BRYONY WILLIAMS
Founder/Director of SpiralArts

Dance/Movement Teacher, Choreographer, Performer. Instructor in Seishin KitaidoShiatsu Practitioner and Teacher (MRSS)In depth training in contemporary dance, martial art and allied disciplines.Teaching, performing and choreographic experience spanning 25 years here and in France, Belgium and Israel. (Guildhall School of Music and Drama; European School of Oriental Therapy and Movement and others).Committed and passionate about her work, brings new vision, perspective and an organic approach to Dance Theatre. Inspires and stimulates creativity in others. Has grounded and integrated principles of movement from many sources and is good at integrating diverse art forms and instilling a sense of community.

ELIZABETH BLAKE
Associate Director of SpiralArts

Dance Teacher, Choreographer, Performer, ActressTrained at the London Contemporary Dance School and Guildford School of Acting. Wide choreographic and performing experience including work with The Kings Head Theatre, Torchlight Theatre Company and SpiralArts. Good at integrating detailed choreography into theatre productions and making dance accessible to many with imaginative imagery and sound technique.

DAVID HOME
Associate Director of SpiralArts

David Home, MRSS(T), LicAc MBAcC - Head instructor of Shiatsu has been teaching since 1987. He is also qualified in Western Intuitive Massage and acupuncture. He is a member of the register of teachers with the Shiatsu Society of the U.K. MRSS(T) and also a teacher trainer. In 1997 he became amember of the assessment committee for the Society and an assessmentco-ordinator and examination writer. He has also taught privately, in Adult Education and abroad and has clinics in Ealing and central London as well as giving home visits.

TIMOTHY TAYLOR
Associate Director of SpiralArts

Tim Taylor studied performing arts at Middlesex University and contemporary dance and choreography at London Contemporary Dance School. During the late 80s and throughout the 90s he worked consistently as a dancer, choreographer and performance artist, appearing in productions created by dance makers such as Martha Clarke, Ian Spink, Bill T Jones, Sian Williams and Matthew Hawkins and by theatre directors such as Lucy Bailey, David Pountney, David Ultz and Sir Peter Hall. His choreographic work has included commercial work, contemporary dance, video work and musical staging for fringe theatre and touring opera. Since 2000, he has been working primarily as a teacher, having gained a PGCE in Adult and Community Education and has a particular interest in exploring creative links between the performing arts and learning around literacy. Tim is excited to be working with Spiral Arts, as the wide range of creative activities with which the organisation is engaged offers very good opportunities for professional development.

ESTHER EAGLES
Associate Director of SpiralArts

Performer, singer, teacher (piano, singing, music). Currently qualifying as a shiatsu therapist, interested in connecting arforms (music, dance, painting), nutrition and breathwork.

MICHAEL ORMISTON
Associate of SpiralArts

Michael Ormiston has been composing, performing and writing about music over the past 15 years. He is a multi-instrumentalist and is currently involved in a number of activities. These are as composer, solo performer, theatre musician, session musician, member of Mysterious Tremendum, Praying For The rain, Hyperyak music groups, strata performance group, radio programme researcher, writer and presenter, traditional music reviewer, workshop leader, teacher and researcher in Mongolian music. Michael also specialises in Mongolian Khöömii (overtone) singing, being one of the only non-Mongolians able to sing Khöömii. recently, Michael was commissioned to co-compose with Keith Waithe the theme tune and incidental music for Benedict Allen's BBC2 series "The Last of the Medicine Men." Read more here.