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Maiya Leeke Masterclass (16+)

Saturday, 14 September '24   2pm – 5pm BST
Malvern Theatres, Grange Road, Great Malvern, Malvern, WR14 3HB
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Maiya Leeke Masterclass (16+)

Details

Maiya’s workshop will be based around her ongoing curiosity into the translation and communication of movement. The session will explore musicality through improvised tasks with inspiration being drawn from Maiya’s jazz musicianship. It will be a moment to delve deeper into individual explorations and possibilities.

Maiya is a Contemporary dancer, choreographer, and musician. She is a Sadler’s Wells Young Associate 2023/24, was a finalist in BBC Young Dancer 2022, and has an MA from Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Maiya is alumni of, and now works as a Creative Support Artist for National Youth Dance Company. As a dancer she has performed with/in Barbie the Movie; Candoco Dance Company; Cathy Waller Company; CoDa Dance Company; Daryl and Co; Eurovision 2023; Joss Arnott
Dance; and Mimbre Acrobatic Theatre Company. Maiya was a member of the Equality, Diversity, Inclusion Working Group for Dancers Career Development 2022-2024 and was a shortlisted artist for the Arts Foundation Future Awards 2023.

Image - Photographer – Courtney Lowe. Makeup artist - Faye HJ Cumberbatch.

[Image description: Maiya balances backwards in her white wheelchair crossing one leg over the other. Her mustard blouse and chequered trousers pop out of the vivid red background. She looks directly towards her shiny red patent boots.]

Our Masterclasses are supported by Keep Moving. Keep Moving is produced by Fabric, generously supported by United by 2022, as part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Legacy Enhancement Fund through West Midlands Combined Authority.

Instructions

We suggest you wear loose, comfortable clothing you can move in, layers you can take off as you get warm, and soft soled shoes. We recommend you bring a drink.

Tickets

Cost

Masterclass with Maiya Leeke

£15.00

Location

Malvern Theatres
Grange Road
Great Malvern
Malvern
WR14 3HB

Amenities

  • Toilets
  • Parking
  • Baby changing