Luke Haywood
Lighting Designer
Luke trained at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance (London) graduating with BA in Lighting Design. Working in Theatre, Dance and TV, Luke is keen to explore the way in which lighting can create and control the world of the actor/dancer. He is currently the technical manager and resident lighting designer for Phoenix Dance Theatre
Recent designs include, Calyx and Beast for Phoenix Dance Theatre (UK & European Tour), Dust for AGITART Companyia (Robin Howard Theatre UK), The Wonderful World of Dissocia (Unicorn Theatre UK), Twelfth Night (Turner Auditorium TX USA) and Bright Unconquered Sons (Pleasance Theatre UK & Rozen Theater Netherlands).
Luke recently designed lights for the New Adventures Choreography Award 2016 showcase working with choreographer Jamaal Burkmar at the Platform Theatre he has also designed lights for VERVE, since 2013 working with choreographers such as James Wilton, Ben Duke, Gemma Nixon and Jonathan Goddard, Kerry Nichols, Luca Silvestrini, Anton Lachky, Renaud Wiser and Theo Clinkard.
His lighting is often highlighted by industry reviewers with Dance Europe 2014 reporting, “special praise must go to Luke Haywood’s lighting which is wonderfully atmospheric”.
Joshua Hughes-Games
Designer / Videographer
Joshua Hughes-Games is a designer, videographer and printer based in Bristol, UK.
Joshua’s work is largely based around print, videography and artistic direction with a strong focus on analogue techniques and labour intensive design practices, including screen printing, Risograph and experimental filmmaking. Josh has worked closely with a wide range of artists within the fields of dance, theatre and music to create videos, installation pieces, printed matter and concept development.
In recent years Josh has worked with, and designed for, an impressive cross section of talent including projects for artists in the blossoming Tokyo grime scene and his continuing art direction and design for the internationally renowned Bandulu Records. He spent a large portion of 2016 working from a range of artist residencies around the world including time spent at the Né Na Contemporary art space (Thailand), The AIRYamanashi (Japan), 100W Corsicana (Texas, USA) and a solo show of work in Tokyo.
Charlie Hogan
Performer
Growing up in London, Charlie started dancing at the age of 15 and joined the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance CAT Scheme for 3 years, studying Contemporary and Ballet technique; before gaining a place at Northern School of Contemporary Dance to complete his Degree. Charlie graduated with a First Class Ba (Hons) and worked with choreographers such as Charlie Morrissey, Humanhood and Alleyne Dance amongst others during his time there. Whilst in his third year, Charlie became an apprentice for Möbius Dance where he got the chance to perform our previous works by Douglas Thorpe and Jamaal Burkmar in our international tour to Malaysia and Sardinia over the summer of 2019.
Since then, Charlie joined Verve in 2020, the Postgraduate Performance Company at Northern School of Contemporary Dance, where he toured works by Botis Seva, Lali Ayguadé, Mari Carrasco and Douglas Thorpe and managed to graduate the year with a Distinction level Masters Degree.
Anna Cabrè-Verdiell Bosch
Dance Artist / Journalist
Anna grew up in Barcelona, where her professional dance training began at the 'Institut del Teatre'. Alongside dance, her interest in communication expanded into academia obtaining a degree in journalism at the ’Ramón Llull University’. Following her passion for performance, she moved to England to graduate from 'The Northern School of Contemporary Dance’ with a First Class honours degree.
An enthusiast of interdisciplinary work, Anna has co-created two collaborative dance theatre pieces, Romeo&Julien and Las 3 Marias. Other recent professional endeavours include performing in a restaging of Joan Jonas´s early works at the Tate Modern and the creation and touring of Frankenstein, the latest piece by Cascade Dance Theatre. Additionally, Anna works as a freelance writer producing work for online dance sources such as Au-di-tions.com and ProDance Leeds amongst others.
Tom Davis Dunn
Performer
Originally from Cornwall, Tom begun to nourish his passion for dance at a young age with Hip-hop and Break Dance classes.
In 2017 he completed a BPA degree course at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, where he particularly enjoyed working with choreographers Kerry Nicholls and Hannes Langolf. Preceding this experience Tom studied for one year at Chichester University.
Tom is an organic mover with a great understanding of the body in space and the environment he is in. Exploring the merging of the hip-hop vocabulary with the different contemporary styles, is one the main interests in Tom’s practice. Due to his previous experiences in break dancing training, versatility and an extensive dedication and commitment are at the core of his work.
Since graduating Tom has worked with Gary Clarke Company, Jamaal Burkmar Dance, performed at the TEDxBrum, and he is joining Rosie Kay Dance Company to perform in New York and Washington DC.
Amarnah Ufuoma Amuludun
Performer
Born and raised in London, Amarnah is a contemporary dancer with roots from Nigeria. Her professional training begun at the London Contemporary Dance School where she gained a First class BA (Hons), prior to that she studied at the Brit School of Performing Arts and was one of the first members of the Laban CAT scheme. Amarnah is a former company member of VERVE (2016), the post-graduate performance company at Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Here she worked with Anton Lachky, Renaud Wiser, Athina Vahla and Efrosini Protopapa, touring original works around the UK and Europe.
Amarnah has since worked for various dance artists, theatre companies and film directors, performing in theatres, art spaces and on screen worldwide. These include Natasha Gilmore’s Barrowland Ballet touring Scotland, England and South Africa, Tara D’arquian, Igor and Moreno, Susanna Ajaye, Breach Theatre Company touring the UK and Möbius Dance.
Amarnah is also a founding member of The Sparse Collective, an improvisation dance theatre collective.
Asmara Cammock
Apprentice 2017/18
Asmara was born and raised in South East London, because of her love for music and rhythm she began attending Tap lessons at the age of 7.
Her professional training begun at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance where she thoroughly enjoyed being encouraged to collaborate with artist such as Sharon Watson, director of Phoenix Dance Theatre on commission for Leeds Bid for Cultural Capital of Europe. Prior to that she studied at The Brit School of Perfoming Arts and created a solo work with mentoring from Kerry Nichols, for a youth program in collaboration with Royal Ballet School, Wayne Mc Gregor and Youth Dance England. Asmara is a former member of Quicksilver (Rambert Youth Company).
Currently Asmara is performing on a UK tour with Tavaziva Dance as an apprentice through Northern School of Contemporary Dance where she will obtain an MA in Contemporary Dance Performance.
Nicole Victor
Apprentice 2017/18
Originally from Gibraltar, Nicole graduated from Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) with a First Class Degree as well as receiving the ‘Overall Achievement’ Award. Before moving to England she trained and performed competitively in several dance styles such as Jazz, Modern, and Ballet. Throughout her time at NSCD she has worked with artists such as Laila Diallo, Gracefool Collective, Dam Van Huynh and Freddie Opoku-Addaie. The highlight of her time studying at NSCD was performing in her Graduation Showcase with a piece choreographed by Kerry Nicholls called ‘Skein’ as well as having been selected to present her own solo work, ‘Traces’.
Nicole is currently an apprentice dancer in Tavaziva Dance, creating and performing a new production called ‘Izindava’, recommencing with their second tour in March. She is thrilled to be working with Mobius Dance and is excited to begin the creative process and learn from two unique choreographers.