Creative Team and Biogs
Artistic Director Caroline Bowditch
Performers Caroline Bowditch, Welly O’Brien & Nicole Guarino / Marta Masiero
BSL Interpreter Yvonne Strain
Voice and Author of letter Wendy Yelland
Set & Costume Design Katherina Radeva
Lighting Design Emma Jones
Stage Manager Amy Steadman (Fringe) / Laura Howells (Autumn 2015 Tour)
Production Manager Emma Jones
Music danbeats
Dramaturgy Jemima Levick
Text Advisor Luke Pell
Artistic Advisor Joan Clevillé
Costume Makers Jennie Lööf & Carys Hobbs
Photography Anthony Hopwood & Joan Clevillé
Set Makers J&B Scenery
Produced by Dance4
Biographies
Caroline Bowditch
Australian born but now Glasgow based performance artist and choreographer, Caroline Bowditch, describes herself as a performer, maker, teacher, speaker and mosquito buzzing in the ears of the arts industry in the UK and further afield.
From April 2008-March 2012, Caroline held the role as Scottish Dance Theatre’s Dance Agent for Change. In 2010 she received an Unlimited commission to create Leaving Limbo Landing, which was presented as part of the Cultural Olympiad for the London 2012 Olympics. She was awarded Creative Scotland’s Arts and Business Award for Nurturing Talent in 2011.
She is currently Associate Artist at Dance4 (Nottingham), who have supported the creation and tour of Falling in love with Frida and Artist in Association with Paragon Music (Glasgow). From Feb-June 2013 Caroline was Visiting Artist working with the Contemporary Performance Practice students at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is currently working as an artist consultant with Skånes Dansteater (Sweden), Dundee Rep Theatre (Promoting Equalities Project), Coventry University (Invisible Difference project), British Council (Unlimited Access) and as Creative Director of GDance’s Young Ignite program. In April 2014 she was appointed as Visiting Professor at Coventry University’s Centre for Dance Research.
Welly O'Brien
Welly O' Brien was lucky enough to receive an apprenticeship in 1998 with the Arts Council England shadowing Candoco dance company, joining them full time from 2000-2004 throughout that time she toured and taught with them both Nationally and Internationally.
Since 2004 she has had a family and freelances both here and abroad.
She has performed in works by Javier De Frutos, Finn Walker, Doug Elkins, Nigel Charnock, Hofesh Shechter, Trisha Brown floor of the forest, The 2012 Paralympic closing ceremony, as well as Aerial work with Scarabeus, Graeae, and La Fura dels baus. She is loving touring Falling in love with Frida with Caroline and her team.
Marta Masiero
Marta was born in Verona, Italy, where she combined her dance training with classical studies in Literature and Philosophy.
Graduated from London Contemporary Dance School, Marta completed her Postgraduate Studies as an apprentice with Scottish Dance Theatre under the direction of Janet Smith.
As a freelancer she has been involved in a wide diversity of dance projects, performing nationally and internationally. Choreographers with whom she has worked include Darren Ellis, Ben Wright, Ben Duke, Janet Smith, Sally Owen and Thomas Small among others.
In the last few years Marta has been developing her interest in physical theatre, exploring a multidisciplinary approach to performance, opening up to theatre practices as a way to broaden her movement background.
Nicole Guarino
Nicole Guarino is a freelance dancer, teacher and photographer based in London. She trained at the Cisne Negro Dance Studio in Brazil and after being a finalist of the Adeline Gennee Competition she received a scholarship to study at The Rambert School, where she graduated with a first class honours degree. She has worked for Cisne Negro Dance Company, Introdans, and Scottish Dance Theatre, performing works by Patrick Delcroix, Mark Baldwin, Itzik Galili, Kylian, Matz Ek, Forsythe, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Hofesh Shechter, Liv Lorent, Janet Smith amongst others. She toured with the Mark Bruce Company in 2006 and 2007 for Sea of Bones and was part of the original cast for Dracula, winner of the Sky Arts Awards in 2014.
http://www.cargocollective.com/nicoleguarino
Yvonne Strain
Yvonne was born in Glasgow, Scotland. British Sign Language (BSL) was her second language from a young age and she progressed to study formally, beginning an Interpreting career at age 20. Joining Glasgow City Council Sign Language Interpreter Service (SLIS) in 1995 she trained with SASLI, becoming fully registered in 2000. Yvonne remained with SLIS for 7 years, gaining further experience within Signpost, Tyne Tees Television in Newcastle and Deaf Connections in Glasgow before becoming freelance.
