Hands was created for Pat Winslow who wrote a poem inspired by a Covid lockdown story by Gladys. The poem had such wonderful rhythms. Her words informing many gestural hand communications which I looked to capture through the camera.

Stonewall was created with the Icelandic dance company. It was filmed at a Lighthouse just on the edge of Reykjavík. It shows the solitude and isolation that is a challenge for our need for social interaction. It echoes the loneliness and paradoxically the fullness of the surrounding environment.

A selection of choreographic projects produced with the Icelandic dance company in the 2000s

Last Legs dance theatre travel to Bournemouth for a few days residence at the Pavilion Dance South West. We took every opportunity to create movement and to get a sense of where we wanted to go with our creative projects. It was a great time to reflect and plan for the future.

Last Legs Dance Theatre teamed up with artist Robin Watkins - Davis and Musician Robert Perry in Gloucestershire's vibrant creative town Stroud to perform at the Shift artist and wellbeing festival. Inspired by Gloucestershire's artist Robin Watkins Last Legs and Robert Perry trained together to be able to step in the space filled with Robins artwork and in order to improvise to music and dance finding a way to connect to the hanging art in St Laurence Church in Stroud. Last legs dance theatre is resident in the Olympics theatre in Gloucester and this is where they train their dance and theatre improvation skill for performances in the surrounding town of Gloucestershire such as Stroud Cheltenham and Cirencester. It was a privilege to investigate the dynamic movement of the art and exploring different expressions of movement improvisation. There is always an excitement with the audience when you start to improvise dance. They know you have no idea what dance movement will appear on stage. This creates great audience anticipation. Also, Stroud's St Laurence Church is a beautiful building that has its own influences. The space constantly provides ideas for dance improvisation. Although Last Legs dance theatre and only been established in Gloucestershire for 2 years. Marie Louise and Peter Anderson have been dancing for over 30 years which can be felt as they create their dance movements together. The improvisation between music and movement has a wonderful collaboration as the music and dance create space for each other to find their expression. You can find move about Last Legs dance Theatre at: https://www.facebook.com/lastlegsdancetheatre

Last Legs Dancer Theatre created dance for camera in the beautiful surroundings of Cirencester. Working with the theme of disconnection with nature and our blinding work culture Marie-Louise Flexen and Peter Anderson place their office in their green surroundings, performing their dance of environmental unawareness. Gloucestershire is the perfect setting for filming dance for camera and the backdrop of leaves and red brick are easy to find. Creating Dance theatre outside is always a challenge with the weather as the rain can fall at any time in Cirencester. Humour through dance for camera is a fun way to tell stories that are entangled in our lives, no matter how stunning the scenery is around Gloucestershire, it is easy to become consumed by work and not take any time to notice the movement of life. Filming dance in natural surroundings allows us to expand on more artistic possibilities. This was our first dance for camera creation as Last Legs Dance Theatre. We intend to blend more contemporary dance with comedy and theatre around the areas of Gloucestershire such as Stroud, Cheltenham and Gloucester. facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/lastlegsdancetheatre

This dance for camera was shot at midnight on the lava that was starting to cool after the volcanic eruption in Iceland. We had to check on the Icelandic website to make sure that the gas was okay for us to create the dance on. We were hoping for running red lava but couldn't reach that part of the volcano. But the smoke from the environment gave a wonderful background for this short dance for camera video. There was a real feeling of a connection to what creates our overall landscape and holds the ability for us to live life. And it was that internal feeling of movement with the movement of nature that inspired the creation of this dance.

This dance for camera piece was made in the hot natural water of Iceland. It was an improvisational piece that was part of the day set up to work with whatever came our way. Although I filmed this piece some years ago I still today like to work with dance theatre in this way. To grab the camera with some artists and see what the environment gives us to make a story.

Peter and Marie-Lousie explore the concept of self-consciousness and its interaction with our surroundings. In this improvised creation, the dancers blend their unconscious imagery with familiar surroundings and symbols, creating an eerie visual experience.