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Beth is a Leeds-based dance artist, choreographer and facilitator. She is also a member of the Antwerp-based dance collective SIDEWARDS. She is interested in the shape-shifting nature of the performer. She wishes to inject humour, intensity and authentic theatricality into her work, taking inspiration from various film and visual artists. Since graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, Beth has worked on various projects with Sadler’s Wells Young Associate John-William Watson including: ‘This is Not a Penguin’ and ‘Hang in there, baby’. She has also performed work from Compagnie Nacera Belaza (FR) and SIDEWARDS (BE). Recently, Beth presented her choreographic work, ‘We’ll Begin with a Reign of Terror’ at the Lilian Baylis Studio Theatre (Sadler's Wells) and regularly facilitates workshops for the National Youth Dance Company and Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Youth Academy. Alongside her artistic work, Beth is pursuing a BSc in Psychology to integrate the knowledge of the human psyche into her artistic practice and support artists to maintain and support their mental health and well-being within the industry. Beth Emmerson DANCE ARTIST & CO-CREATOR
Nya Bardouille DANCE ARTIST & CO-CREATOR
Nya is a freelance dance artist and healthcare practitioner with a BSc in Sports Science and Physiology from the University of Leeds.
Recent projects include Jamie xx (Coachella, Primavera), John-William Watson x Sadler’s Wells Young Associates, The Walk – Good Chance Theatre x Sadler’s Wells and National Youth Dance Company Creative Support Assistant. Nya also works as a physical therapist for the CAT scheme at The Place and is a fitness consultant for private clients.
BODY LANGUAGE is Nya’s ongoing and bespoke practice of holistic, sustainable, and accessible mind-body-movement management for dancers
Joshua Cartmell COSTUME/SET DESIGNER & CREATIVE CONSULTANT
Joshua is a textile artist, costume designer and maker based in Leeds. After graduating from Nottingham Trent University with a BA in Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles in 2021, Joshua worked as a freelance designer with New York based knitwear brand Zankov and Leeds based accessories brand S.Joon. During this time Joshua worked closely with Leeds based choreographer John-William Watson on productions commissioned by Sadler’s Wells, 'This is not a Penguin' and 'Hang In There, Baby' as a designer and creative consultant. Most recently, Joshua began a traineeship with The Macintosh Foundation and Leeds Playhouse, working on in-house productions as a costume maker within the theatre’s costume department.
Using his queer-centric, experimental graduation work ‘Smalltown Boy’ as a catalyst, Joshua established MELSH in 2021 - a design studio exploring the relationship between textiles, movement, design and performance; which he now works under as a freelance artist and practitioner. 
Adam Vincent Clarke COMPOSER & SOUND ARTIST
A vagabond of the Canadian East Coast, Adam Vincent Clarke (b.1992, Nova Scotia) is an internationally acclaimed composer and sound artist whose music is characterized by its richly poetic nature, folkloric roots, and vibrant imagery. Rooted in Canada, developed in Germany, and established in Belgium, Adam composes with a tone of gewaltsame schönheit (violent beauty), his compositions balance lush harmony, dramatic narratives, and multidisciplinary fluency.
Adam’s expertise in reflecting dialogue and storytelling through music has seen him in high demand throughout Europe and North America as a composer of ballet, contemporary dance, chamber and theatre music. Recent performances of his work include John-William Watson’s “Hang in there, Baby” at the renowned Sadler’s Wells Theatre (London, UK), Y Tú for the Royal Ballet of Flanders (Flanders, BE), Sweetspot for Shane Urton and Repertory Dance Theatre (Utah, USA), and Two people in love can never shake hands for BalletX (Philadelphia, USA) with choreographer Nicola Wills. In these works, Adam weaves together live instruments, electronic soundscapes, and recorded dialogues from people worldwide; from battlefields to the beaches of Crete.
A prolific artist, Adam also brings creative concepts to life through independent projects, including PUPO, Contr (a / o) vers (e / u) s and SOLO ONE. A two-time nominee for the East Coast Music Award for Classical Composer of the Year, Adam attributes much of his success to his musical beginnings and mentors. 
Magdalena Górnikiewicz DANCE ARTIST & CO-CREATOR
Magdalena began her dance education in ballet schools of Cracow, Poland where she worked as a dancer for Ludowy Theatre and extra for KTO Theatre. As a teenager she has been attending festivals and workshops such as Ann Van den Broek FEST, BalletOFFFestival, Israel Intensive at WDD, KCC Dance Intensive, OWTW NA BOSAKA and more. After graduating from artistic high school in Cracow she continued her training at Iwanson International School of Contemporary Dance in Munich, Germany.
