Hades & Persephone (tour)
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Matthew Rawcliffe is a dance artist from Manchester, most known for winning the contemporary dance category of BBC Young Dancer. He has an MA specialising in Inclusive Practice and Immersive Performance. His inclusive works include Narkissos (Arts Council Denmark) and The Crisp Sandwich Cafe (Arts Council England). He recently played the title role in Pinocchio at the Danish Royal Theatre. Recent work includes: THREEWHEELER (as an UPLIFT artist for Company Chameleon), Dance Artist work for Dance Syndrome and project managing an R&D for Super Slow Way.
Moniqiue Dior Jarrett is an international wheelchair ballroom champion and disabled advocate from Manchester. She is Assistant Artistic Director at Stopgap an Co-Founder and Co-Director of Bafta winning TripleC Productions. She has also danced for Rouge Play, Art with Heart and Vital Xposure.
Anastasia Sheldon is a dance artist based in Leeds. She has danced for Candoco Dance Company, Interplay Theatre (PMLD work), Jack Philp Dance, Southpaw Dance. She was a guest speaker at Leeds Playhouse's Sensory Theatre Symposium. She also works as an Access Support Worker for Unbound Dance Company, National Youth Dance Company and Phil Sanger.
Lili Holland-Fricke is a british-german experimental cellist based in Manchester. She released her debut album ‘dear alien’ - a collaborative project with producer Sean Rogan - with Melodic Records last November, to widespread critical acclaim: "an unexpected take on the meeting of improvised sound and avant-songwriting, buzzing with a quiet energy that both shields the listener from and submerges them in a distinctively contemporary discomfort" - The Quietus
Eliza Nelson is a designer and drag artist from Manchester with ADHD. They won Top of the Slops (2022) and Not Another Drag Competition (2023). Their recent solo show CINEMADROME received rave reviews at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and transfered to Soho Theatre: "Cabbage the Clown is a visionary" ★★★★★ Broadway Baby, "Nothing short of utterly hilarous" ★★★★★ Ed Fringe Review.
Previous Reviews:
"Poetic and innovative theatre created for children and young people with disabilities... It is a brave performance that challenges our preconceived notions of what children with neurodivergence can endure."
★★★★★ ISCENE (for Narkissos)
"When the choreography is so visceral, when the creator achieves such passion for their craft as Matthew has, nothing else is needed. This epic display of raw emotion is so authentic, we are enchanted by our own experiences, and the piece brings forth the tapestry of our personal loves and losses... This is a very special piece of theatre."
★★★★★ The Spy In The Stalls (for Kissing Rebellion)
