Key practitioners

Siobhan Davies – danced for LCDT, Second Stride and set up her own company in 1988

Lloyd Newson set up DV8 in 1986. Their work has dealt with complex and relevant issues that are social, political and sexual in nature.

Lea Anderson formed the Cholmondleys in 1984 – an all-female group. Movement often based on stylized everyday actions.

1987 - Bourne Creates Adventures in Motion Pictures. Creating witty work that explores issues, but perhaps with less anger/bite than some choreographers at this time.

The move to dance (Contemporary dance) being exposed on television. In 1986 Channel 4 commissioned a television crew to work with Ian Spink, Siobhan Davies and a small group of dancers in order to find new ways of filming dance. The project sparked others to follow, with choreographers re-working pieces for small screen or making new works specifically for film. E.g. DV8, The Cholmondleys.