In July 2023 Magdalena will be graduating from the BA programme at Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds, England, whilst during her 2nd year she did an Erasmus+ exchange at UiS Fakultet for utøvende kunstfag in Stavanger, Norway where she performed in choreographies of Haine Avdal and Yael Flexer & Nic Sandiland and choreographed ‘tame/d’ in collaboration with Vilma Kärkkäinen.
Magdalena in her performance and dance making practices is exploring the invisible chaos and automatism inside and outside the moving body. Her choreographic works have been presented at festivals and competitions such as Warsaw Dance Days, International Choreography Competition for Ballet School Students in Bytom, Młodzi Tańczą in Cracow, Dance World Cup in Offenburg.
Recently Magdalena performed for Sadler’s Wells Young Associates in 'Hang in there, baby' by John-William Watson and attended workshops such as SHARE Intensive, Flying Low with David Zambrano and In the Moment with Samantha van Wissen. From September 2023 she will join the Interdisciplinary Dance Performance MA programme at NSCD.'
Ryan Joseph Stafford LIGHTING DESIGNER
Ryan works across the UK and Europe as a Lighting Designer for theatreand dance.He trained at Rose Bruford College, graduating with a First Class BA Honours Degree in Lighting Design.
In 2019,Ryanreceived the ‘Michael Northern Award for Excellence in Lighting Design’ from the Association of Lighting Designers.
Recent designs include:Vortex(Russell MaliphantDanceCompany); Shades of Blue (Sadler’s Wells,Matsena Productions,BBC Arts); Natalia Osipova: Force of Nature(Bloom Dance Project);Grimeboy (Birmingham Rep); Dance for Ukraine(London Coliseum); Codi(National Dance Company of Wales); Young Associates: Mixed Bill(Sadler’s Wells);Isla(Theatr Clwyd& Royal Court);Curtain Up(Theatr Clwyd);Greater than Lion(Kennedy Muntanga Dance Theatre, Messums); Generation Goldfish(Bayerisches Staatsballett, Munich); NYDC X Russell Maliphant(Sadler’s Wells);Left from Write(Norwegian National BalletII, Linbury, Royal Opera House); Together, Not the Same (Sadler’s Wells); Easy Virtue,Robin Hood (Watermill); The Island (Fio, UK Tour); The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives(Elufowoju, Jr. Ensemble, Arcola Theatre).
Ryan is an Associate Artist of Red Oak Theatre Company and Bohemian Theatre Company.
Lara Peres Rocha DANCE ARTIST & CO-CREATOR
Lara Peres Rocha is an interdisciplinary performer and maker from Lisbon, Portugal. She is currently training at Northern School of Contemporary Dance where she will graduate with a Contemporary Dance BA (Hons) in 2023.
Previously she studied at Escola Artística António Arroio, achieving a diploma in Photography. She has recently worked and performed in ‘Hang in there, baby’ by John-William Watson, presented at Sadler’s Wells.
During training she has also performed works by Alethia Antonia, Gonçalo Lobato, Saju Hari, and her own improvised solo score ‘Dog’ at the Riley Theatre. In 2022 she presented the photographic work ‘A Impotência de Todas as Horas’ at Flock Fest. Additionally, she has taken part in workshops and festivals around the world, engaging with diverse cultural landscapes and international artists. Her personal practice is informed by the need to create meaning and express individual narratives from an autofictional perspective, often exploring existential themes.
She approaches her practice with curiosity, sensitivity, and a leading interest for people and what moves them. She enjoys the crossings between artforms such as dance and theatre, through which she finds new languages to express subjective experience. By making and performing she attempts to document her interactions with others and the world – like a big map of connections. 
Ruby Portus is a UK based dancer, choreographer and movement director. Performance credits include DeNada Dance Theatre (Carlos Pons Guerra) Southpaw Dance Company, Corey Baker Dance (Birmingham Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony 2022), Extended Play, Sita Ostheimer and Liz Aggiss. Ruby particularly loves performing in works that are politically engaged and that incorporate big, juicy physicality, character work and humour.
Ruby’s choreography playfully combines movement, character work and her continuous drive to save the world. She has created commissioned works for Sadler’s Wells, Good Chance Theatre’s “The Walk” and Northern School of Contemporary Dance as well as her own Arts Council England funded projects.
Ruby is a graduate of London Contemporary Dance School and VERVE at Northern School of Contemporary Dance. She was also an inaugural Young Associate at Sadler’s Wells.