More information on underlined projects, companies and collectives can be found through clicking on them...
2023
DOOM SCROLLER - ROISIN O'BRIEN AND ALEX AULDSMITH - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- A live band gig intertwined with a narrative dance performance.
NORTH ATLAS - MUSIC VIDEO
- Concept by Rob Heaslip with improvised movement.
2022
THE LAST ICEBERG - NILOO FAR-KAHN - STARCATCHERS
- Choreographer and performer in new work for children.
GREEN SPACE, DARK SKIES THE FINALE - WALK THE PLANK - NATIONAL TOUR AND FILM BROADCAST ON COUNTRYFILE
- Featured role within a film made on the 4 highest peaks in the UK, broadcast on BBC's Countryfile. Mix of performing and outreach/community engagement. Performer wearing blue jacket and hat.
ROB HEASLIP DANCE - STRAWBOYS - NATIONAL TOUR
- Contemporary trad performance for outdoor spaces. The process involved learning an existing show in a short period of time followed by an extensive rural and city tour around Scotland.
COLABORATION WITH CLAIRE PENCAK AND MERAV ISRAEL - SIKE SHAW LOCH - RESEARCH
- Ongoing research into that follows ideas of the earth and of the body. The process has an environmental interest and a focus on place.
2021
CURIOUS SEED - LITTLE BY LITTLE FIELD - CHRISTINE DEVANNEY - IMAGINATE FESTIVAL
- A new work in progress for all ages performed outside with live musicians.
BRIDIE GANE - THE END OF THE WORLD SHOW - DANCE FILM
CURIOUS SEED - FIELD SFTFN - CHRISTINE DEVANNEY - EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
2020
CURIOUS SEED - FIELD SFTFN - CHRISTINE DEVANNEY
BE CHARLOTTE - LIGHTS OUT (MUSIC VIDEO) - TAMSYN RUSSEL
ROMARSZ - VHS (MUSIC VIDEO)
2019
JJG DANCE - THE BOX (TOUR) - JULIA JAMES-GRIFFITHS
IN THE MAKING - IN THE MAKING (III)THE BAKERY, JEDBURGH & DANCEBASE, EDINBURGH (EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL 2019)
JJG DANCE - THE BOX A GLIMPSE - PREMIERE - JULIA JAMES-GRIFFITHS
2018
JJG DANCE - THE BOX A GLIMPSE - CREATION - JULIA JAMES-GRIFFITHS
THE PROCLAIMERS - STREETS OF EDINBURGH (MUSIC VIDEO) - RIANNE WHITE
ROISIN O'BRIEN - SOME PEOPLE SAY (EDINBURGH R&D)
PIRITA TUISKU - SINGLE LIFE (OULU, FINLAND)
THE PROCLAIMERS - ANGRY CYCLIST (MUSIC VIDEO) - RIANNE WHITE
IN THE MAKING - IN THE MAKING (III)THE BAKERY, JEDBURGH & DANCEBASE, EDINBURGH (EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL 2018)
JJG DANCE - THE BOX (PREMIERE) - JULIA JAMES-GRIFFITHS
BARROWLAND BALLET - POGGLE (INTERNATIONAL TOUR CHINA) - NATASHA GILMORE (COVER)
GILLIGAN MOSS - I WANT U SO BAD (MUSIC VIDEO) - RIANNE WHITE
OUTLANDER - SEASON 4 (NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE) - RIANNE WHITE
MATTHEW HAWKINS/GAGE EHMAN - INDELIBLE GESTURES (R&D) - MATTHEW HAWKINS
2017
JJG DANCE - THE BOX (R&D) - JULIA JAMES GRIFFITHS
IN THE MAKING COLLECTIVE - SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS (EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL)
PIRITA TUISKU - ALL MY SINGLE LADIES PUT YOUR HAND UP (EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL)
MERAV ISRAEL - FACETS (R&D, EDINBURGH)
ED MITTON - CLOUDSCAPE (RESOLUTION, THE PLACE LONDON)
2016
ROB HEASLIP DANCE - A GLIMPSE OF FLESH AND BLOOD (R&D, EDINBURGH) - ROB HEASLIP
AMY LONGMUIR AND MYSELF - COINCIDANCE (EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL)
PALMS DOWN DANCE COMPANY - A LOST ART (R&D, LONDON) - FELICITY KIRWIN
LUKE BROWN DANCE COMPANY - PRINCESS (R&D) - LUKE BROWN
ED MITTON - MURMURATION (MOVING WORDS, LONDON)
2015
THEO WISHART - THE BLACK SAINT AND THE SINNER LADY (THE OLD CHURCH, LONDON) - RYAN MUNRO
AMY HAS ALSO PERFORMED WORK BY JOHN ROSS AND HENRI OGUIKE AS WELL AS WORKING WITH JOSE AGUDO AND JO MEREDITH.
