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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

Jasmin Vardimon’s new ‘Alice in VR Wonderland’ experience launches this weekend in partnership with The Arts Council England and McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ashford.

Alice is Jasmin Vardimon Company’s first immersive Virtual Reality experience, based on Lewis Carroll’s famous story ‘Alice in Wonderland’. The experience is a re-imagined take on the famous tale, presented through the filter of Jasmin Vardimon’s unique creative process. In this new performance, the audience will follow the supremely talented dancers of Jasmin Vardimon Company to encounter the story of Alice as they’ve never experienced before. Audiences will feel up close and personal with the performers in a magical, multi-sensory adventure and be completely immersed in a stunning VR Wonderland.

Alice premieres at Boing Festival, University of Kent, Canterbury on Saturday 28^th August for a sold-out two-day residency. The audience will be invited two at a time into a specially designed pop-up venue for the 15 minute experience. Comfortably seated and using a virtual reality headset, the audience will be immersed in a spectacular 360-degree Wonderland, following Alice on her adventures and meeting the famously weird and wonderful characters along the way.

This innovative new project has been made possible with the support of Arts Council England, McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ashford, The Gulbenkian Theatre, Kent County Council and Dance East.

Jasmin Vardimon’s critically acclaimed production of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale ‘Pinocchio’ returns to the stage this autumn. ‘Pinocchio’ has toured extensively nationally and internationally over the past 5 years, until Covid restrictions in 2020 prevented further live performances. ‘Pinocchio’ will return in October 2021 to Exeter Northcott Theatre and Sadler’s Wells, before a weeklong run at Dance East, Ipswich in December.

Tour Dates:
Exeter Northcott Theatre: 12 – 13th October 2021
Sadler’s Wells: 29 – 30th October 2021
Dance East, Ipswich: 8th – 16th December 2021

Read the full press release here: Press Release – Jasmin Vardimon Company – Back on tour.

Step out of the ordinary and into the unexpected, fantastical and fearless world of Jasmin Vardimon’s brand new VR experience: ‘Alice’. A magical, multi-sensory immersive adventure, premiering @boingfestival in Canterbury, Kent on 28th & 29th August 2021.

Tickets will be on sale closer to the festival, watch out for further updates!

We are thrilled to announce that we will be welcoming long term company dancer Luke Burrough back to the organisation later this year.

Luke first met Jasmin in London in 1996. It was to be the beginning of a collaboration that spanned almost two decades; creating, touring and teaching. Having spent the last six years working in primary education, Luke rejoins the company as Assistant to the Artistic Director from September 2021. He feels privileged to be rejoining the company at another milestone moment in its journey and says “It feels like a real homecoming”. We are looking forward to working with him again.

 

This month, one of Kent’s largest cultural infrastructure projects achieved a major milestone in the development process. Jasmin Vardimon Company’s new and much anticipated creative hub takes shape, promising a state-of-the-art facility for the internationally renowned dance company to expand its activities locally, nationally and on the global stage.

On 3rd June, Councillors from Kent County Council and Ashford Borough Council joined representatives from Arts Council England, the construction partners WW Martin, Jasmin Vardimon and her team to mark the topping out of the new building in Javelin Way, Ashford.

For more details CLICK HERE

Following the sold-out run of Jasmin Vardimon’s new immersive performance Canvas in Ashford, we are pleased to announce a specially filmed performance will be streamed for free on Vimeo over the May bank holiday weekend.

This link will go live on Friday 28th May at 11am until midnight Sunday 30th May.

The streaming forms part of a triple bill of work featuring the 14 talented dancers of JV2 over three consecutive weekends. Each year two choreographers are commissioned to create a new work for JV2. Accompanying Canvas by Jasmin Vardimon, this year’s bill features May You Listen? by Sabrina Gargano (Jasmin Vardimon Company dancer and co-director of Elelei Dance Theatre) and Eterna by Anthony Matsena (co-Artistic Director Matsena Productions and former Sadler’s Wells Young Associate)