Speed of Life
A live performance choreographed by Eleanor Duval (Mark Bruce Company) in 2022. Speed of Life choreographer Eleanor says: ‘Working with Yama over the last few months has been inspirational – so many experiences of life …
Category: Past
What it is to be Human
In this short dance film, members of Yama Dance Company take their inspiration from Laurence Edwards’ powerful pieces at Messums Gallery. Directed by Fran Landsman Music by The Pindrop Band
WONDERLANE
A Dance film by Xavier De Santos with Yama Dance Company Original Music by Ry J Reminiscing memories and stories of our days playing out in the streets and alleyways which are now no longer …
Rego’s Women
Rego’s Women is inspired by the work of Portuguese artist Paula Rego. Yama’s new dance work draws on the fairytale, absurd and grotesque worlds that Rego creates, as well as the company’s own experiences as women. Performed at …
An Evening of Screen Dance
Weds 16 March 2022 7pm A special fund-raising event for Yama, a contemporary dance performance company for people aged over 60. PROGRAMME: Sandline – An award winning film by Christopher Lewis-Smith, performed by Allou Aqui Dance …
The Waves
Inspired by Virginia Woolf’s writing, The Waves, is a short film featuring dancers from Yama Dance Company, shot in Burnham-on-Sea at the end of a Winter lockdown. Directed by Roseanna Anderson, with music from Robert …
Surfacing
Yama worked with Katherine Hall to create an outdoor performance in Henrietta Park, Bath. Surfacing ‘Come into view, spring up, reachDancing with shifting grounds Surfacing decisionsRising, landing, dissolving What is beyond all that is surfacing?’ …
Wish You Were Here
Yama worked with Emily Brown Dance to create a new dance film. ‘Wish you were here’ is a postcard to loved ones, nature and all the experiences and memories that connect us to the world …
Lockdown Films
During the Coronavirus lockdown, Yama have been creating short films in isolation, in order to keep moving and making. Films have been created and edited by Yama members. Locked Down Line Dance Yama Dance Rosas …
Slow Flash Mob
Yama took to the streets in 2019 in a Slow Flash Mob. Created by guest artist Jacquie Anderson, the flash mob confronts the issues of air pollution in Bath, caused by congestion and fossil fuels.