Who we are
Company Concentric is a circle of collaborators who combine skills in dance, music, community arts and improvisation. Based in London and working internationally, the company is co-directed by dance artist Yanaëlle Ritter and musician Mikaela Livadiotis.
Since Company Concentric was formed in 2018, we have been creating performances, hosting classes and roundtable events for artists, and most recently running a community-engaged project for parents in Lambeth, London. A common thread through these projects has been to unlock people's creativity collaboratively, by holding spaces for face-to-face and online encounters and exchanges.
Some of our past and present collaborators are presented below. The company's concentric circles are open and in constant motion!
CONCENTRIC COLLABORATORS
Yanaëlle is a Belgian-British dance artist and co-founder of Company Concentric. She designs and manages the company's projects in collaboration with the team; choreographs and often performs in our shows; facilitates dance sessions, roundtable events and improv jams; leads on finance and handles our social media.
Mikaela is a Cypriot pianist based in London and specialising in contemporary works and improvisation. She completed her postgraduate studies at The Royal College of Music. Mikaela co-directs the company, accompanies classes and workshops and creates original music for our productions.
Owen is a London-based composer who completed his postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Music and is currently a doctoral researcher at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. To date, he has enjoyed three fruitful collaborations with Company Concentric, including 'Romantic Remnants' (2020), 'Garden Unlocked' (2022), and 'if the universe is in movement and not at rest' (2024).
Constantina has worked as producer, artist mentor and community artist, with a great interest in public spaces. After graduating from the MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy at Goldsmiths, she supported Company Concentric from 2022 to 2024, helping to design and launch Parents in Playmode.
Lesly is a London based dance/movement artist from Mexico. Her artistic practice is rooted in contemporary dance, yoga and traditional African dance styles. Lesly enjoys bringing dance to unconventional spaces and performing improvised movement. She joined the company in 2023 to perform 'Garden Unlocked' and is dancing solo in 'If the Universe is in Motion, not at Rest' in 2024.
Miles is a movement practitioner, teacher and bodyworker with a background in martial arts, parkour, and dance. He is also interested in exploring other art forms, and enjoys finding the threads that run simultaneously through them all. Miles joined the company in 2022 and took part in our residencies in Epsom (UK) and Brussels (Belgium) for the creation of 'Garden Unlocked'.
Francesca is a South African theatremaker, dance and movement artist, writer, arts facilitator and Kundalini yoga teacher based in London. Her work takes an interdisciplinary and textured approach, significantly rooted in the body, imagery, collaboration, community and text. She joined the company in 2022 for the creation of 'Garden Unlocked'.
Trained in Costume Design at Wimbledon College of Arts, Akshy works in all aspects of costume for theatre, film and TV and has experience working in design, making, textiles and assisting. She created costumes for 3 of the company's shows so far. Her other collaborations within dance have premiered at Sadler’s Wells' Lilian Baylis Studio and The Place Theatre.
Moving to London to study photography at London College of Communication, Madeleine began freelancing as a photographer at Tate Modern. She has photographed Company Concentric’s projects since their first performance “Swapping Shadows”, and made this site to showcase the company’s focus on collaboration and movement.
Sally designed the lighting and sets for Company Concentric's first 3 shows. She holds a BA (Hons) in Theatre Design from Wimbledon College of Arts and has worked as a set designer, prop master, lighting and costume designer for artists and companies like Keshia Watson, Out of Order Circus Company, Lights Down Productions and Drama Cube Productions.
Company
Credits
We have performed at
Bloomsbury Festival, Colourscape Music Festival, Dance Festival Croydon, Havering Dance Festival, International Youth Arts Festival Kingston, Quinzena de Dança de Almada (Portugal), Resolution
We have facilitated classes and workshops at
Longfield Hall, Pavilion Dance South West, Siobhan Davies Studios, The Place, University of Chichester
We have had in-kind space and residencies at
Baytree Centre, Elizabeth House Community Centre and The Place (London), Pavilion Dance South West (Bournemouth), Rosas Studios (Brussels), The Horton (Epsom)
Our projects have been funded by
Arts Council England, Impact on Urban Health