peepul Centre) Sex Education project (2009 – Wigan Sexual Health Education Department) ‘One-derland’ (2009 – Mohogany Arts / Special Olympics Leicester) |
| ‘Wrosne’ (2007 to 2008 – Leaps & Bounds) |
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| ‘The Little Mermaid’ (2007 – Birmingham Rep Theatre) ‘Ballet Hoo’ (2005 to 2006 – Birmingham Royal Ballet / Chanel 4 / Leaps & Bounds) Choreographic project (2005 – The Drum / Birmingham Royal Ballet) ‘The Fortune Club’ (2005 – Leicester Haymarket) ‘Interpreting Turner’ (2004 – The Birmingham Art Gallery / Dance Xchange) |
| ‘Silent Caves’ (2004 – The Big Mission Festival, Birmingham / Dance Xchange) |
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| Choreographic project (2004 – Harlem Dance Theatre / Dance Xchange) Musical (2004 – Kajan Arts) ‘Attitude: Dance for the Camera’ (2004 – RJC / BBC 2) ‘So Many Ways’ (2003 – Ruff Cut Dance Theatre / Get Moving) ‘Embronica’ (2003 – Arts Fest, Birmingham) ‘Fire ina Salsa’ (2000 – London Studio Centre) ‘Inner Visions’ (1998 – RJC Dance Theatre) ‘Restaurant of Pleasure’ (1997 – RJC Dance Theatre) ‘Language of Innocence’ (1996 – RJC Dance Theatre) ‘Arco Industrial Fashion Show’ (1995 – Arco / RJC Dance Theatre) ‘Mystic Prayer’ (1995 – RJC Dance Theatre) ‘Redemption Song’ (1994 – RJC Dance Theatre) ‘The Path’ (1988 – Phoenix Dance Theatre) ‘Revelations’ (1988 – Phoenix Dance Theatre) ‘Alpha-Omega’ (1987 – Phoenix Dance Theatre) ‘Blessed’ (1984 – Phoenix Dance Theatre) ‘Cry of the Ancient Warriors’ (1984 – Phoenix Dance Theatre) ‘If I see you’ (1983 – Phoenix Dance Theatre) ‘Ritual for Death’ (1982 – Phoenix Dance Theatre) ‘Reflections – 1982 (Phoenix Dance Theatre) ‘Running Shadows’ (1982 – Phoenix Dance Theatre) |