Performance Coll=ctive

Our Collective formed in 2007 with a focus on providing additional training and performance opportunities to adults including semi-professionals, teachers, students, dancers and those with experience. The Collective has previously worked with Yael Flexer, Loop Dance Company and Kent based choreographers alongside creating their own work for theatre, camera and site specific.

Our work has been shown at both Tunbridge Wells Fringe, Brighton Dance Network & South East Dance's Scratch Nights, Cloud Dance Festival and Cascade's own platforms. We seek community performances in our area. 

Our Collective is open to adults with experience in dance ( both in the studio & in stage) and who are interested in creating work for performance. The collective is not for beginners or adults new to dance performance.

The collective projects explore movement through the choreographic process and delve into range of improvisation techniques and contact work to devise & create. 

2024 - 2025

Join our newly formed Adult Collective starting in autumn 2024 with ad-hoc rehearsal dates across the year. Dancers will meet for training & rehearsals to build movement & connection prior to forthcoming opportunities.  

Collective Dates 2024 - 2025

Mondays between 7.00 - 9.00pm

6th January

17th February

24th February

14th April

9th June

16th June

23rd June

30th June 

7th July

14th July

+1 more date in July to confirm.

Additional rehearsals may arise with performances in the Spring & Summer. 

Involvement in Tunbridge Wells Fringe 2025 in July

Cost 

£17.00 per rehearsal / session

Book session online here

If you are interested in joining us, please contact Sam Blackden via the contact page or via the Cascade WhatsApp Business number: 07540 724027

PAST WORK:

T.Wells Fringe Festival, CONNECT, 2023

Choreographed by Sam Blackden, performed at TW Fringe

Watch highlights reel here

In all this Heaviness, November 2022

Choreographed by Sam Blackden, performed at Thrive Dance Platform. 

Watch 'In all this Heaviness' here

WARE Dance for Camera, April 2017

with Choreographer and Artist Sidonie Carey-Green in 2017.

Watch 'WARE' here

Brighton Scratch Night, November 2018

Sidonie created and shared work 'Lagom' with the Adult Collective.

Watch 'LAGOM' here

'Lagom' meaning balance, not too little, not too much.’ In this piece dancers explore what it means to find and lose stability both within our lives and our bodies. How much are we able to take risks, push beyond the norm and teeter in the unpredictable areas either side of perfect balance?

If you have any questions about the Adult Collective please contact us.

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