J&M are currently bubbling ideas for doing a research and development project in preperation for creating some more of their own work for themselves perfoming. It's time to play!

They're also planning to go to Germany in early 2010 to do workshops with Amelia Cuni and Ute Birk in Dhrupad and Feldenkrais. øyst is planning a tour in Zimbabwe and South Africa to take place during spring 2010.

J&M are taking bookings for 2009 - 2010 and are very interested to hear from you. If you want to book them, then get in touch.

Past:

June the 27th 2009: J&M's work at the Riley Theatre:

Dance artist James Jackson and voice musician Maria Jardardottir founded an original and experimental collaborative duo in 2006. They cross each others’ boundaries as creators and performers in their respective artistic practices and meet in an expression where the body and the voice is their mutual, one instrument.

J&M create and perform their own work. They take on commissions and workshops for performing arts’ organisations and companies of differing ages and abilities.

The nature of the work is stimulated by the individual’s creative process of exploring and cultivating their own expression through voice and movement. The practice of J&M’s work often displays a rawness which is liberating and distinctive. The work questions the individual’s comfort zone and boundaries and challenges the safe versus the unstable.

The Yorkshire Young Dancers resident at The Northern School of Contemporary Dance will present new work created by J&M The Riley Theatre at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Venue: The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Chapentown Road, Leeds, England. Time: 7.30pm. Tix: £6.50/£4.50. Box office: 01132193018. The performance is open to the public.


June the 21st 2009: Workshop with J&M - Improvisation Exchange at Yorkshire Dance: Dance artist James Jackson and voice musician Maria Jardardottir founded an original and experimental collaborative duo in 2006. They cross each others’ boundaries as creators and performers in their respective artistic practices and meet in an expression where the body and the voice is their mutual, one instrument.

J&M create and perform their own work. They take on commissions and workshops for performing arts’ organisations and companies of differing ages and abilities.

The nature of the work is stimulated by the individual’s creative process of exploring and cultivating their own expression through voice and movement. The practice of J&M’s work often displays a rawness which is liberating and distinctive. The work questions the individual’s comfort zone and boundaries and challenges the safe versus the unstable.

Venue: Yorkshire Dance, St Peters Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds, England. Time: 1pm to 5pm. Tix: £4.50. This workshop is open to all abilities.


June the 13th 2009: J&M's work at the Riley Theatre:
Dance artist James Jackson and voice musician Maria Jardardottir founded an original and experimental collaborative duo in 2006. They cross each others’ boundaries as creators and performers in their respective artistic practices and meet in an expression where the body and the voice is their mutual, one instrument.

J&M create and perform their own work. They take on commissions and workshops for performing arts’ organisations and companies of differing ages and abilities.

The nature of the work is stimulated by the individual’s creative process of exploring and cultivating their own expression through voice and movement. The practice of J&M’s work often displays a rawness which is liberating and distinctive. The work questions the individual’s comfort zone and boundaries and challenges the safe versus the unstable.

J&M's piece 'ohm bou e' , commissioned by London Contemporary Dance School for their graduate company EDge's tour program 2009, will be performed as part of EDge's evening program at the Riley Theatre.

Venue: The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Chapentown Road, Leeds, England. Time: 7.30pm. Tix: £6.50/£4.50. Box office: 01132193018. The performance is open to the public.


December 8th - 19th 2008: "Voice musician Maria Jardardottir and dancer and choreographer James Jackson recently founded an original and experimental collaboration duo where they both cross each others’ boundaries as creators and performers in their respective art forms and meet in an expression where the body and the voice is their mutual, one instrument: The dancer utilizes the voice and expresses himself musically just as much as the musician, and the musician utilizes the body and expresses herself through movement just as much as the dancer. The work has a wide spectre of influences: memories, images, journeys, soul searching, the safe versus the unstable and a questioning of the individual’s comfort zone and boundaries." The collaboration’s first piece was titled "Accepted, Division, Unity, Taboo".

James and Maria have been commissioned to create a piece for the graduate dance company EDGE and their tour program for 2008/2009 at The Place in London. The artist will be working in residence with a small group of dancers within the company to create the piece.

Venue: The Place, London, England.


May 22nd and 23rd 2008: "Voice musician Maria Jardardottir and dancer and choreographer James E. Jackson Hawkins recently founded an original and experimental collaboration duo where they both cross each others’ boundaries as creators and performers in their respective art forms and meet in an expression where the body and the voice is their mutual, one instrument: The dancer utilizes the voice and expresses himself musically just as much as the musician, and the musician utilizes the body and expresses herself through movement just as much as the dancer. The work has a wide spectre of influences: memories, images, journeys, soul searching, the safe versus the unstable and a questioning of the individual’s comfort zone and boundaries." The collaboration’s first piece was titled "Accepted, Division, Unity, Taboo".

James and Maria have been invited to run workshops for the graduate dance company EDGE at The Place in London. These workshops will be leading to the creation of a new commisioned piece for EDGE 2008/2009.

Venue: The Place, London, England. Time: TBC. Tix: Free. Get in touch about attending if you are not a member of EDGE.