Choreographers and composers at Phoenix

Posted on February 2, 2015

Phoenix Dance Theatre will host a Choreographers and Composers Lab in July 2015. Held in the company’s state-of-the-art dance centre in Leeds, the two-week intensive course is designed for professional choreographers and composers at an early stage of their careers.

Led by Phoenix’s artistic director and choreographer Sharon Watson and independent music director and composer Ken Hesketh, the project focuses on research, experimentation and composition, with daily creative periods, creative tasks, workshops and lectures with visiting artists and the chance to develop collaborative approaches in a safe yet challenging environment.

For more information, and to download the application form, see www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk. The deadline for applications is Monday, February 16. 

Photograph: Tim Williams, courtesy of Phoenix Dance Theatre

Zoe Anderson

Zoë was born in Edinburgh, and saw her first dance performances at the Festival there. She is the dance critic of The Independent, and has also written for The Independent on Sunday, The Scotsman and Dancing Times. In 2002, she received her doctorate from the University of York for a thesis on “Nationhood and epic romance: Ariosto, Sidney, Spenser”. She is the author of The Royal Ballet: 75 Years and The Ballet Lover’s Companion.