Yvonne’s first experience of theatre interpreting was Lanark by Alasdair Gray, performed at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1995. Since then she has interpreted over 250 different performances ranging from community theatre to full scale professional productions, including Improvisational, Opera, Shakespeare, Pantomime etc.
Inspired by Deaf audience feedback Yvonne has developed into a performative interpreting style, often integrating into performances and consulting on theatre aesthetics/access. A recent example is Grit by Cora Bisset. Yvonne, alongside colleague Catherine King, worked with dancers, choreographers and actors to integrate BSL and choreograph timing onstage as part of a multi-disciplinary production.
While being kept busy with a young son, Yvonne continues to be committed to personal and professional development, working with the Deaf Theatre Skills short course at the Royal Conservatoire of Glasgow and gaining skills in International Sign and knowledge of Arts relating to the Deaf community Worldwide.
Katherina Radeva
Katherina Radeva designs for dance, theatre and performance. Katherina Graduated from Wimbledon School of Arts with a 1st class honours degree in 2004, and was a Finalist in the 2005 Linbury Prize for Stage Design.
Since then, she has designed for a wide range of dance and theatre companies including Caroline Bowditch, Scottish Dance Theatre, Kate Weare, Lost Dog Dance, Horse and Bamboo Theatre, Trestle Theatre, Mayhem Company, Moon Fool, Julie McNamara, Kazuko Hohki, Zendeh and Foster & Dechery amongst many others.
Katherina has designed all works by Two Destination Language, the theatre and performance company she founded with Alister Lownie in 2011. Near Gone, their latest piece, featured a design consisting of 400 fresh carnations in each show, won the Pulse Fringe Suitcase Prize 2013 and a Total Theatre Award in 2014.
Katherina lectures in set and costume design in Universities and colleges across the UK, as well as devising and choreographing for theatre.
With a degree in Fine Art from her native Bulgaria, Katherina continues to exhibit her painting and printing work across Europe and beyond.http://www.katherinaradeva.co.uk
Emma Jones
Emma lives in Scotland and works both nationally and internationally, last year her work was seen in the USA, India and Brazil. Previous credits include YAMA, Kingdom, What on Earth!?, NQR, Khaos and Drift for Scottish Dance Theatre; Sonata for a Man and a Boy (CATS award winner), Titus for macrobert; Falling Man, Within This Dust and CUT for smallpetitklien dance company; Talking Heads and Little Mermaid for Dundee Rep; Rumplestiltskin and Pinocchio for Hiccup Theatre and The Adventures of Butterfly Boy for Pucko Company. Emma also teaches lighting and sound at The Space, part of Dundee and Angus College.
www.emmamjones.com
danbeats
As a Musician, Composer and Sound Designer Daniel has worked in both the commercial sector and the funded arts sector for over 10 years. Creating original compositions for Chanel, MTV, The Discovery Channel, Kellogs, Rugby League World Cup Opening Ceremony, East London Dance, Jeanefer Charles, Caroline Bowditch, Mersey Dance Initiative, Impact Dance, Maxwell Golden, Contact MCR and Jo Parkes.
As a session trumpeter and guitarist he has played for The Pogues, Man Like Me, Jesse James, Andreya Triana, The Asteroid Galaxy Tour and The Veils as well as numerous studio projects including Slow Moving Millie, Eugene Mcguiness , Alex Winston, Imagem and EMI Production Music.
