Education Policy:
The Company commitment to education and teaching is an integral part of their creative process. Crediting their roots in inner-city Manchester youth dance theatre community, they seek to continue to support the invaluable legacy once offered to them, by delivering high quality educational programmes.

They particularly wish to act as role models to young males from a demographic such as their own. They seek to present their work out of the conventional theatre setting, and thus hope to encourage participation and viewing from new audiences whom art forms such as this seldom reach.

Education is an important aspect in the companies philosophy, they firmly believes that the educational programmes offered enable young people and persons of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to engage with their creative self and ultimately contribute to their own personal development and the enrichment of the community as a whole.

Both Missen and Turner have taught in most major British Dance Institutions, to many professional companies and internationally in France, Germany, Spain, Austria, the Caribbean and the USA.

Classes and Workshops:
Company Chameleon offers free professional level technique classes. These are open to professional practitioners, and to third year dance students. We also host workshops, improvisation jams and master-classes.
For Details of these please sign up to the mailing list which will also allow you to receive our e-newsletter, and check out the news page.

Example Projects:
Stride
Stride is the educational project that Company Chameleon has developed in partnership with Dance Initiative Greater Manchester. Its aim is to encourage, nurture and train young men in dance, to develop confidence, skills, and trust.  It is part of our ongoing commitment to invest in the development of the future creative economy of Greater Manchester. The pilot project commenced in three districts, Wigan, Oldham and Stockport. After a substantial outreach program in each of these district three groups were created.
This project culminated in a sited performance of the choreography developed by the company's associate artists with the young men, and directed by the companies Co-Artistic Directors.

Education Pack Download:
The Company offers a variety of workshops and classes, suitable to people of all ages and abilities.
For further information, please click here to download our education pack.