During lock down 2020, Ella Mesma interviewed 5 inspirational womxn and held a closed discussion with 11 more womxn who specialise in hiphop dance styles. These are our (Ella and Hannah’s) reflections on those discussions but include the voices of the womxn involved. We want to thank them for their honesty and generosity.
Lockdown time was intense for me and as I emerged from my cocoon I needed to move slowly, so hence my not writing sooner, but
Ella was born in Canterbury and grew up in Bristol; she trained at Laban and London Contemporary Dance School and studied politics at Leeds University.
You are invited to join our auction and raise some money for ‘Show Racism the Red Card’. I have been healing my heart through painting,
Happy Pride beautiful ones! In these past few weeks, we have sadly continued to see more incidents of racism, misogyny and bigotry but we have
Dear beautiful humans, If you are recovering from ill health or the trauma of the racism and bigotry witnessed this week, we send you love
Ella Mesma Company is a British dance theatre company who use a diverse range of folkloric dance styles, inspired by director Ella’s background in Afro-Latin, Breaking and Contemporary dance, as well as the skills of each individual who has joined the company.
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