Crystal Zillwood trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance achieving a BPA Hons in contemporary dance (majoring in movement studies). She continued her studies at NSCD with the postgraduate dance company, Verve. The company toured the UK and Switzerland with commissioned pieces by Ben Wright, Frauke Requardt, Angus Balbernie , Gary Clarke, Theo Clinkard.After graduating with Distinction, Crystal has worked with a multitude of choreographers and companies including; Liz Roche, New Art Club, Ben Wright, Gary Clarke, Theo Clinkard and Stephanie Singer where she is part of the “Bittersuite” project.

In 2016 she was awarded ‘Catapult’, a professional development programme led by the NSCD in partnership with Spin Arts to support the most gifted and talented maker in the North. She has also received support from Dance City, Yorkshire Dance ,Activate Arts and Pavilion dance southwest.

During this time she has also been developing her teaching practice and leading dance workshops at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance ,The Place in London  and Galway Dance in Ireland and also expanding her practice in Somatic Movement practices which lead and inspire the way crystal facilitates her classes and collaborations.

Crystal received an Arts Council England Grant in October 2016 to focus on ‘Spirals’, a triple bill of solos developed with Artistic mentorship from Theo Clinkard. ‘Spirals’ contains three 15 minute solos, ‘Ritual Echoes’, ‘These Hands’ and ‘Evolutio’.  Crystal also has toured her work Internationally and including performances with ‘Carn to Cove’ Rural touring organisation in Devon and Cornwall and was nominated for the Young Person of the Year award 2018 by the National Rural Touring forum.

Crystal had a tour of Spirals and has received support from Arts Council England, Spin Arts Production, Pavilion Dance , Kalam Sangham, Dance studio Leeds and has performed her work at Bristol Old Vic, The Lowry, Rise Festival in Findhorn, Sadlers Wells,The Riley Theatre in Leeds and Agitart Dance Festival in Figueres in Spain.

2022 is a year of collaborative projects such as ‘Metamorphosis’ & ‘Souls&Cells’

Crystals passion are creating work in a collaborative nature as well as expanding her understanding and practice of the body on deeper level. Crystal is inspired by all things interconnected and interbeing and is inspired to create work that reflect these themes.

Crystal passionate about facilitating in variety of spaces and communities  to support the collective healing using movement a way to connect and heal. Click here on the  InterWeave Mandala Movement research to learn more about Crystal Somatic & energetic journey and  practice.

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“Simply captivating and wonderful”
Alistair Spalding. Artistic Director and Chief Executive Sadler’s Wells.