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French choreographer Mickael Marso Riviere is well known as a hip hop artist and formed Company Decalage in 2004. As an independent choreographer he is notably eclectic, working with artists from The Bolshoi Ballet to hip hop crews. In 2007, Marso developed the idea for Appel in collaboration with Navala Chaudhari during The Place’s research programme Choredrome and subsequently performed a work-in-progress in Touch Wood. Appel is a trio based on the live interaction between two dancers (Marso and Navala) and musician Jason Kalidas, who plays bansuri (flute) and tabla. The piece portrays the instinctive elements of dance and the spontaneity of music, inspired in equal parts by B-boying, capoeira and contemporary dance. + live music. Saiko Kino studied dance in Japan and has created solos in collaboration with musicians and visual artists for theatre as well as for site-specific locations in Tokyo, Yokohama and Seoul. She has been a dancer with Russell Maliphant Company since 2005. Ichi is a reworked version of her Place Prize 2008 commission. Ichi is based around the dual, oppositional aspects of light and darkness. Fantasy and a healthy dose of mystery are revealed in the guise of a kaidan (a Japanese ghost story). Ichi is a commission from The Place Prize 2008, sponsored by Bloomberg + live music. Following stints in the US, an apprecenticeship with Vincent Dance Theatre and performances in the UK with QDOS Dance Theatre and Slung Low Theatre Company Theatre, Wayne Sables set up his own company in 2006. Is It Me? is a highlight from the company’s first tour. Three men are independently figuring out how to deal with their thoughts and feelings after a relationship breakdown. Gradually they become aware of each other within the same space and begin to find solace and comfort as their paths cross and collide.