Stewart Gibb-Lodge is a multi talented actor / comedian with over two decades of experience performing in a variety of styles. He has played lead and supporting roles both nationally and internationally touring with renowned companies Vincent Dance Theatre, Third Angel, Point Blank, Dead Ernest, The Babbling Vagabonds and Instant Dissidence. Stew also performs street theatre and live cabaret as Little Jonny Cash or as Precious Cleaver one half of the Cleaver Sisters and is a regular compere at Cabaret Boom Boom in Sheffield. As an accomplished singer songwriter Stew also plays the ukelele, guitar, harmonica, percussion and has trained with numerous clown teachers including John Wright, Peta Lilly, Mike Barnfather, Aitor Bassauri, Petra Massey, Jonathon Kay, Jef Johnson and Jon Davison.
Alex Rowland is based in Hereford and graduated from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance after completing a foundation BPA (hons) in contemporary dance. Completing a years postgraduate training performing with Verve postgraduate touring company. Since graduating Alex has worked with 2Faced Dance Company both as a performer teacher, Champloo and Being Frank Physical Theatre. Alex has been Breakdancing (Bboying) for over ten years and continues to nurture his creative practice by exploring different dance styles and music.
Ellen Turner is based in Lancaster and since graduating from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance has been touring nationally since 2009. She has extensive educational experience within Ludus dance company both as a teacher and dancer, devising and performing in their most recent work: Consequences, choreographed by Nigel Charnock, Yael Flexer, and Ben Wright. Ellen is now a freelance dance artist and has founded her own company ETC Dance, working alongside other local artists and companies in the Lancaster area including Maelstrom Dance. Recently she held her first art exhibition in Lancaster named "Move, touch, inspire" a collection of semi-realistic portraits, inspired by the moving body and collaborates with dance and other media such as film, where she produced and directed a dance for the camera work titled "Listen to youth" which was premiered at the Lancashire Youth Film and dance festival in 2009.
Sophie Arstall trained at Northern School of Contemporary Dance and then Laban (Transitions Dance Company) and has since been working with several choreographers in the UK and abroad including Rosie Kay, Ben Wright and Ingri Fiksdal in Norway. She has recently finished an exchange project between Zimbabwean and European dancers and musicians as well as engaging in her own work. This has led to more recently collaborating with composer midnightorange.co.uk where experimental approaches towards integrating movement and sound were explored. Sophie also engages and directs her work towards Community contexts, teaching and devising inclusively with groups of people from a variety of backgrounds.
Tina Murtagh trained at the Northern School for Contemporary Dance from 2006-2010, during which time she developed a strong interest in improvisation. As a scientist mathematician she is exploring these influences on her own creative practice
Tina has worked with Roberta-Jean in London experimenting with various types of dancing, including jive, moshing, folk dance from different countries and the boogie woogie! Currently based in Leeds she works as a free-lance dance artist and teacher and is developing her creative practice working on a project basis.
Tom Rowbottom graduated from Middlesex University in 2011 with a BA Hons Dance Degree where he gained considerable experience devising his own works and performing in the works of others including Angela
Woodhouse. Tom has toured the UK, including performing at the Edinburgh Fringe festival and the Siobhan Davies dance studio in London. Tom’s has competed for several years within a number of physical contact sports like Rugby, American Football and is keen to explore and develop his own creative voice and practice as a Professional Dance Artist.
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