2023
DOOM SCROLLER - ROISIN O'BRIEN AND ALEX AULDSMITH - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- A live band gig intertwined with a narrative dance performance.
NORTH ATLAS - MUSIC VIDEO
- Concept by Rob Heaslip with improvised movement.
2022
THE LAST ICEBERG - NILOO FAR-KAHN - STARCATCHERS
- Choreographer and performer in new work for children.
GREEN SPACE, DARK SKIES THE FINALE - WALK THE PLANK - NATIONAL TOUR AND FILM BROADCAST ON COUNTRYFILE
- Featured role within a film made on the 4 highest peaks in the UK, broadcast on BBC's Countryfile. Mix of performing and outreach/community engagement. Performer wearing blue jacket and hat.
ROB HEASLIP DANCE - STRAWBOYS - NATIONAL TOUR
- Contemporary trad performance for outdoor spaces. The process involved learning an existing show in a short period of time followed by an extensive rural and city tour around Scotland.
COLABORATION WITH CLAIRE PENCAK AND MERAV ISRAEL - SIKE SHAW LOCH - RESEARCH
- Ongoing research into that follows ideas of the earth and of the body. The process has an environmental interest and a focus on place.
2021
CURIOUS SEED - LITTLE BY LITTLE FIELD - CHRISTINE DEVANNEY - IMAGINATE FESTIVAL
- A new work in progress for all ages performed outside with live musicians.
BRIDIE GANE - THE END OF THE WORLD SHOW - DANCE FILM
CURIOUS SEED - FIELD SFTFN - CHRISTINE DEVANNEY - EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
2020
CURIOUS SEED - FIELD SFTFN - CHRISTINE DEVANNEY
BE CHARLOTTE - LIGHTS OUT (MUSIC VIDEO) - TAMSYN RUSSEL
ROMARSZ - VHS (MUSIC VIDEO)
2019
JJG DANCE - THE BOX (TOUR) - JULIA JAMES-GRIFFITHS
IN THE MAKING - IN THE MAKING (III)THE BAKERY, JEDBURGH & DANCEBASE, EDINBURGH (EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL 2019)
JJG DANCE - THE BOX A GLIMPSE - PREMIERE - JULIA JAMES-GRIFFITHS
2018
JJG DANCE - THE BOX A GLIMPSE - CREATION - JULIA JAMES-GRIFFITHS
THE PROCLAIMERS - STREETS OF EDINBURGH (MUSIC VIDEO) - RIANNE WHITE
ROISIN O'BRIEN - SOME PEOPLE SAY (EDINBURGH R&D)
PIRITA TUISKU - SINGLE LIFE (OULU, FINLAND)
THE PROCLAIMERS - ANGRY CYCLIST (MUSIC VIDEO) - RIANNE WHITE
IN THE MAKING - IN THE MAKING (III)THE BAKERY, JEDBURGH & DANCEBASE, EDINBURGH (EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL 2018)
JJG DANCE - THE BOX (PREMIERE) - JULIA JAMES-GRIFFITHS
BARROWLAND BALLET - POGGLE (INTERNATIONAL TOUR CHINA) - NATASHA GILMORE (COVER)
GILLIGAN MOSS - I WANT U SO BAD (MUSIC VIDEO) - RIANNE WHITE
OUTLANDER - SEASON 4 (NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE) - RIANNE WHITE
MATTHEW HAWKINS/GAGE EHMAN - INDELIBLE GESTURES (R&D) - MATTHEW HAWKINS
2017
JJG DANCE - THE BOX (R&D) - JULIA JAMES GRIFFITHS
IN THE MAKING COLLECTIVE - SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS (EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL)
PIRITA TUISKU - ALL MY SINGLE LADIES PUT YOUR HAND UP (EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL)
MERAV ISRAEL - FACETS (R&D, EDINBURGH)
ED MITTON - CLOUDSCAPE (RESOLUTION, THE PLACE LONDON)
2016
ROB HEASLIP DANCE - A GLIMPSE OF FLESH AND BLOOD (R&D, EDINBURGH) - ROB HEASLIP
AMY LONGMUIR AND MYSELF - COINCIDANCE (EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL)
PALMS DOWN DANCE COMPANY - A LOST ART (R&D, LONDON) - FELICITY KIRWIN
LUKE BROWN DANCE COMPANY - PRINCESS (R&D) - LUKE BROWN
ED MITTON - MURMURATION (MOVING WORDS, LONDON)
2015
THEO WISHART - THE BLACK SAINT AND THE SINNER LADY (THE OLD CHURCH, LONDON) - RYAN MUNRO
AMY HAS ALSO PERFORMED WORK BY JOHN ROSS AND HENRI OGUIKE AS WELL AS WORKING WITH JOSE AGUDO AND JO MEREDITH.
