James Wilton Dance
We are proud to announce the first ever live dance performance at Lime House Yoga this Summer.
Experience a powerful meditation on movement and nature with The Four Seasons by James Wilton Dance – one of Europe’s most sought-after contemporary dance companies.
Set to Max Richter’s evocative reimagining of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, this performance channels the cyclical energy of the natural world through breathtaking physicality and fluid grace. Expect a dynamic fusion of capoeira, acrobatics, martial arts, and classical dance – brought to life through soul-stirring choreography and visually stunning design.
Each season unfolds as a reflection of the universe’s eternal rhythm—birth, growth, decay, and renewal—inviting you into a deeply human exploration of time, transformation, and connection.
Let The Four Seasons move your body, still your mind, and open your heart.
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is based on four sonnets written by Antonio Vivaldi
Each of the four concertos – Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter – was inspired by and is directly linked to a corresponding sonnet, likely written by Vivaldi himself. These poems vividly describe the imagery and emotions of each season, and Vivaldi used them as a kind of programmatic guide to shape the music.
In Spring, the sonnet mentions birds singing, brooks flowing, and thunderstorms – each of which is mirrored musically. In Summer, the music evokes the languid heat and a dramatic storm, just as described in the poem. Autumn includes hunting scenes and villagers dancing drunkenly after the harvest. Winter portrays icy winds, trembling from the cold, and slipping on ice – again, all mirrored in the violin and orchestral writing.
It’s an early and brilliant example of program music, where the music tells a specific story or depicts an image or scene, making The Four Seasons not just a musical but a literary and atmospheric experience.
James Wilton Dance was founded in 2010 by choreographer James Wilton and dancer Sarah Jane Taylor.
The company has won awards at the Bern,Hannover and MASDANZA International Choreography competitions and theSadler’s Wells Global Dance Contest.
The company’s first full evening work Last Man Standing (2014) was performed 78 times and won an award at the Bern Tanzprize in Switzerland.
Subsequent productions LEVIATHAN (2016) and The Storm (2018) toured even more extensively, achieving close to 200 performances between them, including sold out runs at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, performances in Germany, Gibraltar, Austria, Peru, Spain, Poland and Sweden. LEVIATHAN was nominated for best dance production at the Manchester Theatre Awards.
James Wilton has created works for Scottish Dance Theatre, Konzert TheaterBern, Theater Münster, Opera Graz, Ballet Hagen, Staddtstheater Braunschweig and dance company Giessen and has choreographed a work for 50 professional dancers for performances at Millennium and Wembley Stadiums (reaching over 110,000 people in the process).
James Wilton Dance is based in Cornwall, and has been commissioned by more than a dozen venues across the UK, with long term partnerships to create work for the audiences of Hall for Cornwall, Blackpool Grand andDanceEast, among others.
Extensive education work has always gone hand-in-hand with its performance programme, and is central to its mission.
James Wilton is quickly becoming known as one of the UK’s leading choreographers, renowned for creating breathtakingly physical choreography. Since forming his company, James Wilton Dance has toured extensively both in the UK and Internationally to critical acclaim.
From an interview with Creative Folkestone
“I started to dance at 15, I chose it as an option for my GCSE’s. Things really started to move when I joined Cornwall Youth Dance Company and then I decided I wanted to pursue it as a career.
Even when I started at 15, I was interested in choreography more than just performing. I love the challenge of taking an idea that starts as just a seed of a thought and growing it in to a piece of art. I think what I prefer about choreography is that you start right at the genesis of the idea and see it through until the end whereas dancers usually come on board later on in the process.
I think the key signatures [in my choreographic style] are the really raw, dynamic and almost aggressive movement quality as well as the introverted nature of the performance. I think the super-human physicality is what drives the work and what sets it apart from my peers. I also think that the martial arts/sport influence in the work makes it quite un-dance like, whilst still remaining deeply physical.
I always begin from a philosophical or political starting point. From there I like to work quite independently in growing the idea in to the finished product. I always have a physical goal I want to achieve but don’t always know exactly what it should look like. I think that is where the dancers come in in helping me realise exactly how it should look and what the work should “feel” like.
We're proud to announce the first ever live dance performance at Lime House Yoga. Journey Through the Seasons with James Wilton Dance Experience a powerful meditation on movement and nature with The Four Seasons by James Wilton Dance—one of Europe’s most sought-after contemporary dance companies. Set to Max Richter’s evocative reimagining of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, this performance channels the cyclical energy of the natural world through breathtaking physicality and fluid grace. Expect a dynamic fusion of capoeira, acrobatics, martial arts, and classical dance—brought to life through soul-stirring choreography and visually stunning design. Each season unfolds as a reflection of the universe’s eternal rhythm—birth, growth, decay, and renewal—inviting you into a deeply human exploration of time, transformation, and connection. Let The Four Seasons move your body, still your mind, and open your heart. James Wilton Dance was founded in 2010 by choreographer James Wilton and dancer Sarah Jane Taylor. The company has won awards at the Bern, Hannover and MASDANZA International Choreography competitions and the Sadler’s Wells Global Dance Contest The performance will take place outside the studio on the lawn, weather depending. Tickets cost £15 or 1.5 credits. Discount available for Annual and Monthly members.
We are situated on the north Cornish coast between Perranporth and Cubert. 10 minutes from Newquay (20 mins to Newquay airport) , 15 minutes from Truro train station and 5 minutes drive or 30 minutes walk to the beach (What Three Words: ///dimension.brighter.enchanted )
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