Folk Dance Remixed

We’re looking for professional folk and hip hop dancers, beat boxers and musicians.

Folk Dance Remixed is a groundbreaking company creating unique fusions between       Folk and Hip Hop styles with live music. Led by Artistic Directors Kerry Fletcher and Natasha Khamjani, the company rediscover old traditions through contemporary forms.

When: Wednesday 27^th April – Registration: 10.00am – Start: 10.15am sharp – 4pm

Where: Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 7AY

We’d love people to dress in character – see our gallery for the vibe!

We are hosting an artist sharing day where dancers will have the chance to learn some hip hop & folk dance, and beat boxers will collaborate with musicians.  It’s a fantastic opportunity to join in a creative, inspiring and fun workshop day and meet new artists. 

If you are available this summer, you can also audition to be in the company for our summer 2016 tour and/or workshop team. 

We are remounting our show, Step Hop House, and developing our Street Dance the Maypole workshops and Ceilidh Jam experience. If we are unsuccessful with our funding bid we will be taking a smaller company on tour. We’ve had 3 hugely successful summer tours so far and we’re looking forward to making 2016 the best yet!

If you’re up for joining a groundbreaking company, are prepared to learn new moves and fuse folk with hip hop, love working outdoors, can be part of a team to build and strike the set with grace and good humour, who will camp on the odd occasion and put their all into the show – then come on down!

‘I walked away with a smile! It was like seeing an old black and white Charlie Chaplin movie and watching it change into colour, traditional styles of dance, music and mime mixed with the new, beautiful and genius….’   Lil Tim, breakdancer

Please note: places are free but limited. Registration is essential to attend so, whether you are auditioning or not, please email us company@folkdanceremixed.com to book your place by 20^th April. 

Many thanks, Natasha and Kerry

Audition: We’re looking to expand our company pool, and so if you would like to audition, see the likely dates on this PDF – if you think you’re free for them all please email company@folkdanceremixed.com with your links, CV and a short paragraph of 100 words as to why you’d like to be involved and what you will bring to the project.  A current DBS will be a requirement to work with us.

We’re delighted to be working with the English Folk Dance and Song Society for their annual May in a Day event.  We’ll be whirling everyone into our Street Dance the Maypole workshops, and showing off some broom dances we’ve been working on over the cold, dark months.

There are also arts and crafts sessions during the day with a chance to decorate and make your own trilby hat!  And there’s a ceilidh with the Folk Dance Remixed band!

This family friendly event is usually very popular – so make sure you book early:

Saturday 7 May, 2:00pm – 5:00pm at Cecil Sharp House, London

Hope to see you there!