Twitch Dance Co.
Type of Work
Hip Hop Dance Theatre / Contemporary / Commercial and Corporate
Company Policy
Twitch Dance is a high energy, versatile, all female Hip-Hop / Contemporary company.
Twitch is breaking new grounds with their unique and amusing narrative style.
The group mixes dance, acting, verse and video into their productions and have
gained considerable press for their performances and excellence in their field.
Review Extracts
1 in 365
"Twitch had the feel of an idol type group - albeit a highly talented one - one
cultivating sex appeal and a street style with a broad appeal ... this is a group
of staggering versatility - witness the brilliantly constructed spoken verse.
It was high entertainment and the audience thoroughly enjoyed themselves!"
Genevieve Dutton, Resolution reviewer - 10 Feb 2003
Production Highlights
Lovely Day' March '07
In March '07 Twitch were commissioned by East London Dance to create a piece
for their 'Dance Currents' festival. The theme was celebration as it was ELD's
twentieth anniversary.
They were delighted and created a ten - minute piece with five of the company's
dancers. A mix of jazz, street, breaking, and trapeze that celebrated femininity,
versatility and creativity resulting in dance theatre piece that stays true to
Twitch's amusing and narrative style.
Imagine me and Gucci Earrings, 2006
Twitch dance company are impassioned on how our image driven world has affected
us personally and in our careers. 'IMAGE', addresses and dares to question society
and its affect on our personalities as it demands more and more from our appearance.
The piece is divided into two sections - Fitting Room Fiasco and Drastic Plastic Surgery.
Collaborated with Femme Funk for the B.Supreme festival at the Purcell Rooms, South Bank Centre - 2006.
fitting room fiasco (15 mins) a highly entertaining piece that looks at body image.
Greenwich and Docklands Festivals - "totally london, car free day" 2002 and 2003.
'World beats festival 2003' at the Studio Theatre. October 2003
1 in 365, 2004
This humerous take on seven stylish women rushing from auditions to casting to
jobs will send your head spinning! 1 in 365 follows the hectic day in the life of a group of dancers using dance-theatre,
film and verse. Performed at Breakin' Convention - an international festival
of hip-hop dance theatre at Sadlers Wells, May 2004
Coming soon
Twitch choreographed a piece for the Olympic Torch Relay for East London Dance,
'Journey East'. It will be performed again this Saturday the 21st June at The Lift in Stratford
Park at 1.30pm. (Free)
Twitch will be performing as part of Big Dance at Stratford Circus.
The evening is called Small Dances and features 12 companies that fit into the
theme 'Small Dances'
12th July @ 7.30pm at Stratford Circus, Theatre Sq, Stratford, E15 1BX
Twitch will be premiering their new piece 'The Birth of a Star' A fusion of circus and dance that looks at how a star is created.
For more info go to www.eastlondondance.org
Drum Summit
This is an explosive collaboration of live music and dance with heavy hip-hop
flavour and Caribbean undertones. It is a high energy and entertaining fusion,
encompassing a seventeen-piece steel band with DJs, MC's, Street Dance and Breakdance.
Put together with Twitch's theatrical flavour to create a seamless performance
suitable for corporate events, festivals, concerts and theatre.
Unlike anything you have ever seen or heard before, The Drum Summit Project is
based around members from Hammered Steel; winners of the 'Best Steel Band on the
Road' award at the world famous Notting Hill Carnival. Fronted by MC's Lexis &
Mr. Convenience and also featuring DJ Louis J and a brilliant brass section, 'Drum
Summit' combines to give fresh, innovative and extremely live sound.
Performance coming up at the Eden Festival 2008
Education
Twitch can offer full or half day one off workshops. Teaching a safe but energetic
warm-up and going into some rep from the company or new choreography. They can
also offer 6 or 10 week projects, working towards a performance with groups or
a weeks intensive.
Permanent Staff
Founder/Director: Natasha Khamjani
Director: Fleur Davison
Current dancers
Natasha Khamjani, Fleur Davison, Charlie Bindra, Corrine Ponton, Sandro Franchini,
Rachael Alleyne, Hayley Douglas, Kirsty Wright.
Size of company
Small scale
Contact details
Twitch Dance Co.
5 Breakspears Mews
Brockley
London SE4 1PY
Email: info@twitch.uk.com
