Artistic Director
Darren trained at Rambert Dance School (1987-90), at the Laban Centre, and Transitions Dance Company (1990-91). He has danced with David Massingham Dance, Janet Smith and Dancers, PAGE Dance Theatre (Freiburg, Germany), Mark Bruce Dance Company, Small Bones Dance Company, Jeremy James Dance Company, Matthew Bourne (SWAN LAKE original cast, CINDERELLA, NUTCRACKER! and PLAY WITHOUT WORDS), Random Dance Company, Snag Project (Jo Fong and Sarah Warsop), Richard Alston Dance Company and Unbroken (a dance theatre piece at the Gate theatre). Darren has been teaching at Rambert Dance School since 2003 and joined Richard Alston Dance Company as rehearsal director in August 2005 - 2008. Darren began choreographing in 2007 and  made two pieces, ROMEO ERROR (for Evolution at The Place) and TEMPT MY BETTER ANGEL (SPNM project for RADC);  Darren made a second piece NO MORE GHOSTS (2008) for  the Richard Alston Dance Company. Following that Darren has also created a piece on the Centre for Advance Training at The Place for the EXCELLENT Gala which was staged at Sadler’s Wells. In 2008 Darren was a part of the international research program CHOREOROAM at The Place where he created a solo on himself, STICKS AND BONES which has led to two further solo pieces for himself FROM THE WAIST UP and AFTER EFFECTS.

Executive Director
Martin Collins MA, MSc began dancing with the Splinters dance company before training in theatre at Lancaster University, Dance Theatre & Dance Science at Trinity Laban. He has worked as a performer with some of the most innovative dance and theatre companies in the UK including Levantes Dance Theatre, Darren Ellis Dance, Ballet Boyz, Dukes theatre Company, Marlow Theatre, The Grange Park Opera, English National Opera, Tate Modern and the Nigel Charnock Company. He has also performed in a number of different feature films for the UK and Japan, TV and site-specific works commissioned by the BBC, RM Europe, and Independent British Film.

Martin has produced work for a number of prestigious national and international platforms including British Dance Edition, Sadler’s Wells, South Bank, the Royal Festival Hall, Roubaix and Burgos festivals. This has been done in collaboration with companies such as Lost Dog, Random Dance, Company of Elders, Royal Ballet School, Shobana Jeyasing, Henri Oguike Dance Company, Darren Ellis Dance, Pina Bausch Company, and Sarah Linstra.

Martin is currently the Company Director for Darren Ellis Dance, Artstrust (Production Company), and managing the Centre for Advanced Training at Trinity Laban.

Sound Artist
Ronan’s collaboration with Darren Ellis Dance first begun with After Effects, where he created a unique sound score and complex trigger system which enabled the drum kit to come to life. Ronen Kozokaro has been working as a professional musician for 20 years. In 2008 was awarded a Masters degree from London College of Music. Ronen is currently working as an accompanist/composer at the Laban Centre (Conservatoire for Contemporary Dance in London) and Matthew Bourne’s dance company “New Adventures”. Ronen also performs with various jazz and world music ensembles. His most recent album with“ Daphna Sadeh & The Voyagers” was produced by John Zorn for the Tzadik label in New York. His passion for interdisciplinary collaboration is at the heart of his work.

Lighting Designer
Guy’s collaboration with Darren Ellis Dance has been a long standing one; initially Guy designed No More Ghosts, 2009 and most recently collaborating with Darren on After Effects, 2011.

Dance includes: Love & War, Sea of Bones, Bad History, Green Apples, Dive (Mark Bruce Company); Bruise Blood, Flicker (Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company); The Land of Yes, The Land of No, Square Map of Q4 (Bonachela Dance Company); And Who Shall Come to the Ball? (Candoco); About Around, This Moment is Your Life, The Diminishing Present (bgroup); Odyssey (Krische /Wright); Havana Rakatan (Sadler’s Wells); Mischief (Theatre Rites); No More Ghosts, (Richard Alston Dance Company); Sivaloka (Atma Dance); Me+You=5 (Robin Dingemans); Show, Orange Gina, Sleep Talking, Allow Me, Flap, Bye, Spirit Level, Lonely Hearts/Suspicious Minds (The Snag Project), Viking Shoppers (Igloo); Green In Blue, Little Red, Tiger Dancing, How I Look, Expression Lines, Seen of Angels, Second Signal, White Space, Dido & Aeneas, Finale, FPS, Frontline, In Broken Tendrils, Shot Flow, Melancholy Thoughts, A Moment of Give, Prime Origin, Ilé Ayé (Henri Oguike Dance Company). Theatre includes: Peter Pan, Be Near Me (NTS); Serenading Louie (Donmar Warehouse); A Delicate Balance, Waste (Almeida); Othello (West End); Future Proof (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh);Electra (The Gate Theatre); Faith Healer (Bristol Old Vic); A Christmas Carol, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Birmingham Rep); As You Like It, Bollywood Jane, Macbeth , How Many Miles to Basra? (West Yorkshire Playhouse); Kes, Season’s Greetings, (Liverpool Playhouse); Amadeus, The Little Fir Tree, Fen, Far Away, Macbeth (Sheffield Theatres); Of Mice and Men (Mercury Theatre, Colchester); A Streetcar Named Desire (Clwyd Theatr Cymru); Zero Degrees and Drifting…, Could It Be Magic? (Unlimited Theatre) Opera includes: The Cunning Little Vixen, (National Theatre Brno); Il Tabarro, Gianni Schicchi, La Clemenza di Tito, Fantastic Mr Fox, Promised End, The Duenna, The Magic Flute, Katya Kabanova, Don Giovanni, Anna Bolena, Susannah, The Seraglio, Eugene Onegin (English Touring Opera); The Ring Cycle, The Magic Flute, Cosi Fan Tutte, The Marriage of Figaro, Tosca, Hansel and Gretel (Longborough Festival Opera); Names of the Dead (Battersea Arts Centre) Musicals include: The Witches of Eastwick, All the Fun of the Fair, Aspects of Love (UK tours); Assassins (Sheffield Theatres);My Fair Lady (Singapore); City of Angels (Frankfurt)

Animator & Film Artist
Filipe Alcada is an animation/live-action director who lives in London. He studied animation at the royal College of Art.

Since graduating he has directed several commercials, broadcast work, installation films and films for stage productions (dance and music concerts). He is also the co-founder and a partner of Slomo Productions. His work with Darren Ellis includesa 15min live-action film for the show Boys in Babergh performed at Dance East and choreographed by Darren Ellis and Tom Hobden. Three films developed at 'Moving East' and filmed both there and at 'The Place'. The third film, 'Reassemble' with choreography by Darren Ellis and Hannah Kidd, was exhibited at the Design Museumas part of the event 'Sparkle the dark Up' curated by Ranko Andjelic. And a trailer for the show After-Effects, dance and choreography by Darren Ellis.

www.filipealcada.com