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New artistic director for Sense and the National Inclusive Dance Programme
EXCITING NEWS on International Woman’s Day!!! I’m the new artistic director for Sense and the National Inclusive Dance Programme
Short film commissioned
I’m thrilled to announce I, along with Jonny Randall, filmmaker and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) have been commissioned by the BBC Dance Passion 2022.to create a short film about my unique way of choreographing using the Simpson board!
Dance Passion is a collaboration between BBC Arts and One Dance UK and is supported by funding from Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants programme. BBC Arts and One Dance UK, along with BBC Connected Studio.
New collaboration
So incredibly proud to announce my new collaboration with Epic Art @@EpicArtsNews after been awarded a new micro commission from @BritishArts in partnership with @weareunltd to work with the amazing Epic encounters from Cambodia #everypersoncounts and Nalitari from Indonesia #Nalitari. I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to spread the Simpson Board methodology and to show it has the ability to cross the language divide. Also, I’m really looking forward to working with Helen Gould from LPM Dance as my translator for this project.
December 2020
It’s official, I’m so proud to announce that I’m one of the Leaders in Residence at UCLan for the next 3 year!Many thanks to Sara Giddens from UCLanDance for nominating me for this incredible opportunity!
October 2020: Branching Out
In the summer I was privileged to lead a unique research & development project with the most incredible team of collaborators. Louis Price (visual design), Lee Affen (sound design), Brent Lees (lighting design), Rebecca Randall (Translator), mentor Rosie Kay together with dancers Harriet Ellis and Luke Bradshaw collaborated with me virtually through zoom.
‘I found the whole experience enriching. Working with such a supportive and highly experienced team gave me the confidence to try new things and discover ways of working that I will take forward in my practice. Now I’m looking for the next opportunity to develop my ideas further’ Lisa Simpson”.
The project was supported by Developing Your Creative Practice Arts Council fund The process was captured by filmmaker Jonny Randall who created a short documentary.
So incredibly proud to announce my new collaboration with Epic Art @@EpicArtsNews after been awarded a new micro commission from @BritishArts in partnership with @weareunltd to work with the amazing Epic encounters from Cambodia #everypersoncounts and Nalitari from Indonesia #Nalitari. I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to spread the Simpson Board methodology and to show it has the ability to cross the language divide. Also, I’m really looking forward to working with Helen Gould from LPM Dance as my translator for this project. More details https://weareunlimited.org.uk/announcing-round-two-of-the-british-council-micro-awards/
May/June 2020
A big thank you to the Dukes Theatre, Lancaster for commissioned me to create a video as part of their Digital Dukes Creative Commissions. Stay In and Boogie!
I also want to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU to Helen Gould from LPM for project managing/editing it and to all the dancers who took part!
To see who else has been commissioned… Digital Dukes Creative Commissions