PROTEIN RECEIVES BEST INDEPENDENT COMPANY AWARD AT NATIONAL DANCE AWARDS
(23 January)

Luca Silvestrini was present at the 2011 Critics' Circle National Dance Awards to receive the award on behalf of Protein from the Guardian's Chief Critic, Judith Mackrell.  Luca said, "I'm excited and overwhelmed!  There's a lot of time and risk involved in putting together and keeping together an independent company and I'd like to thank all the people who helped me - I particularly want to share this award with Protein Dance's co-founder, Bettina Strickler with whom I started Protein at The Place in 1997.  This award is fantastic - thank you".

VACANCY FOR GENERAL MANAGER
(1 December)

Protein seeks a General Manager to take the organisation into it's next stage of development. Applications should be made by email by 5 January 9am using the form below. 

General Manager job description.pdf

General Manager person spec.pdf

Application Form.doc

PROTEIN RECEIVES THEATRE AWARDS UK NOMINATION
(11 October 2011)

LOL (lots of love) has been nominated for a Theatre Awards UK 2011 award in the category Outstanding Achievement in Dance.

READ ABOUT "CROSSROADS" ON LONDONDANCE.COM (July 2011)

Protein's community dance performance in Greenwich received some coverage on the  londondance.com website.

LOL (lots of love) SELECTED FOR BRITISH COUNCIL SHOWCASE IN EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 22-27 AUGUST  (June 2011)

The British Council's Edinburgh Showcase 2011 will give some of the UK's most innovative performing artists a global platform like never before - with 70% of performers making their debut, the inclusion of dance for the first time, and the opportunity to engage with audiences worldwide through digital media.

The Showcase will take place from 22 - 27 August, as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Since the British Council's first Showcase in 1997, the event has given 146 drama and dance companies the opportunity to present their work to international delegates and subsequently tour overseas. This builds new relationships and opens up new markets for the UK's performing arts sector.

Amongst the eclectic line up will be Protein, performing in the Showcase for the first time.  LOL (lots of love) is programmed to be performed at Zoo Southside.

PROTEIN TO JOIN ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND'S NATIONAL PORTFOLIO (March 2011)

Protein is extremely proud to be included amongst the new arts organisations in the national portfolio of Arts Council England from 2012.  Producing accessible dance theatre without compromise remains our mission and this investment enables the company to plan and deliver a programme of socially relevant dance work in a variety of contexts over three years.  Luca Silvestrini and Sarah Trist have said:

"We are looking forward to working with our partners to deliver an exciting and innovative programme which places new collaborations and community involvement at its heart.  We would like to thank all the many people and organisations which have supported Protein on our journey to this point".

COMPANY IN RESIDENCE (September 2010)

Protein is proud to announce a new association with Greenwich Dance.  As Company in Residence, Protein will have access to subsidized rehearsal space, commissioning funds, research and performance opportunities, and an office at the Borough Halls for the Artistic Director.

LOL TRAVELS TO BULGARIA (February 2010)

A short duet from LOL work in progress, performed by Kip Johnson and Stuart Waters, took part in January's GDA Cabaret night and on February 26th travelled to Sofia, Bulgaria as part of the new GDA's CitytoCity Cabaret with international partners from Greece, Croatia and Bulgaria. Find out more >

MORE AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR LOL (lots of love) (4 November 2011)
LOL has been nominated for three categories in 12th National Dance Awards: Best Independent Company; Best Modern Choreography (Luca Silvestrini for LOL); Outstanding Modern Female Performance (Sally Marie).

WATCH FOOTAGE OF "CRUILLES" PERFORMANCE AT MERCAT DE LAS FLORS (30 September 2011)
Spanish television was at Mercat de las Flors to film "Cruilles", Luca Silvestrini's commission for 120 Barcelones. Watch the footage >

PATSY BROWNE-HOPE WINS BEST PERFORMER AWARD FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN LOL

Patsy Browne-Hope, who joined the cast of LOL (lots of love) as an apprentice of Northern School of Contemporary Dance has won NSCD's "Best Performer" Award for her role.

LUCA SILVESTRINI TO JOIN WORK PLACE (May 2011) Luca Silvestrini is to join Work Place, The Place's new programme providing bespoke support for professional choreographers at different stages of their careers.

Luca has been selected alongside ten other dance-makers chosen by The Place's artist development team with a view to forming a cohort which reflects the diversity of the UK independent dance scene.

Each Work Place artist will follow an individually-tailored programme, in which core activities of artistic research and creative production will be complemented with a variety of developmental opportunities.

SANKALPAM COMMISSION (November 2010)
Luca Silvestrini has been commissioned by dance company Sankalpam to make a new work as part of the company's triple bill touring this autumn. 
Sankalpam are performing:
5 November: Green Room, Manchester; 6 November: LPAC, Lincoln; 9 November: Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster; 12 November: The Brindley, Runcorn; 16 & 17 November: Laban Theatre, London; 19 November: Barbican Theatre, Plymouth

VISIT TO SINGAPORE (March 2010)
Protein's dance work in community settings was presented at the 'Work-Life: the making of community', an international British Council forum that took place in Singapore (5th/6th March). Luca presented Protein's intergenerational strand and projects with young people in both Pupils Referral Units and hospitals. During his visit to Singapore, Luca was also involved in a dance forum with local artists and practioners and taught a workshop at Lasalle, College of the Arts.
Find out more: Work-Life

PROTEIN ANNOUNCES NEW WORK (December 2009)
For its next piece, Protein balances the promises of an online life and the complexity of real relationships to put love, wanting and connectedness centre-stage.   Developed during Choreodrome 09 at The Place, LO.L (lots of love) will be shown as work in progress to national and international promoters at BDE2010, DanceXchange, Birmingham on 5 February.  LOL will premiere and tour from January 2011. More info >