2025 Tour Choreographers
KJ Mortimer | Moving Fast, Feeling Slow
KJ has performed for choreographers such as Akram Khan James Wilton, Flexer and Sandiland, Jorge Crecis, Balbir Singh, Katie Green, GlassHouse Dance, Marisa Zanotti, Katie Dale-Everett, Commotion Dance and currently performs for Lîla Dance, Stopgap Dance Company, Tim Casson and is working in research and development for Morvell Dance.
Alongside performing and choreography KJ loves to teach, she works closely with Instep Dance Company and Chichester Festival theatre and is in her 10th year as an associate lecturer at the University of Chichester working in both the dance department and the theatre department. KJ is also a Vertical dance performance artist.
KJ is a proud graduate of The University of Chichester graduating with a 1st Class degree, after which she went on to join Transitions Dance Company gaining a Masters Degree from Trinity Laban.
Glitch Dance Collective | The Hot Seat
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Lila Dance | Jagged Edge
LÎla Dance was co-founded by Carrie Whitaker and Abi Mortimer in 2006. The company has received 19 arts council grants to create 12 works on the company, including 4 full full-length works that have undergone international, national & rural tours. The company’s participation work is sector leading, and we have engaged over 1000 community dancers (ages 7-86) in our professional works all over the UK. Our most recent work on the climate crisis Fault Lines premiered in 2024 & was performed to sell out audiences at Brighton Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe Festival (listed by the Guardian as a must-see) & received a host of 5* & 4* reviews. The work also toured to Bora Bora, Denmark funded by International Touring and Environmental Responsibility Fund and has been nominated for the Green touring award for the 2025 One Dance UK Awards. Our mulit-award nominated film Gaps in the Light (2022), a witty insight into UK Covid lockdown has been selected for many international film screenings alongside our earlier film a part (2018) that showcases 2 of the Uks most prolific wheelchair dancers Suzie Birchwood and Laura Jones. The company has collaborated with many international artists/ companies including Simona Bertozzi (Italy), Jon Maya (Spain), puppetry company Blind Summit, Gary Clarke, writer for the BBC/ Sky Nick Walker and BAFTA nominated director Garry Crystal. At the companies inception LÎla Dance received 2 years of mentorship with Hofesh Shechter.