Community Projects

Reimagining Movement

DanceEast brought leading dance photographer Chris Nash to Ipswich to work with a group of young photographers and some of the best youth dance talent from the region. DanceEast theatre provided the space for two days exploring techniques for photographing movement in a range of light levels. The result is Reimagining Movement, an exhibition of a selection of the final images supported by the Arts Council of England and coinciding with the celebration of U. Dance 2018 taking place in Ipswich.

7 Schools: 1 Town

The project aimed for schools to work together to explore the benefit of culture on students with a focus on dance and movement, and to build confidence in movement teaching in the schools.

Moving Stories

DanceEast & Gecko joined forces to deliver a project working directly with deaf or disabled Children and Young People (CYP). Working with the theme ‘belonging’ the selected students created dance pieces for film which premiered at Move | Be Moved Festival in 2015.

The District Project

Through delivering projects we aim to support schools and groups in delivering unparalleled high quality opportunities to their students and members. DanceEast has a commitment to delivering projects across Suffolk, in schools and with community groups, increasing access to high quality cultural experiences and bringing communities together.

Hospice Dance Days

DanceEast and East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice | Treehouse Hospice (Ipswich) have now been working together since 2012 providing a range of very diverse experiences for young people with life limiting conditions and their families at Jerwood DanceHouse, at The Treehouse and in alternative settings.

Move | Be Moved Festival 2016

Following last year’s success, DanceEast hosted their second annual community dance festival from Friday 1 – Wednesday 6 July 2016, featuring performance platforms, symposiums, project screenings and an opportunity to showcase experimental work in progress from local artists.

Big Dance

Our Town Dances with UNIT

This project is led by UNIT, a collaboration between choreographer Tom Hobden and film director Kate Flurrie. UNIT will work with local schools, community groups and individuals in Stowmarket and Hadleigh, encouraging storytelling and the sharing of key life moments that tie people to the town in which they live.