Kompany Malakhi are now offering a special late deal for all participants attending The Summer School, at only £75!

Call the Tobacco Factory on: 0117 902 0344 /email: tickets@tobaccofactory.com

Kompany Malakhi’s outstanding non-residential dance and physical theatre course is an intensive exploration of movement for 11 and 16 years olds held over the summer.

Led by distinguished dance and theatre professionals at the Tobacco Factory, the course offers a rich fusion of hip hop, theatre, contemporary dance and alternative choreographic techniques Kompany Malakhi is renowned for.

The Kompany Malakhi Summer School also leads up to the Bronze Award, recognised within the national framework of qualifications, it is anticipated to be an exhilarating experience, accumulating in a spectacular performance for friends and family at the Tobacco Factory at the end of the course.

“The Kompany Malakhi Summer School is such an amazing opportunity for young people who are interested in dance. Not only is it an opportunity to work alongside professional dancers, participants get to develop their passion and perform on a professional stage at the Tobacco Factory which has never been done before.  The summer school offers something different to the young people of Bristol, giving them something positive, cultural and inspiring to do during the summer break.” Emily Bull, Kompany Malakhi.

Kompany Malakhi’s objective is to open up the professional practice within the company and to share and engage with young people within our community. We hope our Summer School will help to inspire and motivate young people through the medium of dance and performance.

Kompany Malakhi is committed to developing new ways of engaging and encourages a stronger relationship between audiences and performers. During the Rotations tour, we are offering you a chance to win a unique customised laptop by simply posting your thoughts about the show!

HOW TO ENTER:

Simply post a comment about Rotations, tell us where you saw the show and leave your name and email address here. It would help if you have seen one of our performances, or you can refresh your memory and watch the trailer here. Don’t forget only one person per email, we will draw one lucky comment from our email archive at the end of the tour. It is as simple as that!

View more information and  Terms and Conditions here.  Good luck!

Our performances and workshops are mostly FREE EVENTS across the UK this summer, were we also will be offering workshops in BMX Flatland and B-Boying at some events too.  Tour highlights include our premiere at New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth and two days at the National Theatre, London!

More dates are pending so why not join our group on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and support us at a city near you. For information on the Rotations tour and events, click on the links below. See you there!

New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth/ Guildhall Sq – June 24th
Fuze Festival, Medway – June 25th
IF Festival, Milton Keynes – July 23rd
Stockton International Riverside Festival – July 25th
Inside Out Festival, Leven, St Andrews- July 29th – 31st
South Hill Park – August 7th
National Theatre, London – 25th – 26th August
Barnsley Civic- 28th August

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3 days of experiments, new ideas and new music working towards three new commissioned pieces for Kompany Malakhi’s 2012 tour.

What an amazing weekend we had with:

Kwesi Johnson (Kompany Malakhi, UK ) Anthony Egéa (Cie Revolution, France) Victor Quijada (Rubberbandance, Canada)

Respond-React was for dancers interested in the synthesis of Urban dance styles, particularly Breakin’, with contemporary dance and physical theatre, with three choreographers  at the forefront when it comes to synthesising these styles of movement. They were  joined by three world class musicians, Franck II Louise, Jasper Gahunia and Luke Harney who  created original music daily.

Stay tuned and we will post the footage here soon.

Biographies of the Choreographers

Kwesi Johnson, Artistic Director/Choreographer Kompany Malakhi

A self‑styled ‘Griographer’, who is part of a new generation of artists who are bringing their eclectic experiences to dance and physical theatre. Using physical theatre, contemporary dance and vernacular dance forms he has been pushing creative boundaries and developing fresh and sophisticated ideas since 1994. He is interested in movement that’s created from an emotional foundation, which allows the styles he uses to create narratives. After being immersed in Hip Hop culture and taking the path of Bboyin and later being influenced by UK Jazz Fuzion, Kwesi went on to train at The Northern School of Contemporary Dance, and worked with companies and choreographers such as Lloyd Newson, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Companie Duroure, CandoCo Dance Company and The Hittite Empire before creating Kompany Malakhi in 1994.

