About

Vision

To create transformative, entertaining, world-class productions and build a thriving dance scene in Bristol.

Co-Directed by Roseanna Anderson & Joshua Ben-Tovim, Impermanence was set up in
2011 with Alessandro Marzotto-Levy and other graduates from the Rambert School.

“Precision crafted
and subversively
beautiful”

The Guardian

AREAS OF WORK

Screen

Award winning art house cinema, experimental short films, innovative digitalpublishing.

Stage

Critically acclaimed dance work for Cabarets, Theatres, Festivals and Site-Specific productions.

Present

A world class programme of dance artists and companies at The Mount Without and other South West venues.

Engage

For dancers, artists, young people and members of the community; a programme of workshops, classes and development opportunities.

“Impermanence is at the
forefront of re-energising
dance in the city”

Tom Morris, AD - Bristol Old Vic

People

Director

Roseanna Anderson

roseanna@impermanence.co.uk

Director

Joshua Ben-Tovim

josh@impermanence.co.uk

Management Support

Jan Winter

Founding Member

Alessandro Marzotto Levy

Director

Roseanna Anderson

roseanna@impermanence.co.uk

Director

Joshua Ben-Tovim

josh@impermanence.co.uk

Management Support

Jan Winter

Founding Member

Alessandro Marzotto Levy

Impermanence is an Associate Company
of Bristol Old Vic

We have had the pleasure of working collaboratively with a huge number of artists over the last 10 years. Please see each project page for a list of creatives involved, and browse our online gallery www.decadeonline.co.uk to view the work of 100 artists we are proud to be connected to.

We also work with arange of incredible producers to meet the needs of each project.

Companies and organisations we work in partnership with include:

Corali Dance Company
Mayk
Creative Youth Network
Rising Arts Agency
Willow Park School
University of Bristol
British Art Studies
Ugly Duck
Bristol Dance Futures
Theatre Bristol

Supported Artists

Over the last couple of years, we have worked to support the creative and organisational aspects of various artists' work. These include:

Kennedy Junior Muntanga

Chevon Edwards

Patsy Ashford

Visit the ENGAGE section of our website to find out more about how we can worktogether.

Kennedy Junior Muntanga

Chevon Edwards

Patsy Ashford

“... if David Lynch
made dance ...”

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Work for the STAGE includes:

BAAL (Bristol Old Vic, The Place, Jakarta Theatre Platform)
SEXBOX (British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2017)
DA DA DARLING (international tour, listed as one of The Guardian's top 10 dance productions)
THE MAJOR ARCANA (Mayfest, The Wardrobe Theatre)
IMPERMANENCE PRESENTS (short works, mostly dance, presented ina cabaret format at a range of venues featuring 26 artists since 2019 at Bristol Old Vic, Ugly Duck, Kings Weston House, Arnolfini)

Work for SCREEN includes:

LADY BLACKSHIRT (Bristol Old Vic Digital Stage, Sydney Opera House)
DECADE (an online gallery of 100 artists created throughout the pandemic, funded by Paul Mellon Centre)
EMPTY STAGE (commissioned by Birmingham Royal Ballet)
THE BALLET OF THE NATIONS (Best Art Film, New Renaissance Film Festival, Amsterdam)
FERAL (featuring George Monbiot and a recording by theLondon Symphony Orchestra)
BLAST (commissioned by BBC Arts)
PARK WANDERINGS(created during lockdown with Corali Dance Company, commissioned and exhibitedby Southwark Park Galleries)

FUNDERS / VENUES INCLUDE:

British Council
Arts Council England
Linbury Trust
Paul Mellon Centre
British Art Studies
Unity Theatre Trust
International Association of Lyceum Clubs
University of Bristol
Dance East
Kevin Spacey Foundation
Bristol Ageing Better
Bath Spa University

“Absorbing,
challenging ... and
always surprising”

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