Festivals Established

Edinburgh:

  • 1982 DANCE UMBRELLA. Scotland’s first season of Modern Dance. Performers included Tim Miller (USA), Charles Moulton and A. LeRoy (USA), Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane (USA), Kei Takei (USA), Michael Clark and Laurie Booth (Britain), Ellen Kogan (USA), Anne Teresa Keersmaeker (Belgium).
  • 1983 DANCE UMBRELLA. Scotland’s second season of Modern Dance. Performers included Robert Kovich (USA), Dana Reitz (USA), Michael Clark (Britain), Axis (Britain).
  • 1984 DARIO FO/FRANCA RAME FESTIVAL. An exploration of recent work including CLAXON TROMBETTE E PERNACCHIE, THREE MONOLOGUES, AND MISTERO BUFFO. BP

Leicester:

  • 1988, 1989, 1990 LEICESTER SCHOOLS FESTIVAL OF THEATRE: From 1988
  • 1990 THE FIRST LEICESTER INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL with:
    RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY, CHHAU, MERCE CUNNINGHAM COMPANY, and BHANGRA.
  • 1989 LEICESTERSHIRE FESTIVAL: BRITISH FOOD AND FARMING