About the Artist

Hannah Mulligan is an emerging dance and visual artist. As an artist, she strives to eternalise the dancer and keep performance living and breathing across all her work. She does this by telling stories and conveying emotions through keeping movement alive through photographic landscapes and performance.

She is a recent graduate of the University of Chichester, completing her BA (hons) in Dance Performance and MA in Dance Advanced Practice in 2024. Her contemporary dance training underpins all of her photographic practices and projects. Here she was part of 3Fall Dance Company where she toured regionally, performing works by Ceyda Tanc, Jose Agudo and Abi Mortimer. During her MA she was part of HIVE Dance Collective and worked with Stuart Waters and Natalie Rowland.

Her previous works include Ephemeral Movements', a multidisiplinary performance installation that explored the ephemeral nature of dance and how photography could be used to effectively capture movement.

She has worked with artists and companies such as Luke Brown Dance Company, Lila Dance UK, MAP Dance Company, Mike B Designs, One Dance UK, Hampshire Youth Dance Company, Orb Youth Dance Company, Flexer & Sandiland, Professor Vicky Hunter, Hattie Musgrove, MorvellDance,

Dancers

KJ is a dance artist based in the South East. She is a performer, yoga teacher, choreographer, teacher and aerial artist. KJ graduated from The University of Chichester with a 1st Class (Hons) degree in 2010, and then toured internationally with Transitions Dance Company gained a Masters Degree in Dance Performance from Trinity Laban.

KJ began her dance journey as a Freestyle, Ballroom and Latin dancer as a child until the age of 15. After taking a break from dance she began her contemporary dance training at A- levels, before auditioning for Universities and Conservatoires. After completing her formal dance training she moved to London from her home town of Lancashire.

Some of her professional credits include working with: Akram Khan (Olympic Opening Ceremony 2012), Lila Dance, Flexer and Sandiland, James Wilton, Katie Dale-Everett, Tim Casson, GlassHouse Dance, Marisa Zanotti, Balbir Singh, Jorge Crecis, LAOWAI Collab, Commotion Dance and currently performs for Stopgap Dance Company and Lila Dance (Fault Lines)

She recently began teaching as an Aerial Dance Artist and is exploring her creativity through this avenue.

• Taken from Interview with KJ.

Mandy started dancing when she was 7. She trained in classical Chinese dance for about 10 years after school. At 14 she decided to increase her training and began dancing more. Her Chinese dance teacher helped her apply for dance school and recommended she train in ballet, which is how she began contemporary dance She did her training in Singapore for three years. Then went to Trinity Laban for a year. And, now based in London she is works as a freelance dance artist, performer and teacher.

• Taken from interview with Mandy.

Aeron began her training at the Swindon CAT scheme in Exeter. She did this for 2 years where she had the opportunity to work with artists such as George Hans and James Wilton. She then completed her foundation degree at the Northern School of Contempoary Dance, and then continued here to complete her degree. After taking a year out during the Global Pandemic working in a bakery (which she loved). She then gained an apprenticeship with Scottish Dance Theatre, where I worked with both worked with Joan Cleville on ‘The Life and Times’, Meytal Blanaru and Botis Seva.

She then danced as part of the professional dance cast at the Commonwealth Games Opening Cermemony in Birmingham, 2022. She has worked with companies such as Women you are, Saba Co. and companies who work with empowering women and cover themes such as domestic violence against women and survivors stories.

In addition to working with artist Laura Booth, who works with individuals with cancer and on community projects. She has also made three of her own works. Which looked at how connections can be formed with the audience as performers.

• Taken from interview with Aeron.