May 21, 2019
ACE dance and music are pleased to welcome international dance artist and choreographer Qudus Onikeku into their space from Wednesday 22nd to Saturday 25th May 2019. Qudus Onikeku was born in Lagos, Nigeria. At the age of 5 years he started to develop his acrobatic skills and later discovered his love of dance at the […]
View Full Article >May 20, 2019
ACE Youth are set to perform at a sharing at ACE Space on the 1st June 2019 as part of an international exchange with Dutch group Untold. On the evening, we will see performances from ACE Youth, Untold, Fused and two dance pieces choreographed by BCP choreographers Nii and Steady. In October 2018, ACE Youth […]
View Full Article >May 17, 2019
In April we were joined by Trinity Laban dance student, Jess Hull, who spent two weeks at ACE dance and music on a placement with our Professional Company, Directors and Staff. She is a hardworking and driven individual who represented the company extremely well during external workshops and events. Jess said of her experience: “I […]
View Full Article >April 10, 2019
ACE dance and music are delighted to announce the first two artists for the pilot year of Navigate, the programme for Black Choreographers supported by Dance Hub Birmingham. They are Nii Kwartey Owoo and Paul Steady Steadman. Nii Kwartey Owoo is a choreographer and musician based in Leeds and Creative Associate at The Geraldine Connor […]
View Full Article >March 27, 2019
ACE Youth, ACE dance and music’s youth company and feeder strand for the professional company, have been invited to take part in a worldwide celebration of dance which will be live streamed throughout the day on Friday 5th April. BBC Arts have organised a dance festival ‘#DancePassion’ in collaboration with One Dance UK and some of the nation’s leading companies and exciting upcoming talent.
View Full Article >Posted on March 25, 2019
ACE dance and music run a series of dance classes for children and young people aged 2-19 years, where our teachers draw on your child’s natural ability. This encourages potential, nurtures inventiveness and builds physical confidence as their movement vocabulary develops. Funky Fusion(5-9 yrs)runs on a Saturday morning from 11.00am – 12.00pm. These are fun […]
View Full Article >March 21, 2019
Last week our in-house Saturday class ‘FUSED’ were shortlisted as one of the nine groups in the running to perform at the prestigious U.Dance 2019 showcase on the main stage of London’s Southbank in July 2019. U.Dance 2019 is One Dance UK’s flagship youth event, providing the focal point for the U.Dance national performance programme. […]
View Full Article >Posted on March 14, 2019
This month, Ann-Marie Wright officially starts her role as ACE dance and music’s new Executive Director. Ann-Marie has a wealth of skills, experience and enthusiasm to bring to ACE and we are looking forward to the positive changes and developments that this will bring to the organisation. Ann-Marie joins us from Public Health England where […]
View Full Article >March 13, 2019
ACE dance and music are reviving historic practices and bringing a vibrant African dance and live drumming experience to Digbeth, right in the centre of Birmingham. Cameroonian dancer and choreographer Amédé Nwatchok has over 20 years’ experience of this dance practice and is now leading the classes at ACE. He brings great energy, creates a […]
View Full Article >February 12, 2018
In January Gail and Ian Parmel, along with Education Officer Iona Waite addressed the 30th Anniversary conference of the International Association of Blacks in Dance in Los Angeles, a huge honour and a clear recognition of the achievements of ACE as a professional and educational Company over its 21-year history. More than just one of […]
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