Composer for Contemporary Dance, Digital Artist, Photographer, Film Maker
Really excited to be finally able to share a short dance film that I've written the music for, called Antechamber. It was produced by Wigglyline Productions and features contemporary dancers Rosa Kentwood, Hayley Barker, and Janina Smith. It is beautiful and grotesque, and the production quality is exceptionally good. The movement was improvised on the day and it think the…
It's great to be back in the studio this week with my close collaborator, Jerrel Jackson, researching his new piece Letters from Birmingham. I have a long history of successful collaborations with Jerrel, and it feels fantastic to be working together again after a few years apart. Letters from Birmingham is a unique contemporary dance…
Its great to be back in the studio with Lîla Dance, working on our new immersive physical theatre piece. If you want to stay up-to-date on our process then follow our blog.
Military Helicopters, distorted Electronica, and Cello can only mean one thing... Yep, Yael Flexer's back on tour, and with it goes my international collaboration with Isreali Cellist and Composer Karni Postel. The soundtrack is a massive array of sound, building all the way from quiet melancholic drones to a huge rumbling of twenty helicopters overhead.…
Spent a highly productive and entertaining week in Eastleigh with Commotion Dance. Our last time together was one of my highlights from 2011, and its fantastic to be back in a studio with them. Here's an exclusive preview picture of their new costumes.
My collaboration with contemporary dance choreographer Jerrel Jackson, has continued with my scoring of his fantastic dance film '021203'. The screen dance was produced, shot, and edited by Wigglyline Productions in June, and I'm really excited to be able to finally share it with you.
After an electric week in Eastleigh, the soundtrack to Commotion Dance's new piece has been finished. It's always fun composing for a new company, and even more so when the company develop contemporary dance pieces for young audiences. 'Ready Or Not' takes a peek at a world of hide and seek. With dancing, music and…
It's official! Jerrel Jackson & Dougie Evans are curating dance at this year's I am Joy Festival. The fifth annual I Am Joy Arts Festival in Chichester is promising to be an exciting year. At a secret location a mystical forest will rise from the city soil bringing Music, Poetry, Film, Art, Comedy, Media-clashes, Dance,…
Jerrel Jackson & Dougie Evans new website goes live at http://www.jjde.co.uk After a successful photoshoot with Natalie Rowland, we have the official Instinct promotional shot. The Jerrel Jackson & Dougie Evans company is the forming of a long term collaboration into a company that reflects their commitment to creating work together.
Things are really shaping up for the full scale launch of Jerrel Jackson & Dougie Evans. Firstly we are in this year's Resolution! 2011 at The Place in London; an annual showcase of emerging dance companies that has seen the debut of many great companies. We will perform the Debut of 'Instinct' in the Robin…
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