“As a resident of Brighton and Hove, the Festival

is always a delight. Those who have visited

the Festival before will know that having such

an incredible array of events occur in our city

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The great thing about Brighton Festival is that you see things that are really thrilling and wonderful that you’ve never heard of before. What I’m looking forward to about

the role of Guest Director is having the opportunity to not only see a lot of stuff and programme stuff, but also make some artwork

myself and have it presented in the place where I live.

I think it’s a really % nice way to

communicate with people, to meet people,

and to invite people to come to Brighton.”

Welcome to the 52nd Brighton Festival, our most diverse and wide-ranging Festival yet, with more opportunities than ever for everyone to get involved and participate.

David Shrigley, acclaimed visual artist and resident of Brighton, has helped guide and inspire this programme as Guest Director, and I hope you will enjoy his work and his influence as much as we have enjoyed working with him.

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I hope you enjoy this event and all that Brighton Festival 2018 has to offer.

Andrew Comben, Chief ExecutiveBrighton Dome & Brighton Festival andrew.comben@brightonfestival.org

Brighton Festival 2018 Guest Director: David Shrigley

Cover illustration: David Shrigley

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CEYDA TANC DANCE

KAYAMon 14 May 2018 Theatre Royal Brighton

Commissioned by Brighton Festival

Mon 14 May, 8pm Theatre Royal BrightonAge: 13+ Post Show Discussion

Choreographer: Ceyda Tanc

Company dancers: Gemma ShrubbChloe MeadFreya SimpsonGeorgia HeighwayHayley Ovens

Ensemble dancers: Fauve PenkethIsobel GosneyMillie Smith-HashimSophie WestFlorence LenonCaitlin O’DonoghueColette KiteEsme TothillGabby SandersGeorgia MarshallLauren Waller

Rehearsal director: Gemma ShrubbComposer: Alex McCall | LX Mac ProductionsDrummer: Sebahat KizilkayaSet design: Karin Tanc, Tabby RileyCostumes: Holly MurrayLighting design: Georgia Godfrey (with special thanks to Natalie Rowland)Photography: Amber TancVideography: Roarke Pearce

KAYA explores human experiences of displacement, drawing on the strength and resilience of those searching for belonging in a new community.

Ceyda Tanc Dance is a contemporary dance company led by Artistic Director and Choreographer Ceyda Tanc. The company produces dynamic dance highlighting the intersection of modern Britain’s diverse cultures. With a unique movement vocabulary fusing traditional Turkish folk dance with contemporary styles, its work challenges gender stereotypes by utilising the virtuoso movements of male Turkish dancers for the all-female company, conveying striking shapes and an emotive and sensual energy.

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Ceyda Tanc choreographerAfter graduating from the University of Roehampton with a BA Dance Studies in 2011, Ceyda Tanc was invited to spend four months at the State Turkish Conservatoire for Music and Folk Dance, Izmir, to train in traditional Turkish folk dance, including Zeybek and Denizli, the dance styles of her heritage. Whilst in Izmir, she taught contemporary dance workshops to degree students, youth companies and dance teachers. In 2012 she founded Ceyda Tanc Dance, for which she has created a body of contemporary dance works influenced by Turkish folk culture. Her work has been shown at numerous platforms and festivals across the UK, including several sold-out solo programmes of work at Brighton Fringe Festival. In 2013, Ceyda was commissioned by the University of Roehampton to collaborate with MA students at Royal Academy of Music, London. In 2014 she was invited to take a company of artists to Turkey to tour a triple bill at theatres and universities nationally, take part in traditional Turkish folk dance classes, and teach contemporary and repertory classes.

As an independent choreographer, Ceyda has been commissioned to create works on students at the University of Roehampton, the University of Chichester and colleges throughout the South East, as well as for the professional network Hull Dance. She has also made works for the Lewes College

Dance Company and Kingston Youth Dance, and was commissioned for the 2015 MOTUS festival. Since 2012 she has directed a successful youth dance company, reaching the finals of YDE’s U.Dance festival in 2013 and 2015, and being invited by Richard Alston to perform alongside his company in Brighton. She runs a programme of contemporary technique classes at several dance academies, schools and colleges in Brighton and is an associate lecturer at the University of Chichester. She has been an associate artist at The Point, Eastleigh, since May 2016.

