OUR MISSION IS
TO CREATE STRIKINGLY ORIGINAL DANCE EXPERIENCES THAT CONNECT US ALL THROUGH STORIES THAT MATTER
Our mission drives us to enrich peoples lives through dance.
We do this by producing compelling dance productions on stage and screen, collaborating on projects of the highest artistic standard and delivering inspiring participation opportunities.
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Our interest in the world motivates us to bring together creative and diverse teams who widen our work's perspective, who passionately give voice to the underrepresented, and who nurture communities, cultivate young talent and connect to our audience.
Most importantly we do it all with joy. After all, isn't that what dance is about?
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Founded in 2014 by James Cousins and Producer Francesca Moseley, James Cousins Company has been on 4 extensive UK tours as well as numerous international tours in Europe, South America and Asia. In 2016 our film Within Her Eyes was added to the GCSE Dance syllabus in England and in 2019 the company was nominated for Best Independent Company at the National Dance Awards.
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WE BELIEVE
DANCE GOES DEEPER. IT OPENS OUR EYES. IT'S POSSIBILITY.
IT MOVES US. CONNECTS US. TRANSPORTS US.
DANCE IS LIMITLESS
JOIN US TO INSPIRE GLOBAL AUDIENCES TO SEE THEIR WORLD IN NEW LIGHT
Be it commercial, choreographic or educational we can create a bespoke package to suit your needs.
JAMES COUSINS
CHOREOGRAPHER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
James has been recognised by Time Out magazine as one of the future faces of dance, called ‘a rising star’ by The Independent and described by Matthew Bourne as ‘one of the UK’s most promising choreographic talents’.
In 2012, he was the winner of the inaugural New Adventures Choreographer Award, selected by Matthew Bourne for his ‘refreshing desire to entertain’. The award culminated in a sold out performance at Sadler’s Wells, London, where his work was critically acclaimed as ‘outstanding’, ‘visually breath-taking’ and ‘spellbindingly beautiful’.
As a freelance choreographer James has been commissioned to create work for companies around the world including National Ballet of Chile, Oper Graz, Royal Ballet of Flanders and Scottish Ballet. He has also worked with across a range of genres and mediums with artists including Anne-Marie, Nadav Kander, Zena Holloway and Beatrice Gibson. He is associate choreographer to Arlene Phillips and in 2020 will be associate director to Nicholas Hytner on the new production of La Belle Sauvage.
As a dancer James perfomed in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake on two international tours including a four-week run at the New York City Centre, and also appeared in the 3D film version of the show. He has also performed internationally including tours with Marc Brew Company, Yorke Dance Project and also appeared in Joe Wright's 2012 film Anna Karenina staring Keira Knightley choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaou.
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'ABSORBINGLY EMOTIVE,
TREACLE-SOFT,
INTIMATELY WROUGHT'
THE SPECTATOR
THE DANCERS
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We also have many dancers on our commercial portfolio
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'IT IS SPELL-BINDING STUFF, BEAUTIFULLY PERFORMED'
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LONDONDANCE
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'COUSINS'S CHOREOGRAPHY IS A WHIRLWIND OF DEMANDS ON HIS DANCERS AND THEY RESPOND WITH GRACE, ENERGY, PRECISION AND PROWESS'
THE HERALD
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DENNA CARTAMKHOB
DIRECTOR
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INSOOK CHOI
COSTUME DESIGN
ROSALIND
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LOU COPE
DRAMATURG
EPILOGUES
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LEE CURRAN
LIGHTING DESIGN
EVERYTHING & NOTHING | WITHIN HER EYES | ROSALIND
MATT DAVIS
COMPOSER
IN BETWEEN US IS ME
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COLLIN FALCONER
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN
EVERYTHING & NOTHING | WITHIN HER EYES
GUY HOARE
LIGHTING DESIGN
WITHOUT STARS
JOE HORNSBY
SET DESIGN
ROSALIND
HEJIN JANG
DRAMATURG
ROSALIND
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BETINA JOHN
COSTUME DESIGN
EVERYTHING & NOTHING
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MORGAN LARGE
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN
WITHOUT STARS
SABRINA MAHFOUZ
POET
ROSALIND | THE SECRET OF HAVING IT ALL
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SEYMOUR MILTON
COMPOSER AND SOUND DESIGN
EVERYTHING & NOTHING | WITHIN HER EYES | WITHOUT STARS | ROSALIND
SCRATCH
FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY
WITHIN HER EYES (FILM)
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GIULIA SCRIMIERI
COSTUME DESIGN
EPILOGUES
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JACKIE SHEMESH
LIGHTING DESIGN
EPILOGUES
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TORBEN LARS SYLVEST
COMPOSER
THE SECRET OF HAVING IT ALL | EPILOGUES
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CREATIVES
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James Cousins Company delivers bespoke choreography to meet any need.
NEW CREATIONS
James has created new work on companies around the world including Scottish Ballet, Royal Ballet of Flanders and National Ballet of Chile.
James has also undertaken creative projects and created works on students at universities including London Contemporary Dance School, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore, and Zurich University of the Arts.
If you would like more information about commissioning a new work or reviving existing rep please contact Hannah Gibbs
hannah@jamescousinscompany.com
BESPOKE PROJECTS
James has worked on a range of film projects, choreographed music videos for artists includng
Anne-Marie and movement directed for photographer Nadav Kander.
We offer carefully crafted, bespoke choreography featuring world class performers for music videos, corporate events, adverts and more.