Involuntary Dances 2010 tour

As a result of receiving the prestigious Interact Award Rita Marcalo is currently undertaking a research and development period for a new production investigating conceptual and physical interfaces between medical research, epilepsy, movement and dance. The work will tour the UK and Europe in 2010.

“... well thought through, engaging, daring and interesting... thought provoking and original... highly daring and imaginative choreographic ideas were met with a supportive and inquisitive response from the audience”
(Wieke Eringa, Artistic Director, Yorkshire Dance)

“… the set up was fabulous… I loved that you made a performance out of presenting ideas…”
(Sarah Shead, Projects, Yorkshire Dance)

Fellowship Shortlist

Marcalo has recently been shortlisted for the Caroline Plummer Fellowship, which rewards choreographers who have “a passion for community dance and want to be able to inspire learning, healing, and peace n out community...”

Latest Awards

In the past year Rita Marcalo has been offered a CIDA Creative Futures Award which is enabling the company to offer trainee dance administrator Jen Thornton a paid placement with the company.

Marcalo was also awarded the Interact Award (Arts Council/GlaxoSmithKline/Arts & Business/Essexdance), which allows artists to further their research within a collaborative industry setting. Interact is the result of an identified need for increased investment in research and development opportunities for artists. The aim is to broker otherwise unavailable opportunities for artists to carry out research and develop skills and expertise within innovative industry. Marcalo’s is one of just 28 Interact Awards nationally, and the only one awarded to a dance artist. For more information on the Interact Award please click here.