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Swythamley Historical Society (SHS) was founded on 1 September 2003 to promote interest in the history of the Swythamley Estate and the surrounding area of the Staffordshire Moorlands, north Staffordshire, on the Cheshire border in England.
Shakram Music and Dance Company, later renamed Shakram Dance Company, was co-founded in 1999 byancer and choreographer Mairéad Vaughan and composer Dara O’Brien co-founded Shakram Music and Dance Company following their return from India and their respective studies in Indian classical dance. The company’s distinctive aesthetic drew heavily on Bharatanatyam, a South Indian classical dance form, and was further informed by Vaughan’s studies of ethnic dance in Peru, Equador, Malaysia, Borneo and Thailand and the rhythmical, gestural and spatial nature of these art forms. Shakram Dance company toured nationally and internationally and created thirteen original dance works before dissolving in 2014.
Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet was founded in 1946 to provide dance performances at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London. Its first artistic director was John Field, who later worked as co-director of the Royal Ballet. In 1955, Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet relocated to the Royal Opera House but retained its name. It returned to Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1970. Twenty years later, the company relocated to Birmingham and changed its name to Birmingham Royal Ballet.
Dance company founded by Fiona Quilligan.
Rex Levitates Dance Company was co-founded in 1999 by choreographer Liz Roche (b. 1975) and dancer Jenny Roche (b. 1972) to further the contemporary dance art form, forge new performance modes, and encourage and promote dance awareness. The company is known for its entertaining, innovative, and thought-provoking dance works and its distinctive contemporary non-narrative style which draws influence from visual art. Rex Levitates has performed throughout Ireland and abroad in China, France, Cyprus, and the UK, and was the winner of the Dublin Dance Festival’s Jayne Snow Award in 2002. In March 2012, Rex Levitates Dance Company changed its name to Liz Roche Company.
