Description
Go behind the scenes of NYDC’s current production, Memory Keepers by Guest Artistic Directors Kristina and Sadé Alleyne
Kristina and Sadé give an insight into how they worked with the dancers and what inspired them to find their own creative voices.
Hear from the company dancers about the impact the process has had on them and the connections they have formed.
A documentary by Perspectives Media Collective, a collective of professional dancers based in London with passions across other artistic mediums including music, film, poetry and fashion. With humanity at our forefront, we are building a wider community of artists who can collaborate with one another across disciplines to not only support and uplift each other but to also create thought-provoking work that channels honesty, vulnerability and introspection.
Many of the artists in the collective are NYDC Alumni, making this commission particularly special.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:02 Kristina and Sadé Alleyne’s favourite memory of Memory Keepers
00:52 Meeting members of NYDC
01:21 Earliest dance memory
02:36 Favourite memory of the process so far
03:33 NYDC has been a moment of reflection
03:52 How I’d like to be remembered
05:01 NYDC has changed me
05:16 Why youth dance is important to Kristina and Sadé
06:39 Thank you and shout out
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What makes you move? | Behind the scenes with Boy Blue and National Youth Dance Company https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wewEpPr-sWI&t=2s
Eastbound | Dance Film Celebrating How East London Moves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZipjL4It8Nw
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CREDITS
Directed by Perspectives Media Collective
Camera - Omar Toussaint, Amari Webb-Martin
Editing - Isabella Doick, Amari Webb-Martin
Assistant Director - Roshaan Asare
Music - Guiliano Modarelli
With thanks to Elvi Christiansen and Skiye Nataliah for additional support
NYDC Guest Artistic Directors 2025/26 - Kristina and Sadé Alleyne
NYDC Dancers
Abri Holmes
Aimée Morgans
Amelia Leone
Amelia O'Hanlon
Amelie Poulter
Antony Dearlove
Charlie Ratcliffe
Coco Missen
Daniel Cort
Dylan Duharty
Ellie Bamber
Elliot Nkrumah
Emmanuel Owusu-Boachie
Hannah Tittle
Isabelle Cerna
Isla Morris
Jack Shelton
Jay Phillips
Jonathan Dyer
Kenya Bowry
Kitty Crook
Lewis Cuming
Lily Reyes
Liv Midgley
Lola Mair
Lucy Bosworth
Michael Omoruyi
Nya Stewart
Sona Jawara
Zachary Turner-Powell
Zak Michael Smith
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