Six dance artists from five different countries – including Wales’ Eddie Ladd – will be at Chapter, Cardiff this September for the second of a series of international residencies, developing new cross-border work based on the theme of transformation with iCoDaCo (International Contemporary Dance Collective).
Local communities are invited to share in this unique and experimental creative process with a series of free interactive events at Chapter from 11-15 September, including a children’s workshop and an open sharing of the work in progress, while global audiences will follow the contemporary dance collective’s progress online.
iCoDaCo is a two-year project that selects world-class international dance artists to create and tour a collaborative full-length production together (rather than a collection of individual pieces), developing the work across each of the artists’ home countries.
Following their first residency in Hong Kong this August, the six iCoDaCo 2018-2020 dance artists from Hong Kong, Hungary, Poland, Sweden and Wales will be in Cardiff this September for a 2-week residency to further develop their work. The Cardiff residency is being hosted by Welsh company Gwyn Emberton Dance, who are supporting the project internationally as a partner organisation of iCoDaCo, with Gwyn as a member of the creative team.
Gwyn Emberton
in Cardiff, the iCoDaCo artists will be exploring physical, spatial, political and psychological transformations in modern society, while also demonstrating the early stages of their creative process to the public, regardless of dance knowledge or experience, through a series of free interactive events at Chapter.
On Tuesday 11 September, there is an open coffee morning with free coffee and pastries to welcome the iCoDaCo artists with an opportunity to share stories, thoughts and ideas around the theme of transformation. Throughout the week, local dancers and physical performers are welcome to join the artists in their morning classes and experience a range of teaching approaches (Tuesday 11, Thursday 13 & Friday 14 September).
Children aged 8-12 can try a free contemporary dance workshop on Saturday 15 September, hosted by Gwyn Emberton Dance and led by renowned Welsh performer and iCoDaCo artist, Eddie Ladd with the other dance artists from Sweden, Hungary and Poland. And on Friday 14 September, the iCoDaCo collective will publicly share their work in progress followed by an informal Q & A session – which will both be streamed live online – connecting audiences in Wales with international followers.
Eddie Ladd
As part of the European Commission’s Creative Europe Programme, with additional support in Wales from Arts Council of Wales and Chapter, the project promotes values such as diversity, tolerance and communality while creating a fresh contemporary dance piece that is influenced by the eclectic artistic and personal heritage of each artist in the collective.
iCoDaCo artist Lee Brummer from Sweden reflects on the group’s first residency in Hong Kong:
“It feels incredible to be in a room with these inspiring individuals, each with a strong, powerful and enchanting world. I’m enjoying the journey between each of these worlds and the open invitation for them to visit mine. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with everyone at our second residency in Wales and seeing how the piece transforms and learning from the wealth of the collective.”
Lee Brummer
the residency in Cardiff, the iCoDaCo collective will regroup in Sweden, Hungary and then Poland, culminating in the premiere of TRANSFORMATION (working title) this November at BalletOFFFestival by Kraków Choreographic Centre. TRANSFORMATION will then tour throughout 2019 to Sweden (March), Hungary and Poland (April), Hong Kong (July), Edinburgh Festival Fringe (August) and Wales in Autumn 2019.
Audiences can follow the progress of TRANSFORMATION on the iCoDaCo blog at icodaco.com and watch live the sharings via facebook.com/icodaco.
For more information on the free iCoDaCo events at Chapter this 11-15 September and to book a space for the open classes, coffee morning, kids workshop and the sharing – visit chapter.org
iCoDaCo Events this September
All events take place at:
Chapter
Market Road
Canton
Cardiff
CF5 1QE
029 2030 4400
Coffee Morning – Meet the iCoDaCo artists
Tuesday 11 September
11.15am – 12.30pm
Free but please contact info@gwynembertondance.com to book
Open Morning Classes
Tuesday 11, Thursday 12 & Friday 14 September
10am – 11.15am (approx)
Free but please contact info@gwynembertondance.com to book
Work in Progress – Preview and Q & A
Friday 14 September
5pm – 6.30pm (approx)
Free but please book via Chapter here
Watch online via facebook.com/icodaco
Kids’ Workshop (8 – 12 years)
Saturday 15 September
10am – 12pm
Free but please contact info@gwynembertondance.com to book
iCoDaCo Makers – performers:
Lee Brummer (Sweden)
Mui Cheuk-Yin (Hong Kong)
Eddie Ladd (Wales)
Joseph Lee (Hong Kong)
Weronika Pelczyńska (Poland)
Imre Vasi (Hungary)
Dramaturgy:
Gwyn Emberton & Israel Aloni
Composer:
Gosheven
Set & Space Design:
Simon Banham
Lighting Design:
Kathy Sandys
Score Designer:
Rhodri Davies
Costume Design:
Hanka Podraza
Technical management:
Kristian Rhodes
iCoDaCo is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
With additional support in Wales from Arts Council of Wales and Chapter.
Chapter is supported by