DANE HURST
Dane Hurst is a multi-award winning Dancer, Choreographer & Artistic Director. He has travelled nationally & internationally, performing to critical acclaim with a diverse range of companies and has created his own works for stage, art galleries, films & festivals around the world. He works between South Africa and UK and in 2016 found the Moving Assembly Project creating a cross-cultural bridge empowering and transforming the lives of young people through dance. Most recently he served as Artistic Director at Phoenix Dance Theatre during their 40th anniversary year and lead Jazzart Dance Theatre towards their historic 50th anniversary year in celebration as the oldest contemporary dance company and training programme in South Africa. His latest work Requiem: Journey's of the Soul in partnership with Opera North, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Cape Town Opera and Jazzart Dance Theatre can be seen on BBC Iplayer. He currently works as an Independent Freelance Choreographer, Artistic Consultant and Contemporary Dance Tutor alongside raising his son in London, UK.
ABOUT
Dane Hurst was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and based in the UK since 2003. He has performed nationally and internationally to critical acclaim, having made guest appearances with Rambert, Phoenix Dance Theatre, National Dance Company Wales, Mad Dogs Dance Theatre, Akala, Nitin Sawhney, Humanoove, Yorke Dance Project, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Mark Bruce Company and Company Wayne McGregor. Nominated for awards in 2006, 2013, 2020 and winning the Emerging Artist 2007 and Best Male Dancer of the Year award 2014 by the Critic's Circle National Dance Awards, UK. As a choreographer his works have been performed on stages, at festivals and in films around the world. He joined Phoenix Dance Theatre as Artistic Director in 2020 and returned to South Africa to lead Jazzart Dance Theatre towards its 50th anniversary in 2022. He serves on the board of Mark Bruce Company and is Contemporary Dance consultant at the Royal Ballet School and Acosta Dance Foundation, London UK.
GALLERY
Dane Hurst has worked with some of the industry's most celebrated photographers and film-makers. Check out the gallery for images and film that documents some of the artists, projects and collaborations within the performing arts since 2004.
WORKS
Dane Hurst has created full evening works for the UK's oldest art gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery in response to featured exhibitions, 'Prud'hon: The Moving Body', 'Exodus' and 'Animalis' for the Art of Violence. He has created site specific works for Whitechapel Art Gallery with artist Carlos Bunga and with the Barbican for Beyond Barbican with Leandro Elrich.
Dane Hurst directed and choreographed 'Requiem: Journeys of the Soul' for Opera North and Phoenix Dance Theatre in collaboration with Jazzart Dance Theatre, Cape Town Opera and Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. Filmed at Leeds Grand Theatre, this unforgettable contemporary dance staging of Mozart’s great choral lament featuring soloists Ellie Laugharne, Ann Taylor, Mongezi Mosoaka and Simon Shibambu alongside the Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North can be seen on BBC iPlayer - BBC iPlayer - Mozarts Requiem
Dane Hurst directed and choreographed 'After Tears' commissioned by Opera North and composed by South African composer Neo Muyanga in response to Mozart's Requiem. The work was featured as part of the double bill programme 'Requiem: Journeys of the Soul' which premiered to 5-star reviews by the Times and Guardian at the Leeds Grand Theatre UK in May 2023 and at the Artscape Theatre in South Africa, Oct 2023.
Dane Hurst curated the 40 Years of Phoenix anniversary mixed bill programme featuring works by Darshan Singh Bhuller, Ben Duke, Raquel Meseguer, Shapiro and Smith, Henri Oquike and Jane Dudley. He curated programme as part of Phoenix's 40th anniversary year which included a 40th anniversary Gala programme featuring guest artists and companies from around the UK, a commemorative book of photography, a physical photographic exhibition and a landmark virtual exhibition.
Dane Hurst has created full evening works for the UK's oldest art gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery in response to featured exhibitions, 'Prud'hon: The Moving Body', 'Exodus' and 'Animalis' for the Art of Violence. He has created site specific works for Whitechapel Art Gallery with artist Carlos Bunga and with the Barbican for Beyond Barbican with Leandro Elrich.
His choreography has appeared on stage, in festivals, art galleries and on film around the world. Film credits include Primitive, Voices of Finance, The Sleeping Beauty, Beast in the Jungle, Ruins of Empires, What Remains, Requiem and Sea of Troubles
His choreography has appeared on stage, in festivals, art galleries and on film around the world. Film credits include Primitive, Voices of Finance, The Sleeping Beauty, Beast in the Jungle, Ruins of Empires, What Remains, Death of Pentheus and Sea of Troubles
WORKS
Dane Hurst has worked with acclaimed companies and artists from around the world, directing, performing, collaborating and producing critically acclaimed work for stage, art galleries, film and television.
NEWS
Film
Dane Hurst stars in the award winning UK wide cinema release of 'Dance Revolutionaries' created by Yorke Dance Project directed by David Stewart.
Performance
Under the Artistic Direction and curation of Dane Hurst, the Jazzart dancers created and choreographed 'Unbound' for the Suidoosfees at Artscape.
Choreography
BBC filmed the unforgettable staging of Mozart’s great choral lament choreographed by Dane Hurst and conducted by Garry Walker. BBC IPlayer.
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