Spotlight On: Good Grief (Part 2 of 2)

Monday, 29 April 2019 / Published in Artist Development, Dance Events, Ludus Dance News, Performance
Following the premiere of Good Grief at BIG UP North Dance Theatre Festival, Sarah Lockwood from Maelstrom Theatre discusses her experiences with grief and how they informed Maelstrom’s latest piece; as well as what it’s like being back in the Ludus Dance studio… “I attended my first funeral when I was around 10. Grandad had been

“It’s more than just technique… it’s helped me develop and deepen my understanding of what it means to be an independent artist

Wednesday, 06 March 2019 / Published in Artist Development, Ludus Dance News, Opportunities, Performance
  We couldn’t be more proud of our fabulous Hazel Loftus from the Ludus Youth Dance Company, who has recently been offered a place at Dance City to study an MA in Dance Performance. Hazel has been part of the company for the last two years and has written a short blog for us about

HandsON: The Caretakers

Friday, 15 February 2019 / Published in Artist Development, Dance in Education, Performance, Youth Dance
Let’s talk about young people’s mental health. In 2017 we supported Hawk Dance Theatre with space and time to help them research and develop a new performance work which was initially created with men’s mental health in mind. Subsequent HandsON test shows demonstrated its wider appeal, speaking on behalf of and resonating with a variety