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RITE OF AUTUMN
Grand Gesture up to their old tricks again, playfully illustrating the centrality of sacrifice in the ripening of the life cycle.
HAPPY EVER OLDER
Film premiered 28 March 2024 in London.
An original musical fairy tale about the perks and pitfalls of ageing.
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It’s never too late to learn how to fly
You’d be great said the queen
Why not give it a try?
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All at once a furry-eared, bushy-tailed old fox appeared.
Showing off they playfully prowled,
“I rather enjoy being older,” they growled.
69
In the late sixties a new spirit of change was dancing across the world. In this live show 69 at we step back into that iconic year of liberation, rebellion and exploration that defined our generation, and still influences us today.
Clips from 69 performed at The Royal Academy of Dance in 2023. #RAD
Scenes from 69, performed at @RAD.
Scene from 69 featuring Mary Cox and Bruce Currie
Gilly Hanna in 69
Performances
March 2019 – Walk, Wake, Woke at RichDance, London.
June 2019 - Walk, Wake, Woke at Dance SouthWest's Dance on the Terrace.
August 2019 – Walk, Wake, Woke variation for BBC1’s The Greatest Dancer event
September 2019 – Walk, Wake, Woke, DanceFestivalCroydon.
January 2020 - That Old Feeling, Resolution at The Place London
March 2020 – July 2021 lockdown, created and filmed four videos for own YouTube channel:
Half Cut, Graveyard Stroll, We Love Living, This Old Thing
May 2022 Coming of Age, Resolution at The Place London. Intergenerational.
June 2023 69 at Critical Moment Festival, Wandsworth Arts Fringe, RAD’s Studio Theatre.
October 2023 69 DanceFestivalCroydon, Fairfield Hall.
December 2023. 69, Counterpoint Day of Dance, Islington, London.
March 2024, Happy Ever Older - film premiere, London.
October 2024. Rite of Autumn, Croydonites Festival, Studio 55
November 2024, Rite of Autumn, The Place London, part of the Critical Moment programme.