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Jasmin Vardimon Company launch classes on Saturday 22^ndApril 2023.

Join us on Saturdays and Thursdays at JVh.o.m.e for a fun and creative programme of dance and movement classes with Jasmin Vardimon Company:

For the launch of Jasmin Vardimon Company classes, we are offering taster sessions for the Spring Term on a pay-per-class basis. For more information about our classes and to book, please click here.

Enquires: classes@what2make.com 

JVIntensive is a highly physical and creative programme that is perfect for dancers, performers, and performing arts educators who want to develop their physical and creative skills and gain an in-depth understanding of Jasmin Vardimon’s work. Participants must be 18+ at the start of the programme.

Using the methodology of the Jasmin Vardimon Company, JVIntensive nurtures participants’ individual skills and experience whilst broadening their physical, vocal, emotional, and conceptual capacity. The course also includes various dance techniques alongside body conditioning, theatre, voice and breath work in order to develop new creative and physical strengths. With small group size and individual mentoring, JVIntensive offers personalised attention and focus to support each participant’s creative practice to mature and evolve.

JVIntensive takes place at our brand new purpose-build dance space JVh.o.m.e in Ashford, Kent. It runs in the Summer as a series of intensive weekly courses with options to book separate or combined weeks. Each week focuses on one of the company works, giving the participants an opportunity to learn repertory and creative methodologies in greater depth and gain a unique insight into the creative processes of Jasmin Vardimon.

For more information or to book, please click here.

Talented, young international dancers from Jasmin Vardimon Company’s JV2 programme will premiere powerful new works by long-standing Jasmin Vardimon Company associates Vinicius Salles and André Rebelo. This brilliant dance ensemble, hand-picked by Jasmin Vardimon, showcases an exciting and energetic mix of inventive choreography and exceptional new talent.

Mystique

Choreographed by André Rebelo. A mysterious world merging fantasy and darkness. With a lucid dream like quality, there are elements of magic, illusion, shape shifting and special gifts. Experience a universe where multiple dimensions cross paths, interlacing a mixture of identities from many different origins.

It’s Not Unusual 

Choreographed by Vinicius Salles. Who never went to a pub and caught yourself seeing Delilah being thrown table to table? Or saw a bunch of lads drunk on the street saying to a girl: she is a lady! Or couldn’t resist thinking about the music… it’s not unusual?! This show wants to investigate toxic masculinity and sexism by focusing on one of the most notorious symbols of British music, Tom Jones. We want to dive into his most popular tunes, to have a physical approach into the images of ‘man’ built in British culture in which his person embodied. And on that extend, to highlight how woman is represented in his lyrics to have a critical, ironic, sometimes funny, study of what is behind his most catchy tunes ingrained in every pier you ever ate a fish and chips, such as Delilah, She is a lady and It’s not Unusual.

Our new state-of-the art building JVhome is growing. Our community café is now open and is a welcoming space where you can work, meet people, drink great coffee from Mont58, and enjoy delicious snacks including toasties, pastries and fresh sandwiches. Or just enjoy the atmosphere and have a lovely conversation. Simply put, your artsy home away from home.

Take a peek at our menu here. We will be adding seasonal soups, salads and special offers on a regular basis.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Café opening times: 8:30am-3:30pm Monday to Friday.

Address: JVhome, Creative Enterprise Quarter, Javelin Way Ashford TN24 8FN

The award has been made for services to dance.

Please read the full press release HERE.

This autumn, internationally acclaimed Jasmin Vardmon Company presents the world premiere of ALiCE, a bold reimagining of Lewis Carrol’s ground-breaking 1865 novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Created and choreographed by artistic director Jasmin Vardimon, with design by Guy Bar-Amotz, ALiCE promises a sensory feast of arresting images, powerful performers and striking kinetic scenery. The autumn tour will begin with the work premiering at The BOing Festival at The Gulbenkian Theatre in Canterbury on 27th and 28th August before taking to the road, and will culminate in its London premiere at Sadler’s Wells at the end of October.

ALiCE tells the story of a woman, or perhaps a child, unsure of her identity and where she is going, escaping or exploring as she discovers the powers within her changing body. The world around her is different, curious, and compelling – and at times absolutely bonkers.

Exploring the themes of time, identity, rules and authority, award-winning Jasmin Vardimon’s newest creation follows the worldwide success of her adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio which, for the past six years, has played to packed houses across the world.

Find the dates and locations HERE (more dates to be announced soon).

Are you a dancer, performer, or performing arts educator? Do you want to develop your physical, creative, and dance skills? Then join the summer series of intensive weekly courses JVIntensive that will offer you individual mentoring. We guarantee it will be a physically challenging and thought-provoking experience.

