Turtle Key Arts has extensive experience and practical knowledge of producing and managing performance arts projects and companies. We always work in a professional, friendly and collaborative manner, which is rewarding for all involved.

On average, each year, Turtle Key Arts projects reach 17,000 audience, 1000 participants and 110 artists. You can watch a brief summary of these projects Turtle Key Promo

Turtle Key Arts work on a wide variety of arts projects with many different collaborators (see the "Production history"). We have an amazingly talented pool of people to draw from and can put together the right team to suit any project. We pride ourselves on our positive attitude and ability to over come all obstacles.

Turtle Key Arts usually produces projects from conception through to delivery but is also able to supply a more specific element of a project, as listed below.

• Company management
• Consultancy
• Administration
• Fund raising
• Tour booking
• Marketing
• Production management

"totally and utterly inspiring" The Guardian

Amici Dance Theatre Company, founded by Wolfgang Stange in 1980, is a unique dance theatre company integrating able-bodied & disabled artists and performers. Amici's productions and workshops have had a major impact challenging conventional attitudes about disability and the arts. Amici runs regular classes for its 30+ members at The Lyric, Hammersmith, where they are the resident community arts company.   Amici Promo Elegy The Magic of Amici written practical guide and DVD. Practical Guide & DVD  £32  (including p&p)  to buy DVD only                      £17 (including p&p)  to buy

 

"daring aerial theatre" The Independent

Ockham's Razor is three award winning aerial artists who specialise in creating physical theatre around new pieces of aerial equipment. They are fast acquiring a reputation amongst audiences, the press and industry professionals as one of the UK's most talented and original performance companies. The company aims to combine circus, dance and visual theatre to make work that is arresting and entertaining. Their new show The Mill  will be on tour Sept - Dec 2010. Tour Dates They currently have 3 repertoire pieces Arc Every Action... & Memento Mori A DVD of Arc, Every Action...& Memento Mori is available to buy at at www.ockhamsrazor.co.uk

 

"intense, beautifully constructed theatre" The List

RedCape Theatre is a new theatre company committed to telling stories that matter, move and entertain using visuals, physical storytelling and original writing. Their first work The Idiot Colony debuted at the Edinburgh Festival and won Scotsman Fringe First Winner 2008 and Total Theatre Award for Best Visual Theatre. It has since toured the UK extensively. RedCape are currently involved in Research and Development on two new show ideas - From Newbury With Love and 1 Beach Road  . See their web site for more info. www.redcapetheatre.com

 
Turtle Key Arts previous collaborators

"sleekly evolved classical choreography" The Observer

Angika were a British Indian dance company bringing a contemporary approach and vitality to the rich vocabulary of classical Bharata Natyam dance. The company was active between 1997 and 2008; a creative partnership between choreographers and Bharata Natyam dancers Mayuri Boonham and Subathra Subramaniam. Repertoire includes Ether , Bhakti and Urban Temple .

 

"a gem of choreographic ingenuity" The Guardian

Jonathan Lunn is an established contemporary choreographer and director working in dance, opera, theatre and film. He won the Time Out Dance Award and has created work worldwide. His works for London Contemporary Dance Theatre include Olivier Award Nominated Shift, and Hang Up, a collaboration with Anthony Minghella. In 2007 he began to develop a new choreographic work including The Place Prize finalist Self Assembly . This developed into the full-length work Reading Room which toured in 2008.

 

"kinetic intelligence" Dance Europe

Lisa Torun, artistic director of Lisa Torun Dance Company is a choreographer, dancer, teacher and singer, born in Sweden, where she trained in ballet and contemporary dance and studied as an opera singer, violinist and pianist.   Turtle Key Arts produced a catalogue of innovative work across disciplines whilst she was London based. 2004 choreography for Yinka Shonibare's Turner Prize nomination 2004 Transtep a collaboration with Shobana Jeyasingh 2004 Chez Melle Sarabande with Laban final year students 2003 Synchrona 2003 Perception Factory (Floral Hall, Royal Opera House) 2001Triptych 2000 SeeSaw.