I am a contemporary dance artist, based in Edinburgh, working throughout Scotland. I work mainly as a dancer and movement collaborator but also as an actor, facilitator and maker in several roles. Although moving is my work it's also my fun, meeting and moving with people is my favourite thing. I love the creative process, I find I thrive through the journey of making, questioning and exploring movement, people and voices. Much of the performing work I do involves delivering workshops to communities where I have regularly been a facilitator.
My ongoing practice threads through interests in engineering, finding/feeling joy in being a moving life with agency and curiosity, satisfaction, the space we’re in, decision making and desires.
My ongoing practice threads through interests in engineering, finding/feeling joy in being a moving life with agency and curiosity, satisfaction, the space we’re in, decision making and desires.
Below is information on my involvement in some of the pieces listed above...
JJG DANCE - THE BOX - 2017-2019
The Box completed it's national tour in 2019. The Box is a contemporary dance/theatre piece that explores the impact depression can have on an individual in a way that is innovative and creative but accessible. Through movement and playful use of text, the work explores the physical aspects of depression/mental health issues, how our society responds as well as the idea of confinement. The Box project also involves the delivery of ‘Mind to Move Community Workshops’ for those with experience of mental health. So far we have worked with dancers and non dancers from ages 12-65+ Company Website - Julia James-Griffiths Trailer - www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSkjLVtiUGI |
JJG DANCE - THE BOX | A GLIMPSE - 2018-2019
The Box | A Glimpse is a short dance theatre piece based on the full-length piece of The Box. The work looks into the subject of depression and the impact it can have on an individual. The intention behind creating this work is to enable The Box to be taken to more platforms and venues, as well as unconventional spaces, that don't cater for full-length works or productions. My role within this work involves moving, acting and audience participation. |
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BARROWLAND BALLET- POGGLE 2018 (COVER FOR CHINA TOUR)
'A warm hearted, sensory dance theatre piece with live music, clapping rhythms and comedy throughout in an imaginatively changing world that the children have the chance to explore.' Amy joined the company at the end of the tour in China to cover the title role for an injured dancer. It involved dancing, singing, interacting with the audience and learning a show in a very short space of time.
'A warm hearted, sensory dance theatre piece with live music, clapping rhythms and comedy throughout in an imaginatively changing world that the children have the chance to explore.' Amy joined the company at the end of the tour in China to cover the title role for an injured dancer. It involved dancing, singing, interacting with the audience and learning a show in a very short space of time.
IN THE MAKING - (IV) 2019 (III) 2018 SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS 2017
'We are a dancer led initiative - a shifting assemblage of dancers and other artists - a structure for unpredictable encounters.' In the Making is an experiment around processes of making, multi-authorship and shared leadership. It is not a realisation of an individuals vision but of many visions, a polyphonic medley - making space for many voices. We are cultivating a self-sustaining approach to support and nourish our individual practises in the company of others - fostering collaboration and creative co-operation - working it out together. Website - inthe-making.weebly.com |