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Anthony Egéa Cie Revolution

As early as 1984, Anthony Egéa set out on a long process of learning hip hop dance. After having become familiar with a large variety of techniques, he joined the Ecole Supérieure Rosella Hightower in Cannes on a choreographic scholarship program to complete his training. Having also won the Ministère des Affaires Etrangères Lavoisier scholarship, Anthony Egéa went on a study course at Alvin Ailey’s Dance Theater in New York. This drove him to purify dance moves and think up more abstract forms. He measures virtuosity against the infinitely small, what can be shown against what can be expressed. His creations include Triptyk (2001), and Amazones (2003), Soli (2005) – Soli 2Urban Ballet (2008), a piece for ten dancers and Clash (2009)

www.cie-revolution.com

Victor Quijada

Choreographer/Co-Artistic Director Rubberbandance Group

The path of choreographer Victor Quijada began in Los Angeles, where from a young age, he was deeply influenced by Hip Hop culture. Introduced to formal dance and theater at L.A. County High School for the Arts, Quijada became a protégé of Post-modern pioneer Rudy Perez before working with dance icon Twyla Tharp. Quijada worked shortly with Eliot Feld before becoming a demi-soloist with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal. In 2002 he formed RUBBERBANDANCE GROUP, after years of exploring dance and theater from urban, classical, and contemporary angles.

Quijada has directed dance on film, video, and for televised broadcast. He has created work for Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ballet Met, Jeune Ballet du Quebec, Peter Boal & Company (NYC), Transitions Dance Company (London), Chamber Dance Project, and notably Self Observation Without Judgement for Scottish Dance Theater, which won the 2004 National Dance Award for Best Modern Repertory. He has received the Peter Darrell Choreography Award (UK), Bonnie Bird North American Award (UK), Choreography in Media Honors, and was nominated for an American Choreography Award. In 2008, Quijada was invited to participate at the Big Intensive on Directing Dance at Sadler’s Wells in London. In 2009 he was awarded the OQAJ/RIDEAU Prize for his work Punto Ciego. Since September 2007, Victor Quijada is Resident Artist of Cinquieme Salle at Place des Arts de Montreal.

www.rubberbandance.com

There has seen some very positive changes.  We’ve taken on some fantastic freelancers and permanent staff.

We’d like to present:

Chrissie Adesina – Associate Artist

Maya Alexander – Marketing Manager

Emma Evans – Creative Producer

Steve Hodges, Eloise Oliver – Executive Producers

Sue McCormick – Tour Booker

Workshops will develop techniques and focus on one style of art that Kompany Malakhi promote. Workshops can be tailored to a specific need or interest of your group, can be offered as after school activities and can link to certain areas of the nation curriculum.

The single discipline workshops that are on offer are:

Parkour (Free running)
Contemporary Dance
Street Dance
Breakdancin
Physical Theatre
Choreography (to choreograph a piece with your group on a created or selected theme)
Film Making
DJ’ing
Step Flow (an integration of tap dance and body percussion)
Konnako (Indian Voice Percussion)
Percussion
Music Production

To find out more about the Single Discipline Workshops or to book please email emily@kompanymalakhi.com

Including a short performance by Kompany Malakhi’s workshop leaders, this workshop uses graffiti art as the source to create movement and a metaphor for group or solo performances.

The workshop is perfect for most modern styles of dance and to motivate young men to take part in choreography. It is a great introduction to creating movement without being a dance workshop.

To find out more or to book a Burners Workshop please email emily@kompanymalakhi.com

Physical Flicks

This workshop gets participants to analyse the meaning of their movement and choreography by using scripts, plays or song lyrics as their starting point. They will then create a short dance and capture it on film.  Perfect for bringing English literature, media, music and dance and drama departments together.

Language of Rhythm

This workshop finds different ways to create movement using a rhythmic structure and ways to create music using the dynamism of movement including contemporary dance, Irish Dance, body percussion, tap dance.  It is a very energetic exploration of movement and rhythm bringing music and dance departments together.

Parkour, Breakin’ and Physical Theatre

This workshop is perfect for boys and young men, but doesn’t exclude girls and young women. Combining Parkour, Breakin’ and physical theatre, it’s perfect for learning some incredible movement with a theatrical perspective.  A seamless blend of art and sport.

Konnako and dance

Combining vocal percussion sounds of classical Indian music and contemporary dance techniques to create polyrhythmic music and movement. A very interactive workshop of sounds, rhythm and movement and a real test for the participants musicality in previously unexplored ways.

For more information or to book an Interdisciplinary Workshop email emily@kompanymalakhi.com

Keira is trained in traditional Irish Step Dance, which she has competed in at an international level. She graduated from Northern School of Contemporary Dance in 1999 and went on to further her studies at New School of Dance Development in Amsterdam. Keira has a vast amount of experience, having performed around the world. Keira was also in Kompany Malakhi’s Boxin.