Friday 5 July. Paolo Mangiola is a dancer, choreographer and dance educator based in London, currently working as a freelance in Europe. Paolo started his dance training in 1989 at the Italian Secondary Music Conservatory, he later attended the Diploma School of Art and in 2000 graduated from the Accademia MAS, Milano.
Saturday 6 July. Adam Kirkham, currently with BalletBoyz, was a soloist with the Peter Schaufuss Ballet from 2007 to 2010. He will be continuing with BalletBoyz and is honoured to be working with Russell Maliphant next season to guest perform around the world. Adam was on full scholarship at English National Ballet School and has trained with Nederlands Dans Theater over the summers. He too was invited to perfrom at TEDx Oxford.
Saturday 6 July. A very newly formed company, this piece will be our first as a group. An avid choreographer, recently graduated from college, I wish to have a platform, simply a chance, to create explore ideas and present a concept which I fully believe and support. While my political and moral views have stimulated this work, my emotion and passion have driven the intention further.
Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 July. John Ross graduated from London Contemporary Dance School in 2011 with a 1st Class Hons. Since then he has been commissioned to create many works, including a musical for Old Vic New Voices (for which he received a nomination by What's On Stage for their Best Choreographer Award), Dance United and The Scottish School of Contemporary Dance.
Photos of the various works for Lacuna in preparation for the festival...