"Henri Oguike is one of the brightest hopes of British contemporary dance."
The Daily Telegraph
Henri Oguike Dance Company is a contemporary dance company based in London and led by gifted Nigerian-Welsh choreographer Henri Oguike.
Founded in Autumn 1999, Henri Oguike Dance Company recently marked its 10th anniversary with a retrospective programme celebrating Oguike's defining choreography and visceral musicality. The last decade has seen the Company flourish and carve out a place for itself at the heart of the British contemporary dance scene while continuing to make advances in the international arena. Along the way, it has won many plaudits, most notably the award for 'Outstanding Repertoire (Modern' from the Critics' Circle National Dance Awards (2007).
Since the Company's inception, Oguike has worked at a blistering pace - creating two new works a year for the Company and maintaining a rotating repertory of multiple bills. To add to this tally, he has amassed over 35 independent commissions.
Henri Oguike Dance Company tours extensively across the UK and abroad and delivers a comprehensive schedule of education/outreach projects. The Company has performed at major festivals of both dance and music including the Sintra Festival (Portugal), Dance Europa (Israel), Holland Dance Festival (Netherlands), Monaco Dance Forum (Monte Carlo) and the 75th Anniversary Season of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (USA). Other international engagements have taken the Company to countries including Austria, China, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, and Syria.
There have also been some major collaborations in the Company's history - with the Britten Sinfonia which premièred at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds (2005) and with the Portuguese Orquestra do Algarve which premièred at London's Southbank Centre (2008).
HENRI OGUIKE DANCE COMPANY WORKS
2008 TOUCHING ALL & ALL AROUND
Premiered at Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge, January 2008
2007 GREEN IN BLUE
Premiered at Laban, London, January 2007
2007 LITTLE RED
Premiered at Laban, London, January 2007
2006 HOW I LOOK
Premiered at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, January 2006
2006 EXPRESSION LINES
Premiered at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, January 2006
2005 TIGER DANCING
Premiered at Bury St Edmunds Cathedral, Bury May 2005
2005 TIPPETTS'S CONCERTO fOR DOUBLE STRING ORCHESTRA
Premiered at Bury St Edmunds Cathedral, Bury May 2005
2005 SECOND SIGNAL
Premiered at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, January 2005
2005 SEEN OF ANGELS
Premiered at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, January 2005
2004 F.P.S. (FRAMES PER SECOND) Part 2
Premiered at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, January 2004
2004 WHITE SPACE
Premiered at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, January 2004
2003 DIDO & AENEAS
Premiered at the South Hill Park Arts Centre, January 2003
2003 FINALE
Premiered at the South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, January 2003
2002 FRONT LINE
Rework of Of Death and Stillness commission by CPBC
Premiered at British Dance Edition, January 2002
2002 IN BROKEN TENDRILS
Premiered at The Point, Eastleigh, Spring 2002
2002 F.P.S. (FRAMES PER SECOND)
Rework of First Class Air Male commission
2001 MELANCHOLY THOUGHTS
Premiered at Studio Theatre, London, Spring 2001
2001 SHOT FLOW
Premiered at Studio Theatre, London, Spring 2001
1999 PRIME ORIGIN
Rework of Acarte Commission
Premiered at Studio Theatre, London, Autumn 1999
1999 ILE AYE
Rework of Intoto commission
Premiered at Studio Theatre, London, Autumn 1999
1999 A MOMENT OF GIVE
Commissioned by Studio Theatre, North Westminster, London
Premiered at Studio Theatre, London, Autumn 1999
AWARDS
2007 Oguike won the Critics' Circle National Dance Awards for Outstanding Repertoire (Modern)
2007 Oguike was nominated by the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for Dance
2005 Oguike was nominated by Critics' Circle National Dance Awards for Outstanding Repertoire (Modern)
2004 Oguike was nominated for a TMA Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance for his fearless, accomplished repertory
2003 Oguike was nominated by the TMA Theatre Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Dance
2003 Oguike was nominated by the Critics' Circle National Dance Awards for Outstanding Repertoire (Modern)
2002 Oguike was nominated by the Critics Circle National Dance Awards for Best Choreography
2001 Oguike won the Time Out Live Awards for Most Outstanding New Company
1999 Oguike received the Robin Howard Foundation award
1997 Oguike received the Jerwood Award for Young Choreographers
1997 Oguike received a Robin Howard Foundation award
1996 Oguike received a Robin Howard Foundation award