International co-production

ACE dance and music are co-producing ICE with Japanese choreographer & founder of the Leni-Basso company Akiko Kitamura & digital artist Akihiko Kaneko. Kitamura is an avante-garde choreographer, academic & performer with an excellent International reputation.

ACE dance and music's Artistic Director Gail Parmel, who after being nominated as one of the Cultural Leadership programme's 50 Women to Watch in 2010/11, has now been voted one of 20 Inspirational Women from the African Diaspora in Europe (ADIPWE): in celebration of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day.

Artistic Statement

"The creation of our new production ICE is a challenging but exciting time for ACE dance and music. I am delighted to be collaborating with Akiko Kitamura for the second time, building on a relationship that began in 2006 and that has grown, developed & strengthened over the past 5 years. Connecting two different cultures from opposite sides of the world is not an everyday experience. Two female choreographers, sharing the same age, their practise & finding commonalities. This is a unique formula that makes the experience special."
Gail Parmel
Artistic Director,
ACE dance and music

Credits

Co-produced by:
Artistic Director Gail Parmel & Akiko Kitamura

Music Director:
Ian Parmel

Composer:
Hiroaki Yokoyama

Digital Video design:
Akihiko Kaneko

Costume designer:
Kyoko Domoto

Set designer:
Claire Whitcomb

Lighting designer:
Heidi Riley

Dancers:
Sade Alleyne, Kajza Ekberg, Letty Mitchell, John Ross, Jerome  Wilks, Laura Vanhulle

Apprentices:
Claire Burell, Eleonora Pennacchini