Jacky Lansley is a British choreographer, writer and performance maker. Classically trained, Lansley performed at the Royal Ballet before seeking a new way of using her art form to make a political stance, something she described as becoming a 'speaking dancer'. Since being a founding member of the X6 Dance Space in 1976, she has been a major influence and pioneer of the independent and feminist dance scene in the UK.
Life and career
In 1972 Lansley began choreographing for
Richard Alston CBE's Strider dance company. In 1974-1977 along with
Sally Potter and
Rose English
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, Lansley co-founded Limited Dance Company with a focus on performance based art.
During the 80s and 90s she worked extensively as a movement director and choreographer within mainstream theatre at
The Royal Court
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Discography 2006 Omarion - '' 21''
*"Ice B ...
,
The Old Vic,
Liverpool Playhouse,
Bristol Old Vic,
Almeida,
York Minster,
Hall for Cornwall and
Manchester Royal Exchange. She also worked on several feature films as a choreographer and performer directed by Sally Potter including
Orlando, The London Story,
The Gold Diggers and
The Man Who Cried.
Lansley founded Dance Research studio in 2002 in Shoreditch, London. It is an independent research centre for interdisciplinary dance training and performance. The studio has supported the development of her key works: Holding Space (2004), View From the Shore (2007) and Guest Suites (2012) - all performed in the Clore Studio at the Royal Opera House - Standing Stones (2008,York Minster and UK cathedral tour) and About Us (2019) in partnership with
Modern Art Oxford. A vibrant community of practitioners has been associated with the studio, significantly: Esther Huss, Jreena Green, Ursula Early, Tim Taylor, Ingrid Mackinnon,
Sylvia Hallett,
Vincent Ebrahim
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, Grace Nicol and Fergus Early.
In 2018 Jacky Lansley was recognised for her work and awarded the
Jane Attenborough
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One Dance UK Award - for an individual working in dance who has made an outstanding contribution to the art form.
Published works
* Choreographies, Tracing the Materials of an Ephemeral Art Form, 2017
* The Wise Body, Conversations with Experienced Dancers, 2011
References
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British choreographers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people