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  • Up for an special dance day out? Infusion’s Dan Cossette is teaching at Queen’s College Cambridge, for the contemporary dance society. They write:

    “AN EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENT FOR NEXT WEEK…

    We’re delighted to announce that Dan Cossette will be leading next Friday’s class, yes singular! Please note that there will be ONLY ONE class combining both levels next Friday 16 November, just for that one week, 16.30 – 18.00 in Bowett Room. Live accompaniment by Terry Mann.

    Dan Cossette is a graduate of Mimeistry International School of Arts, Pasadena, CA, specializing in French Mime. He trained in modern dance and contemporary ballet with Ad Deum Dance Company, Houston, TX, and danced as a company member from 2009-2013. Currently he dances part time with Springs Dance Company, London, and co-directs Infusion Physical Theatre, Cambridge.

     

    We’re delighted that he’ll be leading our class, do come and join us for this fantastic opportunity!”

    Queens’ is very proud to offer contemporary dance technique classes taught by the college Dance Artist in Residence, Adèle Thompson. Queens’ has the only Dance Artist in Residence in any Oxbridge college. All classes operate on a drop-in basis, so you can join in whenever you want, there is no subscription charge and the cost of each class is £6 employed / £4 students / £2 students at Queens’. All classes are open to anyone whether associated with Queens’, the University in general or not connected to the University at all. All classes have live musical accompaniment.
     

     

  • Eyes and Ears

    Infusion dancers Dan and Rachel

    Infusion Physical Theatre was pleased to be a part of the East Cambridgeshire Community Safety Partnership! As part of their vulnerable persons awareness campaign called Eyes and Ears, we presented a snippit from our anti-human trafficking work Somebody’s Daughter, in the Lady Chapel of the Stunning Ely Cathedral. It was a powerful event, talking with city and county councillors, police men and women, and people from all sectors sharing their stories about the horribly local problem of trafficking. It was also great to hear about the many things people are doing to confront it.

    We were especially grateful for the kind words the police said, thanking us for our visual and compelling way of helping people engage with the topic. We hope to work with several of our new friends again soon! Thanks to the Romsini Centre for setting this up!

    community support and awareness groups set up for the event

     

  • Infusion rejoins the creative team behind Apple n Spice, an Indian dance experience, and a fairy-tale mash-up: comparing the two step-mothers from eastern and western tales. Snow White and Grimhilde meet Ram and Kaikeye in the deep forests of folklore, in a contemporary/south Indian and shadow theatre fusion.

    We’re back in the props workshop developing all new shadows, and choreography is well under way! Look for us in the Library Present Autumn Menu for Hertfordshire!

  • #MeToo Movement

    With our recent projects addressing modern slavery as a local justice issue, Infusion was happy to team up with Akasha Dance recently–local Cambridge choreographer–to assist on a music video project inspired by the #metoo movement, which has raised awareness of violence and harassment against women worldwide. A collaborative project including the spellbinding music “Feathers” by Icelandic artist Mimra–and a willful bag of actual feathers, for powerful imagery–hopes to inspire the thousands of women who have suffered harassment and abuse to take flight and leave their hurts behind.

     

  • Switzerland, summer 2018…

    photo: Maret Heide

    Infusion was pleased to offer physical theatre track as a part of the Ad Deum Dance Company summer intensive in Biel, Switzerland. Students of all levels from across Europe gathered to dance and mime, filling the afternoon elective track of physical theatre with 8-20 students every day. Exploring movement concepts such as transfer of weights, statues, creatures, characters the students helped develop presentations to share at the end of the week. Their works explored ideas of war, peace, famine, shipwreck, and rescue. Compelling stories told through the body.

    Ad Deum and Infusion, Biel, Switzerland

     

    The week finished with a double bill performance by Infusion and Ad Deum, celebrating beauty, sacrifice, joy, lament, freedom, and yearning.

    Follow this Infusion teamed up with Swiss mime duo Artbeat, for an evening of antics and improve in a the beautiful city of Thun. Audience suggestions helped tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Dragon, like you’ve never seen it before!

    Artbeat and Infusion

     

     

  • Springs Summer School

    We were pleased for Infusion’s Dan Cossette to be teaching for Springs Dance Company at their annual London Summer School. This brought aspiring dancers, and first time movers, from across England and Scotland, to receive technique instruction and creative/choreographic activities. The students developed their own dance which they presented before the main company’s evening performance at the end of the week. Springs performed Bread of Life, a beautiful depiction of Christ and the community and relationship he seeks with his disciples through the entryway of the bread and the wine. Following a similar theme the students brought vibrant images of unity-through-beautiful diversity as they explored their theme, One Body, One Church. Individuals’ movement blended into ensemble designs, before a network of connected dancers became so entwined that even a slight movement from a single member of the structure sent echoes through the entire formation. Great job dancers!

  • Under the statue of the People, a.m. before the show…

     

    The Project Dance Foundation has been offering free dance festivals in the open squares of major cities around the world, dancing for hope, inspiration, and healing, since they started in New York City after the terror attacks on 9/11. Infusion was pleased to participate a third time at their Paris event, in the memorable Place de la Republiqué!

     

     

     

     

    People stood or sat for hours, watching. Speaking with members of the festival staff and dancers, many people made it clear that the event meant much more to them than just a bit of diversion; it was life changing!

    Taking the stage for a world premier: Daniel Cossette dances to Who Says? by Joshua Micah

     

  • What better way to enjoy your summer weekend than a close-hand dance and mime performance in a relaxed café-style atmosphere. Bring some friends, grab a table, and enjoy a triple bill of local physical artists presenting live, with multi-media, and dance films.

    Feel free to contact us for additional information.

    Parking available in lot and on street (Beverly Way)

  • Save the Date

    Saturday, July 14th

    7pm

    £8/6 on the door

    Sit, sip, watch, chat.

         

    We are launching a café-style evening of mime and dance at the Trumpington Village Hall, CB2 9HZ, Cambridge. Parking available from Beverley Way.

    Come and enjoy a triple bill of dance in a casual café-style evening in the village hall, brought to you by Infusion and other local artists!  Grab some friends, grab a cuppa, and enjoy the show.

    Stay tuned for further details, but this evening promises to be a multi-media event, and will feature…

    Infusion Physical Theatre
    Hilary Goodall and Dancers
    E33 Dance Company

    Email or call us for more details.

    Trumpington Village Hall. Parking available.
  • Spring’s Springs

    Thanks to Springs Dance Company for an amazing tour. Infusion’s Dan Cossette joined a cast of 5 in Bread of Life. The thoughtful and beautiful contemporary dance show reflects of the Christian tradition of bread and wine and the person of Jesus Christ, following the characters’ struggle to discover the living presence of Jesus between the old rituals.