MEET THE CAST - The M's The Montague gang have had a super few days in the studio this week! Meet: MERC - Deepraj Singh (@howdeepisyourraj) was awarded a scholarship whilst training at London Contemporary Dance School @theplacelondon and has since toured internationally in productions including Akademi’s The Troth – Usne Kaha Tha, choreographed by Gary Clarke. BEN - Patrick Webster (@patrickrosswebster) began their dance training at DanceXchange before graduating with a 1st from @trinitylaban. Patrick is part of the PEER programme at Studio Wayne McGregor and partaking in New Adventures 2020/21 cohort of their professional development programme, Overture. ROSA - Ayesha Fazal (@ayeshafazal) Merc’s cousin ‘Rosa’ will be performed by Ayesha Fazal, who after receiving a 1st from @falmouthuni in Dance & Choreography has recently performed Rosemary Lee’s Passage for Par and worked with ThickSkin Theatre on the ‘Petrichor’ 360 VR project. #RKRomeoAndJuliet will premiere on 17 March at @brumhippodrome Find out more at rosiekay.co.uk/project/rj Photo: Lucas Adamson @emma_holty @raychan_photo . . . . #rkdc #rosiekaydancecompany #rosiekay #romeoandjuliet #shakespeare #montague #mercutio #benvolio #newchoreography #creatinginlockdown #castannouncement

MEET THE CAST - The C’s Next up in our Romeo + Juliet lineup is the Capulet Gang: TYBALT - David Devyne (@daviddevyne)is a current member of UK dance troupe Flawless, and was until recently playing Michael Jackson in the hit West End Musical Thriller Live. ANGEL - Iona McGuire (@ionathemagikarp) Juliet’s confidant, Angel, will be performed by Birmingham dancer Iona McGuire who began training on the DanceXchange CAT scheme led by Rosie Kay and Elisabetta D’Aloia, later training at London Contemporary Dance School @theplacelondon PARIS - Dan Baines (@bboybaines) is a recent @rambertschool graduate. Dan was an apprentice at Balletboyz and most recently a member of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures Young Cast of Romeo and Juliet LJ - Harry Ondrak-Wright (@ondrakula) grew up in Wolverhampton and will be playing the final member of The Capulet gang. Following his training at London Contemporary Dance School @theplacelondon, Harry has just completed an international tour of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake. Premiering 17 March at @brumhippodrome More info: rosiekay.co.uk/project/rj Photos: @dannybaldwinphotography @chrisnash_dancephotography @_blairmoore_ . . . . . #rkdc #rosiekay #rkromeoandjulietromeoandjuliet #capulets #capuletgang #tybalt #shakespeare #newchoreography

MEET THE CAST As we develop our upcoming production of Romeo + Juliet in the studio, we are delighted to tell you a little more about the dancers, beginning with Mayowa and Subhash who will be performing our star-crossed lovers: JULIET - Mayowa Ogunnaike (@mayo_wa0) became an Apprentice Dancer with Phoenix Dance Theatre after graduating from @trinitylaban with an award for ‘outstanding achievement in choroegraphical studies’, and has since performed with Uchenna Dance Company, later joining ACE Dance and Music. ROMEO - Subhash Viman Gorania (@subhash_viman_gorania) is a Leicester-based choreographer and dancer who shifts between Indian classical, urban and contemporary dance. Trained in Bharatanatyam and Kathak styles, Subhash has performed internationally and is artistic director of Morph Dance Company and Dance Artist in residence at the Peepul Centre. Premiering 17 March at @brumhippodrome. Find out more about the cast of Rosie Kay’s Romeo + Juliet at rosiekay.co.uk/project/rj Photos: @stefano.padoan @sean_goldthorpe @mannhansphotography . . . . #rkromeoandjuliet #rkdc #romeoandjuliet #rosiekay #romeo #juliet #birminghamhippodrome #shakespeare #rosiekaydancecompany #birminghamtheatre

The first glimpse of Rosie Kay’s new solo ‘Adult Female Dancer’, in a return to the stage after five years for #AbsoluteSoloII “It’s been so incredible to return to the stage after more than 5 years, and it actually wouldn’t have been possible without the strange time of lockdown, which gave me a chance to retrain my body and heal some old injuries. I went back through all my early solo work, wrote parts of my life story and began to explore new ways of moving. It was emotional to be back on stage, telling my life story, although it was sad not to share it with audiences. I can’t wait until we get the show out properly next year.” Photo: Brian Slater . . . . . #rkdc #rosiekay #birminghamdancer #newchoreography #newchoreo #femalechoreographer #lockdowncreation #ukdancers #rosiekaydancecompany #dancephotography

We’ve got our fingers crossed🤞for Absolute Solo II tech rehearsals beginning today and to say #ThanksToYou to #NationalLottery players and @aceagrams for helping us to continue creating exciting dance to thrill and move you! . . . . . #rkdc #rosiekay #birminghamdancer #choreographer #rosiekaydanceco #femalechoreographer #dance #fingerscrossedday

So sad on #worldtheatreday not to be premiering my new solo show #absolutesoloii but very happy to be entering the theatre @therepbirmingham tomorrow to tech and film the shows Artemis Clown and Adult Female Dancer. We won’t be streaming the show online on Saturday because we’d like to premiere it live and online at the same time. Fingers crossed theatres can safely plan to open soon. Sending so much love and thanks to everyone we’ve worked with; artists, dancers, choreographers, actors, creatives, freelancers, technical teams, producers, marketeers, administrators, supporters, audiences, funders, donors, students, teachers, dance lovers and theatre workers the whole world wide. Creative people will always keep being creative. Keep the faith and never, ever give up. . . . . . Photo credit Richard Dunkley, with Rosie Kay 1999 . . . . . #dancer #contemporarydance #birminghamdancer #soloshow #lockdownpremiere #live #dance #olderdancer #artemisclown #adultfemaledancer #passion #creativity #inspiration