People

This project began as an idea between Matt Kirk and Hannah McClure in November of 2011, as a way of working with their artistic disciplines in a way that would appeal to people of all backgrounds.  In the winter of 2012 James Carey joined the project and it was decided to take it to festival locations.  Fusing the club vibe and sacred experience the project aims to create an atmosphere of holy chaos for festival goers, music lovers, and dancers alike.  

Matt Kirk is a composer and producer, graduating in music from University Arts London in 2011. Writing dance music, film scores and contemporary ballet, he has performed at major venues in the UK, Europe and America as a DJ in a band or as a classical musician. Matt is co founder of Abstract Studios London and a DJ and promotor in London. www.soundcloud.com/mattkirk

James Carey is a sound engineer and producer. Based in London, he is co founder of Abstract Studios London. James is currently engineering live gigs around the UK including venues at the 02 arena, battersea power station and major London clubs, as well as producing remixes for clients including Snoop Dogg. 

Hannah McClure Chalut is a professional dancer/performance artist with a penchant for the spiritual.  She was a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Shen Wei Dance Arts and later founded and then directed her own company, Open Air Dance, for eight years.  Her work has been shown in New York City and across the United States, with a UK premier in July of 2010.  She has since staged her work at Cambridge University June 2011 and July 2012.  In 2009 Hannah was initiated as a whirling dervish, and nothing has been left untouched by this!  She holds a BFA in Dance and Performance, an MA in Dance Anthropology and is working on her PhD in ritual practice at The University of East London. http://shamansway.blogspot.com/ 

Barny Marshall joins us for the live venues.

Barny and drums go together like peas and carrots. The cheeky chap from Bucks has been forever breaking beats since entering the world in 1987. After receiving his first set of drums at the age of four, he hasn’t looked back. He taught himself for the first eight years until receiving his first drum lesson at the age of twelve. At the fine age of 24, Barny has notched up an impressive tally of experience that would make the musician in us all jealous. Barny has been the heart and soul of an eclectic mix of bands from Jazz, Rock, Soul and Funk. His claim to fame is supporting Feeder at Swansea University’s Summer Ball 2009. And if that’s not enough to dazzle your taste buds, Barny also has a BSC in Economics. Instead of ruling the world, Barny has decided to follow his dream to rule the drumming world.

Dancers join us as well, to perform in moments of synthesised cohesion throughout the set, and move in between and with the crowd, dancing as a single unit of joyous expression.

dancer bios to come....