From the beginning...
Company Decalage received further funding from Arts Council England (West Midlands) and with support from DanceXchange
created a second new work, “See”, which successfully toured as a double bill with “Decalage”.
2007
Marso was commissioned by The Place for its bi-annual research and development project Choreodrome. The resulting work Appel was a trio for Marso, Navala Chaudhari, arguably one of the most compelling performers in the UK, and live musician Jason Kalidas that was inspired by the instinctiveness of dance and the spontaneity of music.
Appel was selected for performance at British Dance Edition and started European touring in the following months after being spotted by Spanish promoters...
Marso was also commissioned for The Place Prize, sponsored by Bloomberg, the UK’s most prestigious choreography competition... through high profile collaborations with artists such as Navala Chaudhari, Miguel Marin, Jason kalidas and Kevin Turner, a 15min quartet “Breaking Point” was born and made it through to the semi-finals.
2009 onwards
Company Decalage captured the imagination and attention of a young audience after performing on the main stage at Sadler’s Wells’ Breakin’ Convention 2009. 2010 looks set to be another busy year with the company aiming to perform at both British Dance Edition and the International Dance Festival Birmingham.
Special Thanks to John Ashford, Eddie Nixon, Jonzi D, Akram Khan, David Massingham and Richard Alston, they have been important key players in the mentoring process and support of the work...