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Join us for a lively and insightful post show discussion after SAD BOOK as author Michael Rosen, Dr Peter Lovatt: The Dance Psychologist, Andrea Walker and Rachel Tegg (Child Bereavement UK) take to the stage in conversation, to explore the making of SAD BOOK and how dance and creative expression can change our lives and health in powerful ways for the better.
About the speakers:
Michael Rosen – Author of SAD BOOK and Live Narrator
Michael is an English children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster, activist, and academic, who is a professor of children's literature in the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has written over 200 books for children and adults. Select books include We're Going on a Bear Hunt (1989) and SAD BOOK (2004). He served as Children's Laureate from June 2007 to June 2009. He won the 2023 PEN Pinter Prize, awarded by English PEN, for his "fearless" body of work. Visit his website by clicking here.
Dr Peter Lovatt
Dr Peter Lovatt is the co-founder of the Movement in Practice (MiP) Academy, a specialist provider of education in the psychology of movement and dance. Dr Lovatt’s work has been reported on TV, radio and in the national and international press, through which he has become known as Dr Dance. He has been invited to give many keynotes around the world, sharing keynote sessions with Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama and Richard Branson, as well as delivering five TEDx talks. Peter has been invited to appear on many popular TV shows, including Darcey Bussell: Dancing to Happiness (BBC2), Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, The Graham Norton Show, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Big Brother’s (and Celebrity Big Brother’s) Bit on the Side, Britain’s Got Talent, and he has been interviewed on national radio programmes such as Saturday Live and Woman’s Hour (BBC Radio 4). Peter’s new book, The Dance Cure, which was published by Short Books in the UK in 2020. The Dance Cure is being published in the USA by HarperOne. Visit his website by clicking here.
Andrea Walker
Andrea is the founder and Artistic Director of 201 Dance Company, and choreographer of 201's award winning SKIN and Smother. Based in Brighton, Andrea began dancing aged 14 in Rome, Italy, and continued to study and explore dance at The Metropolitan Arts Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, and at The Broadway Dance Center in New York, where he graduated with a Certificate of Excellence and won the Outstanding Student Award in June 2014. Walker also has a BA in Film and Television Production from the University of Westminster. He choreographed and danced Ebony Bones’ European tour, and choreographed a world-premiere for the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago in 2019. Most recently, Walker has been working closely with Brighton Pride and their headline acts, including Kylie Minogue and Girls Aloud. Other credits include working with Coldplay, Aggro Santos, Xbox, T-Mobile, Martini and D&G.
Rachel Tegg, Bereavement Services Regional Lead - South, Child Bereavement UK
Rachel has worked for Child Bereavement UK for six years and has been the Bereavement Services Lead for the South Team for the last three and a half years. This involves providing direct support to the families who come to us following a bereavement, supervising the work of the other practitioners within our team and providing training to schools and professionals to better promote bereavement understanding and awareness.
201 Dance Company: SAD BOOK
Featuring live narration by Michael Rosen, the award-winning SAD BOOK is adapted for the stage in this visually inventive, moving story of navigating complex emotions in the midst of everyday life.
In this personal story of loss, a father explores the disconnection between what we feel, what we show, and the different ways we deal with sadness.
This compelling adaptation of the award-winning SAD BOOK makes the personal, universal, retelling the story through theatre, dance and animation with stunning original music.
Wed 2 Apr, book for SAD BOOK below!
