"Original, inspired and fantastically talented" Total Theatre
"F’ing excellent, Like watching Nureyev and the Divine David on mushrooms! Book now, like NOW" G Scene
"Cultured magpies" Exeunt Magazine
"I love it... I’m literally craning my neck to get closer to the stage" British Theatre Guide
"A subversive delight" ***** The Stage
"No-one makes work anything like this" - BachTrack
ELEANOR PERRY
Eleanor Perry trained at the Rambert School (BA) and at Laban (MA). She has worked for choreographers, companies, filmmakers and artists including Gary Clarke, Lea Anderson, Julie Cunningham, Clod Ensemble, Nigel Charnock, Russell Maliphant, Jonathan Lunn, Jasmina Cibic, Lucy Guerin, Lucy Suggate, Martin Nachbar, Blind Summit, John Cameron Mitchell and Jacqui & David Morris. Eleanor was an Associate Artist of Impermanence Dance Theatre for 5 years.
Performance venues include Sadler's Wells, Centre Pompidou, Barbican, Hollywood Bowl, Blackpool Grand, The Place, Brighton Dome, Napoli Teatro Festival, Glasgow Tramway, Dampfzentrale Bern and MAC Belfast.
Eleanor has taught for Laban, Gary Clarke Company, Impermanence Dance Theatre, Brighton Dance Network and in Limerick for Step Up Dance Project. She has worked as a movement director, choreographer's assistant, lighting designer and costume designer.
Eleanor makes solo work as well as collaborating with other artists such as Tim Spooner and David Sheppeard. She has presented her work at Yorkshire Dance, The Place, London Topophobia, Duckie, Queefy, Pink Suits' PoliRock show and Battersea Arts Centre.
"I could watch Perry forever. She exudes experience, authority, and kindness when dancing. Very engaging." (Matt Paluch, Gramilano)
"Eleanor Perry as Thatcher is a highlight of the show. She gestures madly, dancing with staccato steps and dominates the stage with her movements whenever she is on it." (Brinkworth, on Gary Clarke's COAL)
