Salamanda Tandem: Sensation
This 7 Minute Film about Salamanda Tandem, was commissioned by People Dancing. The National Organisation for Community Dance in the UK. Made by Ben Williams, directed by Louise Wildish. Film extracts and photography of Salamanda Tandem’s work over 25 years: Geoffrey Fielding, Richard Hughes and Geoff Young. Narrative Isabel Jones. Performers: Indra Slavena, Mickel Smithen, Takashi Kikuchi, Music: co-composed by Isabel Jones and Duncan Chapman. Full credits on the film
Touchstone and Ad Astra. Salamanda Tandem Films
Ad Astra Film directed by Isabel Jones 2012 and 2013. Ad Astra Camera: Geoffrey Fielding Camera and Film Footage: Tallinn University. Commissioned by Fragile, Baerum Kulturhus Norway, Funded by the EU. Dancers Indra Slavena, Mickel Smithen
Touchstone at Corby Cube directed by Isabel Jones Camera: Andy Eathorne. Music: Isabel Jones and Duncan Chapman. Dancers Indra Slavena Mickel Smithen
White Cane. Salamanda Tandem 2014 Ludus Festival
https://soundcloud.com/salamandatandem/white-cane-salamanda-tandem
White Cane 2014 was Commissioned by Ludus Festival, Mick Wallis, Leeds University (PCI) Concept & Direction: Isabel Jones, originating from her father Lewis Jones’ long cane, co-choreographed by Mickel Smithen. Music Co-Composed by Isabel Jones, Duncan Chapman and Takashi Kikuchi. A White Cane national tour 2016 – 2018 was developed by Isabel and Duncan with a further award received from Sound and Music / Composer Curator.
White Cane National Tour 2016 – 2018
Quarry-osion. Salamanda Tandem 2013
https://soundcloud.com/salamandatandem/the-geologist-quarry-o-sion
https://soundcloud.com/salamandatandem/quarry-o-sion-fossil-list-and
Quarry-o-sion was commissioned by Wirksworth Festival. Directed and developed by Isabel Jones. Curated by Stella Couloutbanis. Music co-composed by Isabel Jones and Duncan Chapman. Developed with Jones teenage family members living in Wirksworth: Robbie Fitton-Jones pictured
Ad Astra. Salamanda Tandem 2013
https://soundcloud.com/salamandatandem/ad-astra-film-score-salamanda
Fragile? Symposium 2013
Fragile? was an international symposium curated by Isabel Jones, bringing together the contributions of VI dance artists from 28 European countries, as the culmination of a 3 year international project funded by the EU. This documentary Film about the symposium is introduced by project instigator and director: Norwegian Choreographer Kjersti Englebrigsen. Salamanda Tandem were also commissioned, and funded by the EU and Arts Council England to create a large scale closing performance directed by Isabel involving 15 Visually Impaired dancers, 10 sighted dancers and an audience of academics and contributors. Music for this film was co-Composed by Isabel Jones and Duncan Chapman
Corrosion. Salamanda Tandem 2003, 2004, 2006
Isabel Jones was Commissioned by Opera North and The Bonnington Gallery, to make a new work considering the question What Is Opera? Installation, and performances were made for Nottingham, Leeds, Lagrasse, and The Loire, France. Directed by Isabel Jones, Sculptor Gerard Renvez, Music co-composed by Isabel Jones, Duncan Chapman, and Moira Smiley. Libretto Tony Baker, Photography Geoffrey Fielding; Singers: Isabel Jones, Moira Smiley, Richard Lindsay, Naomi Line, Briony Jones and Aric Prentice. Corrosion the album mastered by Dallas Simpson. See below for one of the tracks
https://soundcloud.com/salamandatandem/corrosion-old-ladies
Can’t Stop Me Shining Film 2011: Salamanda Tandem
Can’t Stop Me Shining is a 5 minute soundart film, created by artist Nathan Campbell, Kevin Hodgetts, and Isabel Jones. The film was selected for an OskaBright Award and went on tour to cinemas around the UK, to Portugal VoArte, and Rotterdam ICAF. Through the medium of soundart, Nathan voices the oppression of society and the social care environment he finds himself in. The film was shot by Kevin who worked with Nathan for many years until he was unfairly removed, and took shelter in Salamanda Tandem’s rented artist’s house: a terrace in Forest Fields, Nottingham. This film is a testament to human spirit and creativity in the face of discrimination and ableism.
Living Room Salamanda Tandem 2002
Come into the Living Room, a playful and supported interactive environment, enabling profoundly disabled and non disabled friends and carers people to come together on an equal basis, using their bodies and voices to generate and transform the living room and make it their own
There were many disabled and non disabled artists collaborators involved in this project which had many different manifestations as it toured the UK for over a decade: 2002 – 2012 ( For full credits see film) Original Concept Lee Parkinson (RIP)
Site Dance Site Music Hadley Learning Community 2006 – 2008
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wpIWMaRH1U&
Salamanda Tandem were Commissioned by Impact Arts in 2006 – 2007, with PFI, local Telford Borough Council local authority and Arts Council funding to work in residence over a year, to create The launch of the Hadley Learning Community, then to create an innovative piece of arts as evaluation. Concept / Director: Isabel Jones, Photographer: Geoffrey Fielding, Photographer/designer: Richard Hughes. Camera: Andy Eathorne, Dance Artists: Lisa Craddock, Julie Hood, Mickel Smithen, Adam Chilliot, Victoria Gannon, Faith Jackson, Julia Howarth, Alice Crick. Musicians/composers Isabel Jones & Duncan Chapman Trombones: Andrew Lancaster, Chris Hickman, Julian Turner and Mark Tribble
Salamanda Tandem on SoundCloud Music 1999 – 2020
We have our own soundcloud site with an extensive body of work produced by a range of musicians and composers who have worked with Salamanda Tandem over the years. :