Watch: Lea Anderson on 40 years of choreography & creative collaborations

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Filmed in front of a live audience at Trinity Laban, as part of Dance Umbrella Festival 2024, choreographer Lea Anderson, celebrating the 40th anniversary of her company The Cholmondeleys, was joined by author Mary Kate Connolly, to delve into Lea’s unique choreographic world.

In addition to revealing Lea’s unusual modes of collaboration with some of the UK’s leading creatives, they explore the ways in which her works live on today via their rich archive of costumes and performance ephemera. From the earliest Cholmondeleys days of dancing in Doc Martens on beer-strewn gig platforms, to the rigour of sleek chorus lines for the theatre stage, and the precision of performed gallery exhibitions, Lea Anderson and her dancers have forged a unique path.

Video chapters

00:11 Introduction
01:48 Spaces, places & locations for performance
04:33 Creative collaboration & flexibility
08:16 Costume
16:41 Copying choreography
19:10 Chorus lines & ‘uniformity’
31:04 Elvis Legs & Working during Covid-19
40:45 Colour narrative
42:03 What is an edge? / What is an act?
44:47 What is the legacy of a performance?
52:24 Audience questions

Artist Encounters: Lea Anderson was filmed on location at Trinity Laban Studio Theatre, on 15 October as part of Dance Umbrella Festival 2024.

Commissioned and created by Dance Umbrella
Filmed by Henry Curtis
Edited by George Maund and Isabella Hubbard

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