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History of Signdance Theatre Major performance works by Signdance Collective’s Directors Signdance Theatre Trust 1986-1999 Signdance Collective International 2000-Current.

All current work is Signdance Collective UK and Sign Dance Collective International Croatia

The Sign Dance Theatre Trust 1986-1999

1986 – "Light Cycle 5 "– Choreography Isolte Avila Cast - Jenny Sealy Tim Morrison Alan Landle and Isolte Avila premiered The Place theatre

1988 Children's Project- "Our Town" In-Collaboration with The Unicorn Theatre London.Direction Rebecca Lublinski

Music Christoffer De Graal

1987 –1989- "Enraptured" Choreography –Isolte Avila premiered Stirling Youth Dance Festival, and The Blackie Liverpool .cast- Golda Dahn, Tony Baynton Isolte Avila Rebecca Lublinski Christoffer De Graal

1990-1991- "Since Then" Devised by Chantalle Nassari, Rebecca Lublinski, Isolte Avila, and Denise Armstrong Based on The Mayan Bible The Popul Vu Music- Christoffer De Graal Toured throughout the UK

1989 – 1992 "A Stranger Disintegrates" – Premiered Place Theatre Choreography Loyd Newson and Isolte Avila through a Digital Award. Cast-Golda Dahn, Tony Baynton Isolte Avila Rebecca Lublinski Christoffer De Graal Arts Council London Funded/ Digital Award Toured Nationally

1991 – 1992 "Parttraps" Premiered at The Place, London, Choreographed by Royston Maldoom and Isolte Avila cast - Golda Dahn, Tony Baynton Isolte Avila Rebecca Lublinski Christoffer De Graal Toured Nationally Supported by Arts Council England

1993-1994 "Waiting" – Choreography Isolte Avila dancer - Chris Wilks & Denise Armstrong

National tour of Venezuela with the British Council and ChoreoArte

Premiere -Coreo Arte director - Carlos Orta – Venezuela

1992 –1996 "Lunera" Choreography- Isolte Avila Directed By Carl Proctor Premiered Battersea Arts Centre/ Gallaudet University Washington DC. cast - Denise Armstrong Isolte Avila . –Toured- internationally

1992-1994 "An Angel or The Old Dream Of Flying" Choreography- Ismael Ivo- cast Isolte Avila, Denise Armstrong, Rebecca Lublinski Christoffer De Graal Premiered Dorset Several Venues Arts Council South West Funded Toured Regionally

1994-1997 "What We Want To Say To Juan Jose" Choreography- Isolte Avila Dir – Carl Proctor – cast Isolte Avila, Denise Armstrong music Christoffer De Graal Premiered Edinburgh Fringe Festival Toured Nationally

1994 – 1996 - "Let The Painter Sing" Choreography- Isolte Avila & Denise Armstrong Premiered Gallaudet University Washington DC cast Isolte Avila Denise Armstrong David Bower Toured Internationally

1994 -1995- "Ferias" Choreography Isolte Avila Director Joke Menssink with Diagonal Theatre Groep cast- David Bower, Isolte Avila, Denise Armstrong and Members of Diagonal Toured Internationally Creative Europe

1995 – 2000 "Distant Sisters "premiered Manchester Xtrax Festival cast- Denise Armstrong, Isolte Avila Music, David Praties Toured Internationally

1996 "Billie Can:, Written by David Bower and Kaite O'Reilly, performed at the Liverpool Deaf Club and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival

1996-1997 "Borders and Freeways" Premiered at The Ana Desetnica International Festival Choreography –Isolte Avila cast – David Bower, Wayne Sharples, Stuart Sinclaire, Music Isolte Avila Shropshire Arts Funded Toured Internationally

1997 "Aisha Rising" Part 1- Premiered at Budapest Deaf Arts Festival and Xtrax Festival Choreography Isolte Avila. cast Wayne Sharples, Isolte Avila, David Bower, Stuart Sinclaire Music – David Praties British Council Funded

1997 "Answer Me With Silence" Choreography –Isolte Avila Dir- Bill Hopkinson Written By Kaite Oreilly and Isolte Avila. Music- David Praties premiered –National Tour U.K

SDCI Signdance Collective International 2000-2017

2000 – 2005 "Caliban And Miranda" Direction Garry Robson, Choreography Isolte Avila – Transposition of Tempest – David Bower. Premiered at Ana Desetnica Street Theatre Festival ) Music Luke Barlow & Several artists Over 300 performances Supported by Arts Council England & Ana Desetnica Festival

2002-2004- "You Hide, and I'll Go Blow Up The Generator "Direction Goro Osojnik Cho-Isolte Avila, David Bower

Premiered at Ambersekii International Youth Theatre School Turkey, and Amsterdam Cameleon Theatre, cast – Isolte Avila, David Bower music –several artists 100+shows City Of Amsterdam Funded toured internationally

2003-2006- "Aisha Rising " 2 Direction –Goro Osojnik Music Sially Yalciner, Luke Barlow, Choreography-Isolte Avila, David Bower cast – Isolte Avila, David Bower Premiered Holton Lee Dorset UK over 150 performances British Council Funded Via Tour

2005-2009- "But Beautiful" based on the Life of Art Pepper Arts Council England Funded

Dir Garry Robson, Choreography, Ornella D’Agostino cast – Isolte Avila, David Bower and The Luke Barlow Band Arts Council England –Funded Internationally Toured to over 50 cities

2006-2008 "Named Space "Director –Goro Osojnik – Writing Brandon Astor Jones, from incarceration on Death row, Music Luke Barlow, Sihally Yalciner USA Clwyd Theatre Wales. Choreography –Isolte Avila – cast- Isolte Avila, David Bower Premiered Graz International Street Theatre Festival – funded by The Barlow Family

2009-2012 - "Dances For A Lost Traveler" Direction /Choreography- Isolte Avila, Primoz Bezjak, Ornella D’ Agostino, Music - Luke Barlow, Mark Holub, Liran Donin Arts Council England Funded over 150 performances internationally

2010-2012 "New Gold" (Outdoor) (Cultural Olympiad Programme / Performance ) Direction- Goro Osojnik

Choreography-Isolte Avila Written by David Bower & Pedro De Senna cast – isolte Avila, Fran Osimani, Laura Goulden, Pedro De Senna, Dexter Hamlett, David Bower. Music Frognal and Dead Days Beyond Help 250 performances Internationally by Arts Council England and Creative Campus Funded Through Create Compete Collaborate. Part of The London 2012

2012-2015 "Half A Penny "& "The Other Side Of The Coin "Direction -Pedro de Senna, Dramateurg – David Bower, Choreography- Isolte Avila, Music- Dead Days Beyond Help. Cast- Francesca Osimani, Laura Goulden, isolte Avila, David Bower, Dead Days Beyond Help. Premiered , Kulturr WerkStaat , Graz and Ethos International Festival Ankara/On International Tour

2014 "Bad Elvis" Collaboration with BBC Radio 4 Directed by Susan Roberts

Irina Kaplan Isolte Avila David Bower Pedro De Senna

2014- 2018 Carthage Cartagena By

Supported by Arts Council England and venue partners

Directors –

Goro Osojnik

Joke Menssink

Pedro De Senna

Touring and Devising Cast/ Creators Isolte Avila,

David Bower, Lionel Macauley

2016 "Broken City Wall Street"

Collaboration with Popup Theatrics