As a songwriter using the moniker yoB Daniel has been releasing songs for free for the whole of 2013. Gaining support from Rob Da Bank on Radio 1 and Radcliffe and Macconie on 6Music.
danbeats.co.uk
Dance4
Dance4 is an international centre for the development of extraordinary 21st century dance. A unique voice in the UK dance sector, Dance4’s work supports artists and practitioners who are interested in the development of dance within performance and learning environments. For more information visit www.dance4.co.uk
Performers Caroline Bowditch, Welly O’Brien & Nicole Guarino / Marta Masiero
BSL Interpreter Yvonne Strain
Voice and Author of letter Wendy Yelland
Set & Costume Design Katherina Radeva
Lighting Design Emma Jones
Stage Manager Amy Steadman (Fringe) / Laura Howells (Autumn 2015 Tour)
Production Manager Emma Jones
Music danbeats
Dramaturgy Jemima Levick
Text Advisor Luke Pell
Artistic Advisor Joan Clevillé
Costume Makers Jennie Lööf & Carys Hobbs
Photography Anthony Hopwood & Joan Clevillé
Set Makers J&B Scenery
Produced by Dance4
Biographies
Caroline Bowditch
Australian born but now Glasgow based performance artist and choreographer, Caroline Bowditch, describes herself as a performer, maker, teacher, speaker and mosquito buzzing in the ears of the arts industry in the UK and further afield.
From April 2008-March 2012, Caroline held the role as Scottish Dance Theatre’s Dance Agent for Change. In 2010 she received an Unlimited commission to create Leaving Limbo Landing, which was presented as part of the Cultural Olympiad for the London 2012 Olympics. She was awarded Creative Scotland’s Arts and Business Award for Nurturing Talent in 2011.
She is currently Associate Artist at Dance4 (Nottingham), who have supported the creation and tour of Falling in love with Frida and Artist in Association with Paragon Music (Glasgow). From Feb-June 2013 Caroline was Visiting Artist working with the Contemporary Performance Practice students at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is currently working as an artist consultant with Skånes Dansteater (Sweden), Dundee Rep Theatre (Promoting Equalities Project), Coventry University (Invisible Difference project), British Council (Unlimited Access) and as Creative Director of GDance’s Young Ignite program. In April 2014 she was appointed as Visiting Professor at Coventry University’s Centre for Dance Research.
Welly O'Brien
Welly O' Brien was lucky enough to receive an apprenticeship in 1998 with the Arts Council England shadowing Candoco dance company, joining them full time from 2000-2004 throughout that time she toured and taught with them both Nationally and Internationally.
Since 2004 she has had a family and freelances both here and abroad.
She has performed in works by Javier De Frutos, Finn Walker, Doug Elkins, Nigel Charnock, Hofesh Shechter, Trisha Brown floor of the forest, The 2012 Paralympic closing ceremony, as well as Aerial work with Scarabeus, Graeae, and La Fura dels baus. She is loving touring Falling in love with Frida with Caroline and her team.
Marta Masiero
Marta was born in Verona, Italy, where she combined her dance training with classical studies in Literature and Philosophy.
Graduated from London Contemporary Dance School, Marta completed her Postgraduate Studies as an apprentice with Scottish Dance Theatre under the direction of Janet Smith.
As a freelancer she has been involved in a wide diversity of dance projects, performing nationally and internationally. Choreographers with whom she has worked include Darren Ellis, Ben Wright, Ben Duke, Janet Smith, Sally Owen and Thomas Small among others.
In the last few years Marta has been developing her interest in physical theatre, exploring a multidisciplinary approach to performance, opening up to theatre practices as a way to broaden her movement background.
Nicole Guarino
Nicole Guarino is a freelance dancer, teacher and photographer based in London. She trained at the Cisne Negro Dance Studio in Brazil and after being a finalist of the Adeline Gennee Competition she received a scholarship to study at The Rambert School, where she graduated with a first class honours degree. She has worked for Cisne Negro Dance Company, Introdans, and Scottish Dance Theatre, performing works by Patrick Delcroix, Mark Baldwin, Itzik Galili, Kylian, Matz Ek, Forsythe, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Hofesh Shechter, Liv Lorent, Janet Smith amongst others. She toured with the Mark Bruce Company in 2006 and 2007 for Sea of Bones and was part of the original cast for Dracula, winner of the Sky Arts Awards in 2014.
http://www.cargocollective.com/nicoleguarino
Yvonne Strain
Yvonne was born in Glasgow, Scotland. British Sign Language (BSL) was her second language from a young age and she progressed to study formally, beginning an Interpreting career at age 20. Joining Glasgow City Council Sign Language Interpreter Service (SLIS) in 1995 she trained with SASLI, becoming fully registered in 2000. Yvonne remained with SLIS for 7 years, gaining further experience within Signpost, Tyne Tees Television in Newcastle and Deaf Connections in Glasgow before becoming freelance.
