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ACE dance and music are delighted to have been awarded £450,000 funding from Wolfson Foundation for their plans to redevelop a disused car repair workshop in Digbeth. When completed the new space will be a new creative, performance and training home for the company, a thriving hub that will enhance our training and education facilities, allow us to nurture larger cohorts of young people, and increase the visibility of Black-led arts to a wider range of audiences and participants.
ACE dance and music
ACE dance and music is one of the most highly regarded, eclectic and resilient dance companies in the country. It was established 27 years ago by Artistic Director, Gail Parmel MBE and CEO Ian Parmel as an agent for cultural exchange. Based in Birmingham, the Company is rooted in the values and inspiration of African and Caribbean tradition but seen through a contemporary lens, making a specific and valuable contribution to contemporary dance nationally and internationally.
ACE dance and music are an Arts Council National Portfolio organisation. They have been awarded capital funding of £750,000 from the Arts Council towards the project.
Wolfson Foundation
The Wolfson Foundation is an independent grant-making charity, based in central London but funding across the UK. At the heart of what they do is an emphasis on education and research. Focusing primarily on research and education, projects supported in this funding round span specialist laboratory equipment, social enterprises, and hospice refurbishment, to historic building restoration, gallery redevelopments, and performing arts education and training facilities.