Introducing the next generation of choreographers
BLUE MAKWANA, Elisabeth Mulenga, Maiya Leeke and Roseann & Sula make up the 2023 – 2024 cohort of the Young Associates programme.
We support exceptional young dance makers aged 18 – 24 and 18-30 for d/Deaf and disabled choreographers, providing a crucial first step into their career as choreographers. These videos are a look into their unique creative perspectives.
![BLUE MAKWANA Under a blue light, BLUE tilts her head gentle to the side as she rests it between her two hands](https://images.sadlerswells.com/uploads/2023/10/thumbnail-1.png?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
BLUE MAKWANA
Taking a broad approach to choreography, BLUE MAKWANA pairs her versatile skill set with a hybrid genre score and lighting to achieve stylistic fusion.
![Elisabeth Mulenga Elisabeth Mulenga stands in a lake filled on lily pads.](https://images.sadlerswells.com/uploads/2023/11/masthead-scaled.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Elisabeth Mulenga
Elisabeth approaches choreography with a curiosity for finding rest within contradicting truths and revealing what emerges when you are intimate with what disturbs you.
![masthead A close up of Maiya on an overcast day. She wears a light pink tulle dress](https://images.sadlerswells.com/uploads/2023/11/masthead-1-scaled.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Maiya Leeke
A moment of interest in the simplicity of elegance. Maiya Leeke allows the wind and the sunlight to feed her movement.
![Roseann & Sula Roseann & Sula face us standing in a brick courtyard whilst holding hands](https://images.sadlerswells.com/uploads/2023/11/masthead-2-scaled.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Roseann & Sula
In an act of questioning who they are, Roseann & Sula are blurring the lines between individuality and collective voice.
Directed by Camilla Greenwell
Director of Photography: Laura Aguilera
Music: Jan Brzezinski