Yvonne’s first experience of theatre interpreting was Lanark by Alasdair Gray, performed at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1995. Since then she has interpreted over 250 different performances ranging from community theatre to full scale professional productions, including Improvisational, Opera, Shakespeare, Pantomime etc.
Inspired by Deaf audience feedback Yvonne has developed into a performative interpreting style, often integrating into performances and consulting on theatre aesthetics/access. A recent example is Grit by Cora Bisset. Yvonne, alongside colleague Catherine King, worked with dancers, choreographers and actors to integrate BSL and choreograph timing onstage as part of a multi-disciplinary production.
While being kept busy with a young son, Yvonne continues to be committed to personal and professional development, working with the Deaf Theatre Skills short course at the Royal Conservatoire of Glasgow and gaining skills in International Sign and knowledge of Arts relating to the Deaf community Worldwide.
Katherina Radeva
Katherina Radeva designs for dance, theatre and performance. Katherina Graduated from Wimbledon School of Arts with a 1st class honours degree in 2004, and was a Finalist in the 2005 Linbury Prize for Stage Design.
Since then, she has designed for a wide range of dance and theatre companies including Caroline Bowditch, Scottish Dance Theatre, Kate Weare, Lost Dog Dance, Horse and Bamboo Theatre, Trestle Theatre, Mayhem Company, Moon Fool, Julie McNamara, Kazuko Hohki, Zendeh and Foster & Dechery amongst many others.
Katherina has designed all works by Two Destination Language, the theatre and performance company she founded with Alister Lownie in 2011. Near Gone, their latest piece, featured a design consisting of 400 fresh carnations in each show, won the Pulse Fringe Suitcase Prize 2013 and a Total Theatre Award in 2014.
Katherina lectures in set and costume design in Universities and colleges across the UK, as well as devising and choreographing for theatre.
With a degree in Fine Art from her native Bulgaria, Katherina continues to exhibit her painting and printing work across Europe and beyond.http://www.katherinaradeva.co.uk
Emma Jones
Emma lives in Scotland and works both nationally and internationally, last year her work was seen in the USA, India and Brazil. Previous credits include YAMA, Kingdom, What on Earth!?, NQR, Khaos and Drift for Scottish Dance Theatre; Sonata for a Man and a Boy (CATS award winner), Titus for macrobert; Falling Man, Within This Dust and CUT for smallpetitklien dance company; Talking Heads and Little Mermaid for Dundee Rep; Rumplestiltskin and Pinocchio for Hiccup Theatre and The Adventures of Butterfly Boy for Pucko Company. Emma also teaches lighting and sound at The Space, part of Dundee and Angus College.
www.emmamjones.com
danbeats
As a Musician, Composer and Sound Designer Daniel has worked in both the commercial sector and the funded arts sector for over 10 years. Creating original compositions for Chanel, MTV, The Discovery Channel, Kellogs, Rugby League World Cup Opening Ceremony, East London Dance, Jeanefer Charles, Caroline Bowditch, Mersey Dance Initiative, Impact Dance, Maxwell Golden, Contact MCR and Jo Parkes.
As a session trumpeter and guitarist he has played for The Pogues, Man Like Me, Jesse James, Andreya Triana, The Asteroid Galaxy Tour and The Veils as well as numerous studio projects including Slow Moving Millie, Eugene Mcguiness , Alex Winston, Imagem and EMI Production Music.
As a songwriter using the moniker yoB Daniel has been releasing songs for free for the whole of 2013. Gaining support from Rob Da Bank on Radio 1 and Radcliffe and Macconie on 6Music.
danbeats.co.uk
Dance4
Dance4 is an international centre for the development of extraordinary 21st century dance. A unique voice in the UK dance sector, Dance4’s work supports artists and practitioners who are interested in the development of dance within performance and learning environments. For more information visit www.dance4.co.uk