Vision
Speedwell Dance will forge connections enabling us to make more childrens’ lives better through moments of creativity, connection and joy.
We will create new possibilities for the future of children’s theatre through developing new ways of making.
Our model of practice will be acknowledged and celebrated across the artistic community and with audiences.
Aims
Create top quality art experiences in settings which are accessible to wide ranging and diverse audiences
Develop artistic practice informed by practice as research methodologies
Create work opportunities and professional development for dancers and musicians with a core practice of improvisation
Build a sustainable company with a national reputation
Develop family audiences through extensive co-creation processes embedded in communities
Values
Playfulness and curiosity
Inclusivity and openness
Collaboration
Respect…
for audiences and participants
for each other and collaborators
for the natural world
The Team
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Rachel Dean
Artistic Director
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Rachel Birch / Moving Arts Management
Producer
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Katherine Wells
Company Tour Manager
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Oliver Dover
Composer & Artist (Music)
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Zoe Katsilerou
Songwriter & Artist (Music and Dance)
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Aine Reynolds
Artist (Dance)
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Michael Bardon
Artist (Music)
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Joel Steadman
Artist (Music)
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Alana Middleton
Artist (Music)
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Georgina Buchanan
Artist (Music)
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Suzanne Wynne
Marketing
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Ruth Piggott
Design
We have worked with
Arts Organisations
Arts Council England
Interplay Theatre
Yorkshire Dance
Independent Dance
Bradford Producing Hub
The Place
Chapel FM
Mind the Gap
Northern Opera Group
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Pyramid of Arts
Space 2
Rotherham Children’s Capital of Culture
Schools & Nurseries
ArtsForms Leeds
Bracken Edge Primary School
Middleton Primary School
Hillcrest Primary School
Wath Central Primary School
Beechwood Primary School
Shilbottle Primary School
Dean Primary School
Armley Park Primary
Ashfield Primary School
East Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Castle Hill School (SEN)
Museums, Galleries & Heritage
Burton Agnes Hall and Gardens
RHS Harlow Carr
Leeds Art Gallery
Leeds City Museum
National Railway Museum
Whitworth Art Gallery
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Canon Hall
Hatfield House
Sheffield Botanical Gardens
Libraries
Leeds Libraries
Explore York Libraries
Bradford Libraries
Bicester Library
Thimblemill Library
Community Organisations
Commoners Choir
Meanwood Farm
Harehills Playgroup
Circus Leeds
Shantona Womens Centre
Chapeltown Community Nursery
Theatres & Touring schemes
Armley People’s Theatre
Square Chapel
Newhampton Arts Centre
Theatre Hullabaloo
Barnsley Civic
Haverhill Arts Centre
Rural Touring Dance Initiative
Seven Arts
Highlights Rural Touring Scheme
Spot On Lancashire
Arts Alive
National Rural Touring Forum
Black Country Touring
Arts Alive
Kirkgate Arts Out West
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Theatre in the Mill
Leeds Playhouse
Applause
Library Presents
Creative Arts East