Groups Performing
In addition to FRONTLINEdance, sdc & Rotten Park Road, the following are performing during the daytime and in the finale at 6pm on Cheapside / Town Hall
Greg Hall
Greg Hall is a London based composer, songwriter and musician. He has worked for various dance, theatre and film projects including Zephyr in Zanussi, Qualia Theatre, Tiat Moo and Minima, both as a sound designer and live musician. Greg also performs regularly as a singer-songwriter and cellist and has worked for the British Library as a field recordist in South Africa.
Greg is creating the music for Game of 2 Arfs finale performance and performing live throughout the day.
Wired Aerial Theatre
Wired are a two-strong, core team of dynamic and forward thinking creators and performers plucked from De La Guarda aerial theatre company. Combining their skills of contemporary dance, physical theatre, gymnastics, climbing, flying and many years of performance experience they have spent the last five years travelling the world creating and performing aerial magic along their way.
Bungee assisted dance theatre and memorable aerial site specific performance. When set free from gravity you are only limited by your imagination. Theatre with boiing!
Wired Aerial Director, Wendy Heskith, and Dancer, Robert Guy have worked with 5 members of Staffordshire Dance Collective to produce a 10 minute spectacular on the wall of the Regent Theatre on Cheapside which will be performed at 6pm. Don't miss it!!!
Urban Street Group
Professor Leandro of Capoeira ART BRASIL
Professor Leandro started capoeira in 1992 with Mestre Do Norte at Capoeira Raizes Da Senzala in Sao Paulo. In 2000, he graduated and shortly after moved to Japan. There he joined Mestre Graveto in his school, ART BRASIL as an assistant teacher. In 2004, he returned to Brazil and opened his own school continuing the name ART BRASIL, providing free classes for the local young people.
In 2005 he moved to the UK and founded Capoeira ART BRASIL in Stoke-on-Trent. The group was formally established as a community group by a committee of his students in April 2007.
In January 2008, Leandro was graduated to Professor by Mestre Do Norte on a visit to Brazil.