Using the methodology of the Jasmin Vardimon Company, JVIntensive nurtures participants’ individual skills and experience whilst broadening their physical, vocal, emotional, and conceptual capacity. The course also includes various dance techniques alongside body conditioning, theatre, voice, and breathwork in order to develop new creative and physical strengths.

JVIntensive is now open for booking for summer 2022! You can book and find more information HERE.

Kent-based aspiring professional performer, Ollie Marshall has been named the recipient of this year’s coveted JV2 bursary grant.

The bursary has been awarded in partnership with McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ashford as part of its continued support of the local community and arts industry, which comes at a vital time as the performance sector continues to navigate this difficult period.

The £2,500 bursary will contribute to Ollie’s studies at Jasmin Vardimon Company which first joined forces with the Ashford Designer Outlet last year to launch a pop-up space in the Centre, providing a creative hub for dance and culture.

Jasmin Vardimon Company’s JV2 Professional Development Diploma is a highly esteemed programme for those who aspire to a career as a professional performer. The aim of the course is to develop students into versatile performers with skills in a range of performance disciplines, under the guidance of one of the world’s leading female choreographers.

Ollie Marshall, bursary recipient comments: “Receiving the McArthurGlen bursary has been an incredible opportunity for me, and I’m so grateful to receive it. Without this funding I would have to be working alongside my dancing training. It will help me focus toward my JV2 training and I wouldn’t be able to afford the full course without it. It has given me an extra step to fulfil my dream of working closely in the professional industry.”

Peter Corr, Centre Manager of McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ashford adds: “We have a long-standing relationship with Jasmin Vardimon Company and the bursary is something we are immensely proud to support.  Ollie is tremendously talented and we look forward to seeing him develop even further as he focuses on his training over the next year.”

Jasmin Vardimon, Artistic Director of Jasmin Vardimon Company comments: “We are grateful for the McArthurGlen support to one of our JV2 dancers, Ollie Marshall. This bursary will enable Ollie to complete the course and further develop his practice and skills. Every year the Jasmin Vardimon Company partners with other funding bodies and organisations to award bursaries that provide financial assistance to those in financial need who would otherwise not be able to pursue their artistic talent and training needed for their careers.”

The bursary follows the announcement that McArthurGlen Designer Outlets and Jasmin Vardimon Company are collaborating to bring contemporary dance to new audiences through a multi-sensory experience tour of Alice in Wonderland.  Starting its journey at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ashford in Spring 2022, spending approximately 10days in Centre, with the ambition to bring performance art to new audiences and to enhance the guest experience.

Shopping destination McArthurGlen Designer Outlets and Jasmin Vardimon Company partnership to bring new Alice in VR Wonderland’ experience to Centre guests nationwide.

McArthurGlen Designer Outlets and world-renowned Jasmin Vardimon Company are collaborating to bring contemporary dance to new audiences through a multi-sensory experience tour.

‘Alice in VR Wonderland’ is Jasmin Vardimon Company’s first immersive virtual reality experience, based on Lewis Carroll’s well-known story ‘Alice in Wonderland’. The experience is a re-imagined take on this timeless tale, presented through the filter of Jasmin Vardimon’s unique creative process.

Starting its journey at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ashford in Spring 2022, the tour will travel across the UK to all seven of McArthurGlen Designer Outlets, spending approximately 10 days in each location, with the ambition to bring performance art to new audiences and to enhance the guest experience.

Audiences will be invited into a specially designed truck for the 20-minute experience. Comfortably seated and using virtual reality headsets, audiences will be immersed in a spectacular 360-degree wonderland, following Alice on her adventures as she meets the famously weird and wonderful characters from the much-loved children’s tale.

Audiences will be up close and personal with the talented performers of the Jasmin Vardimon Company in a magical, multi-sensory adventure and be completely immersed in a stunning VR Wonderland.

This innovative new project has been made possible with the support of McArthurGlen Designer Outlets, Arts Council England, Gulbenkian Arts Centre / iCCi, Kent County Council and DanceEast, and comes at a vital time following the impact which the creative industry has faced since the global pandemic.

BOOK TICKETS HERE:

Ashford Designer Outlet: 8 – 20 February

East Midlands Designer Outlet: 25 February – 6 March

York Designer Outlet: 11 – 20 March

West Midlands Designer Outlet: 25 March – 3 April

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet: 8 – 17 April

Swindon Designer Outlet: 22 April – 1 May

Bridgend Designer Outlet: 6 – 15 May