“I cant give you enough words to explain how fantastic the shows were, the guests loved the walkabout meet and greets, and the finale towards the end of the night was just amazing.
We couldn’t have asked for nicer or more professional performers than yourselves.”

Event Organiser, NTSU Summer Ball, 6th June 2008.

• Contemporary Dance Technique
• Choreography
• Dance Improvisation
• Community Dance (workshops)
• Physical Theatre
• Contact Dance

Plus of course research in dance history, anatomy and fitness training, and general performance techniques.

Its a fantastic course and extremely useful training for me. I’m due to finish in June 2009.

During this time, apart from general training, I concentrated on writing, planning and performing new solo cabaret choreography, which I premièred at a cabaret evening shortly before the end of my stay.

My time in Brazil was an intensive and exciting experience! The vibrancy and the rhythms that permeate through the entire country create a unique and animated culture of dance and movement. I drew so much inspiration from the rich dance culture and expressive use of costuming especially during carnival time! It has sparked ideas for new choreography and costumes which I will now be working on over the coming year…. until I can go back again!!

Blast is a BBC initiative encouraging 13-19 year olds throughout the UK to get into dance, film, art, writing and music. In an hour-long special presenting innovative dance-forms and dance groups from the UK and abroad, Chimaera members were requested to showcase the art of fire-spinning for the programme. Featured members included Timothy Chown, Laura Egginton, Sandy McClure, Sy Taffel and Ros Vitkovitch.

To be broadcast during the learning zone on 3rd December 2006, and as a feature programme 19th January 2007.

I was asked to be part of this exciting project as lead choreographer for a newly-formed Swiss fire-spinning group. After discussing themes, music and visual ideas for a 20 minute show, I was given free reign to create the piece and its soundtrack. From the 11 th to the 20 th of October I lead the group on a 7-day intensive training session with the new choreography on site in Basel , creating video documentation for the show, which the group hope to have fully rehearsed and completed for 2007.

October 2006

The sleepy village of Hay-on-Wye in North Wales was roused into a frenzy for the re-launch of a popular tradition, Hay on Fire. An open-air event involving live percussion, interactive theatre and a large-scale breathtaking fire display.

Chimaera co-ordinated and led the fire spinning elements of this awe-inspiring event, which drew a crowd 4000 strong from the foothills of Black Mountains . The grand finale of the sensational procession culminated in an explosive performance of fire-dance, percussion, theatre and fireworks across the 500m wide stage and backdrop of amazing fire-sculptures.

“Thankyou! Chimaera, were great!
Nothing but excellent feedback for the whole event - Hay-on-Fire is back!”
David Goffee, Artistic Director and Event Coordinator of Hay-on-Fire.

Uber Europe was the fourth in a series of master-class workshops that have taken place around the world in the last year and a half, specializing in the field of spinning juggling, specifically poi, fire staff and meteor. The three days of intensive workshops that structured the bulk of the event were taught by some of the world’s best spinning jugglers. For example, Rob Thorburn (JAM), the Scottish ‘Uber-creator’, taught the experimental poi styles of negative space and anti-spin, while fellow JAM group members Laura Egginton and Ros Vitkovitch demonstrated contact-poi and explored new methods for developing and performing routines.

See full report here