Published:
5:25 PM December 14, 2020
Solstice is a digital performance created by choreographer Kwesi Johnson as part of DanceEast s desire to spread some Christmas cheer to local people
- Credit: Chris Nash
Ipswich s DanceEast is to stage two digital performances for the festive season - after being determined to keep entertainment going during the Covid-19 crisis.
The pandemic has proved a huge stumbling block in commissioning new dance theatre.
Solstice is an interactive dance performance which people can access via a window display outside the DanceHouse on Ipswich Waterfront
- Credit: Chris Nash
However, DanceEast s chief executive and artistic director, Brendan Keaney, has organised two alternatives with the help of its new digital suite, for which it recently received a £60,000 grant.
Published:
5:25 PM December 14, 2020
Solstice is a digital performance created by choreographer Kwesi Johnson as part of DanceEast s desire to spread some Christmas cheer to local people
- Credit: Chris Nash
Ipswich s DanceEast is to stage two digital performances for the festive season - after being determined to keep entertainment going during the Covid-19 crisis.
The pandemic has proved a huge stumbling block in commissioning new dance theatre.
Solstice is an interactive dance performance which people can access via a window display outside the DanceHouse on Ipswich Waterfront
- Credit: Chris Nash
However, DanceEast s chief executive and artistic director, Brendan Keaney, has organised two alternatives with the help of its new digital suite, for which it recently received a £60,000 grant.