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Jul 29, 2010

CCD Dance in Sidney Sussex Chapel

CCD Dance in Sidney Sussex Chapel

I’ve photographed many, many wonderful performances by Cambridge Contemporary Dance, the most impressive being a gala performance and publicity shoot for Light Matter, in Cambridge University’s Senate House. The dance company was asked to perform in Sidney Sussex’s chapel for Coty Prestige’s conference, as part of the post-prandial evening entertainment, and...

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Dec 3, 2009

Light Matter – Cambridge 800th Gala Dance Sh...

Light Matter – Cambridge 800th Gala Dance Show

After months of planning and rehearsals, the Cambridge Contemporary Dance company staged their uniquely-located gala dance show, celebrating Cambridge University’s 800th anniversary year. The show took place in the university’s Senate House, and included several dance pieces choreographed and performed by the CCD dancers, as well as contributions from other...

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Dec 1, 2009

Dance Photos in another Cambridge Agenda Magazine

Dance Photos in another Cambridge Agenda Magazine

Having graced the cover of last month’s Cambridgeshire Agenda magazine, my publicity photos for the forthcoming 800th anniversary Cambridge dance show featured again, this time in Cambridgeshire’s Style magazine. You can view more images from the two shoots (photoshoot 1, photoshoot 2, image used for flyer/poster, final composite image), or download a copy of the...

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Nov 1, 2009

Dance Photo on Cover of Cambridge Agenda Magazine

Dance Photo on Cover of Cambridge Agenda Magazine

Several images from my recent publicity photoshoots with the Cambridge Contemporary Dance company have been used in a magazine article about the forthcoming Senate House show, and one of the most striking images was selected as the cover image for this month’s issue of Cambridgeshire Agenda. You can view more images from the two shoots (photoshoot 1, photoshoot 2, image used...

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Aug 22, 2009

Light Matter – Final Composite Image

Light Matter – Final Composite Image

At the end of the second CCD photoshoot, I took turns with each dancer to get shots of them leaping in different poses and places, with the idea of putting together a specific image that I had in mind. I was hoping to play on two meanings of the word “Light”, in the dance show’s title. Firstly, the dancers are depicted as light things, as they float in...

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Aug 21, 2009

Light Matter Publicity

Light Matter Publicity

From the two photoshoots with the Cambridge Contemporary Dance company dancers, this image was chosen for their poster and flyer, promoting their December show to celebrate Cambridge University’s 800th anniversary. The alcoves are on the west side of the Senate House, and made for ideal frames for the...

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Aug 17, 2009

Senate House Dance Photoshoot #1

Senate House Dance Photoshoot #1

The Cambridge Contemporary Dance company are putting on a show in December as part of Cambridge University’s 800th anniversary celebration year. The show has the rare privilege of taking place in the Senate House, the university’s main ceremonial building. The show is called “Light Matter”, so a couple of the ideas played with the weightless connotation of...

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Mar 23, 2006

Flying to Cape Town

Flying to Cape Town

Not being one to do things by half, I wasn’t going to let the little matter of travelling to the other side of the world stop me having some last minute fun. Having packed my (19kg) suitcase and treble-checked that I had all the necessary documents and travel items, I made my way to the ADC to enjoy Nick Mohammed’s excellent one-man-show “The Forer Factor”...

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