Ladylike: The aftermath… An interview with OFFBEAT Festival

Hi there, why don’t you introduce yourself? My name is Ella Mesma. I am a UK choreographer and I am a woman! I always knew I wanted to be a choreographer, but it was a long time before I had the courage to admit that that was what I would love to do with my life: […]

Dancing Times Review: Papyllon

July 2017 issue “At times audacious, at times defiant, what shone through was the very personal nature of the feelings embodied” David Mead

Butterfly in the Big Apple

2016 in New York with the Lisa Ullman Scholarship, and connecting my learning to Cuba and Brazil.  I have always loved the Maya Angelou quote ‘ We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty’ This past 9 months has been a most […]

PYLOT Magazine interview: GUERRERAS at Sadler’s Wells

Photography Max Barnett Words Abi Buller Talent Ella Mesma, Hsing Ya Wu, Azara Meghie and Anna Alvarez Ella Mesma presents her project Guerreras (Spanish for ‘Female Warriors’) as part of a series of specialised dance evenings at Sadler’s Wells. The project has been curated as part of the theatre’s Wild Card programme, which presents dance as an art form […]