Gemma Shrubb rehearsal director, dancerGemma Shrubb has danced and been the rehearsal director for Ceyda Tanc Dance since 2012. She began her training in 2008 at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, and continued at the London Contemporary Dance School. She studied for a postgraduate diploma with Edge, touring works nationally and internationally for choreographers including Hofesh Shechter, James Cousins, Helena Franzen and Danish Dans Theatre. Her professional experience has included works for Akram Khan (for the 2012 London Olympics), James Wilton, Fuora Dance Project, Willi Dormer and Co_Motion Dance. Her credits also include photographic projects for Pete Inkpen, Roarke Pearce and Charana Jayasuriya, and films for Billy Cowie, Slow Club, High Hazels, Grey Matter, Della Lupa and Pigeon Detectives.

Chloe Mead dancerSince leaving London Contemporary Dance School with a BA (hons) degree, Chloe Mead has continued to refine her technique and versatility and allowing her to work with a host of choreographers and on a range of projects. She has toured internationally as a performer with Richard Alston Dance Company and Ceyda Tanc Dance, and regionally with Combination Dance Company and Justine Reeve and Co.Interspersed with these larger projects, she has been involved in various fashion shoots/videos, workshops and public entertainment events. She has been a member of Ceyda Tanc Dance for nearly two years.

Freya Simpson dancerBefore moving to Brighton, Freya Simpson trained at Rambert School, London, where she graduated last year and where she performed work by Darren Ellis and Robert Cohan as well as performing Mark Baldwin’s The Creation at Sadler’s Wells alongside Rambert Company. She has been involved in numerous projects and has collaborated with artists from Central Saint Martins and Chelsea College. She performs with The Yonis, a female contemporary movement band which is resident artist for the dance platform Woman SRSLY; she is also a dancer with Chrysalis London. This is her first production with Ceyda Tanc Dance.

Georgia Heighway dancerGeorgia Heighway was a founding member of Shoreditch Youth Dance Company (2010–13), with which she performed works nationally and internationally by the likes of James Wilton, John Ross and Mafalda Deville. She graduated from the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London, in 2014 and joined VERVE Postgraduate Dance Company, with which she toured commissions by Kerry Nicholls, Douglas Thorpe and Luca Silvestrini throughout the UK and Europe. Since then she has been involved in numerous R&D phases for new works with the artists Fernanda Prata and Lea Anderson, and recently performing with J7s Dance Company, Grov Productions, Sara Dos Santos Dance and Second Hand Dance. She teaches in a range of educational settings, including English National Ballet’s engagement programme, and is the administrator for Dance Umbrella. She joined Ceyda Tanc Dance last year for the creation of KAYA.

Hayley Ovens dancerHayley Ovens is a dance artist based in Brighton. She has been working with Ceyda Tanc Dance since 2012, and is a dancer and Education Manager for the company. She graduated from University of Chichester with an MA Performance: Dance in 2012, having toured nationally work by Nigel Charnock and Saju Hari. Since then,she has performed with CODA Dance and Pickett Improv. As well as performing nationally with Ceyda Tanc Dance and facilitating community projects, she has taken part in two research and touring trips in Turkey. She is an experienced dance teacher and

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arts project manager, having worked in a range of community, education and health settings. She has delivered projects for Rambert, Arts 4 Dementia, The Place, Alzheimer’s Society, Brighton City Partnership for Education, Brighton & Hove City Council, Artis Education and YMCA London South West. She teaches A-level Dance and delivers regular classes and workshops for Ceyda Tanc Dance in the South East.

Alex McCall/LX Mac Production composerAlex McCall studied music production at the London School of Sound and the University of Sussex. He is the chief music producer, sound engineer and composer of his own company, LX Mac Music Production, which creates bespoke music and loops for artists, television, film, advertising and video games, drawing on a network of co-writers, session musicians, engineers and industry resources.

Supported by THE STUDIO, Brighton; The Point, Eastleigh; and the University of Chichester