EDge

Company Policy
EDge gives a group of postgraduate performance students the opportunity to develop their skills as dance artists in a creative environment.

The postgraduate performance course is designed for skilled students who wish to deepen and extend their artistic abilities, through rigorous, creative investigation. Alongside the devising and creation of work there exists a continual experimental debate with the aesthetics of performance.

A wide range of professional artists work with the students to research, explore and discover ideas. The diverse programme of work created can spill across a variety of artistic disciplines; the national and international tour undertaken involves a wide range of venues and performance possibilities.

Within this touring programme EDge also engage in collaborative exchanges with similar institutions both here and abroad, and have the additional opportunity to engage in educational teaching and the development of creative workshops.

This constant engagement and active dialogue with a wealth of high calibre professional artists aids and supports students' transition into the professional world.

Productions/Repertoire
Energy Excellence Exhilaration Brilliance Passion Creativity Dynamism

EDge are now on tour until July 2009, for a full list of performance dates visit www.theplace.org.uk/edge

EDge, the postgraduate performance company of London Contemporary Dance School, features 11 exceptional dancers on the cusp of their professional careers.

With dance that includes high energy, athletic movement, burning political issues and comedy, EDge's performances showcase some of the most exciting and critically acclaimed young choreographers, and the most promising from a new generation of contemporary dancers.

The diverse selection of new work, specifically created for EDge09, includes original full length works by Jeremy Nelson (former award-winning dancer of the Stephen Petronio Company), H2 Dance's Hanna Gillgren, and Slovenian choreographer Andreja Rauch Podrzavnik (formerly of Charles Linehan Company).

EDge will also present a selection of shorter works by up-and-coming dance artists Jesús Rubio Gamo, Javiera Peón-Veiga, James Jackson and Maria Jardardottir.

Review Extracts
'eleven graduate performers that are fresh and exciting to watch' Dance Expression

''EDge is challenging, delightful and rewarding, and on this evidence, the future of UK dance is very rosy indeed'' The Big Issue

"Quirky, slick, humorous" The Guardian

"Their breathless order was exhilarating" Dance Europe

"A perfect showcase for these hugely talented young dancers, whose beauty and expertise took my breath away"  Maggie Balinger , Gloucestershire Echo 2003.

Contact Details
Artistic Director: Lauren Potter

Richard Parr: Projects and EDge Company Administrator for London Contemporary Dance School
The Place
17 Duke's Road
London
WC1H 9PY
Tel: 020 7121 1119
Fax: 020 7121 1145
Email: richard.parr@theplace.org.uk
www.theplace.org.uk