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Skin is touring again autumn 08

Skin has completed two national tours, in autumn 07 and spring 08.  This autumn Skin will hit the road again, providing you with an ideal opportunity to watch this excellent production for the last time.  It has been a brilliant success for ACE and has attracted much attention and acclaim.  Press, having seen Skin, had to following to say:

"–two men, four women, three white, three black–and Japanese and South African
choreographers. The dancers perform with style and discipline…technical ability and sheer physicality… and it’s pretty exhilarating to watch too!” The Birmingham Post

“With a stylistic mix that stretches from Africa, through the Caribbean and Europe and across to Japan, Skin marks a fresh departure for this bold Birmingham outfit… Skin promises another step forward for a company on the edge of breaking into the big league.” Metro

“Letlalo has a warm, vibrant resonance to it, full of emotion and expression, and the dancers really look as if it is part of them, not just executing the steps. It is energetic and magical.” The Stage

"It made me want to leap out of my seat and dance…the dancers moved with such ease and flexibility. The atmosphere was almost electric. It was so alive and so visual. I was completely speechless and so was everyone around me! The performance really made me think about my skin and what it means, and what it tells the world around us. Overall I thought it was a 10 out of 10 performance and a night I’ll never forget!” Norwich Evening News

"Where ‘Blind Trip’ is dance as conflict, ‘Letlalo’ is dance as incantation. Together they create a fascinating journey beneath the skin we are individually and collectively in." Claire Boot, Whatsonstage Midlands

Click here for Skin tour dates

Cover Girl

We are delighted that ACE made front cover of the July 08 edition of Dancing Times.

ACE Youth performed at Youth Dance England

This July ACE youth performed at The Peacock Theatre in London as part of Youth Dance England.

Their current piece: UBUNTU BAM (My Humanity) is all about the mix of tradition and modernity. In Southern Africa there is a massive diversity within society and cultures, but one major thing that brings art together is RHYTHM. We now live in an influenced society, where you see more western ways of living, but in Southern Africa at events such as feasts, marriages, initiations and gatherings you still find people ululating, clapping and stamping feet...

Here is what Linda Jasper (Director of Youth Dance England) said about our Youth Company.

"In dance we have a long history of professional artists working with young people to share practice and create new work for performance, benefiting both participants and artists alike. We encourage professional artists with a commitment to working with and for young people to engage with youth dance groups and I am so pleased that companies such as ACE Dance and Music invest their expertise, time and resources in their own youth dance group to achieve such high standards in performance and choreography. ACE Youth’s performance at the recent National Youth Dance Festival 2008 (5-13 July) in London was truly excellent, illustrating best practice in professional artists working with young people."  18.7.08

Click here to download ACE youth info pack

Click here to watch film footage of ACE Youth performing UBUNTU BAM

Minister of Culture Margaret Hodge came to watch ACE perform at London's Southbank Centre. 

Here's what she had to say:

"ACE Dance’s performance at the Purcell Room on the South Bank was also great. The six dancers came from South Africa, Italy and the UK, and they performed two pieces, one choreographed by a Japanese choreographer, the other by an African. I was hugely impressed by the taut control of the first half of the show which contrasted vividly with the energy and the pace of the second half..."

The Link Dance Space Studio Hire

ACE dance and music have a light and airy dance studio available for hire. It is perfect for classes, workshops or rehearsals.

The studio has:

• a sprung floor with dance mat (11.2 metres by 8.45 metres)
• mirrors
• male and female changing rooms including showers and toilets (the space is accessible for people with disabilities)
• sound equipment with connections for mp3 players and laptops and playback for CDs
• capacity for 30 people

Available to hire Monday - Sunday throughout the year. However, during our production times, availability is limited.

The space costs £15 + VAT per hour and if hired out of office hours or at weekends there is an additional charge of £5 + VAT for someone to be present during your time here.  Reduced rates may be available for individual dance artists if the space is available at short notice. Please call Nicky Getgood on 0121 314 5830 for more information.

ACE dance and music are flying

ACE are strengthening international links having just returned from a visit to South Africa this June, after the company were invited to perform at the prestigious National Arts Festival in Grahamstown South Africa.

Click here for blog 1 and 2 in The Stirrer written by our project manager Megan Nelsey

Click here for blog 3 and 4 in Thr Stirrer written by our project manager Megan Nesley

Click on image or this link to watch a recent interview with Gail and Ian Parmel at Grahamstown Festival, South Africa

Watch ACE dance and music on Article 19

“Dancing at full speed from one of the UK’s brightest young companies, with superb
music to match.” Article 19