Fondest Memories: Steve Wright
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 14:05 | 
Written by Oscar Watson | 
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We learned today of the death from cancer on Saturday of Steve Wright, founder Director of Reeform Dance. He will be sorely missed.
Steve studied at the Laban Centre in the late 1980s. He was employed by Dance City to spearhead the Dance in Action Project in 1993 and subsequently taught throughout North East England whilst studying music technology and production. He worked at Dance City as a project administrator in 2003 for the TiiwaTiiwa poject and in 2004 gained a Spotlight Award for his project "The Three Seas". He was a great pleasure to work with and helped 'NECDAF' as Intercultural Arts used to be called to link with dance artists and community organisations.
Reeform Dance specialised in delivering exciting contemporary dance workshops and performances using Caribbean, Classical and Contemporary styles and music. The company celebrated diverse cultures and traditions in community and professional settings from Caedmon Hall to Dance City as well as extensive schools workshops and projects with refugees and asylum-seekers.
Steve's funeral will be held at Whitely Bay crematorium Blyth Road, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, NE26 4NH on Thursday 11th March 2010 at 3pm.
Oscar Watson
Last Updated (Tuesday, 09 March 2010 14:57)
Looking Beyond SlaveryMonday, 01 March 2010 16:48 | Written by Richard Neville | | |
Freedom Think Tank An event discussing “Looking Beyond Slavery”. The event will starts with African Drumming session and Poetry reading. Freedom Think Tank is a black-led community based group in Newcastle. The group was established in 2007 to bring to the North East a black perspective into the commemoration of the abolition of trans-Atlantic slave trade. Over the past two years, Freedom Think Tank worked with Tyne and Wear Museum service in developing their programme and has led on other activities. The group has recorded its activities in a report that will also be launched on 19 March. |
