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Dr Kate Lawrence 

Kate was born in London and brought up in East Africa and Mexico before attending secondary school in Yorkshire. She trained at Thamesdown, Swindon and Laban before founding feminist dance company Nomads. From 1999 she lectured in dance and performance at Surrey and Bangor Universities and developed the first European vertical dance module fusing dance with her passion for rock climbing. She has since produced twenty vertical dance works including Gwymon which was selected for British Dance Edition. Her dance work has taken her to Canada, France, Greenland, Bali, Ireland, Italy and USA. Kate has published a number of articles and in 2017 completed her PhD. She co-authored the first book on vertical dance with colleague Wanda Moretti. Her current choreographic interests lie in exploring self and other, site-specific and participatory work and creative audio description. She lives in Eryri and is continually inspired by the landscapes around her. 

Ed Myhill 
 
Originally from London, Ed grew up in Leeds and trained at the Hammond School in Chester, followed by three years at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. He joined NDCWales as an apprentice in Autumn 2015 and is now a full time dancer with the Company. Ed has toured extensively across the UK and internationally, performing works by choreographers including Alexander Ekman, Roy Assaf and Marcos Morau. In 2018 he choreographed ‘Why Are People Clapping!?’ for NDCWales which has been part of the Company’s repertoire since 2019. The work has also been adapted for both online and outdoor performances. As well as dance, Ed is also a freelance sound designer, creating sound scores for various choreographers and film makers.  

Bakani Pick-Up  
 
Bakani Pick-Up was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, and moved to the UK in 2005. Their dance journey began in Zimbabwe, they were fortunate to attend schools that nurtured their passion for movement. Bakani trained in Choreography at Falmouth University and Trinity Laban. 

Since 2018, Bakani has been freelancing as a Performer and Teacher, expanding their expertise in pedagogy, creative well-being, leadership, governance, and interdisciplinary arts. Their work has been presented at The Place (London), Vienna Secession (Austria), and on BBC Four.  
 
In 2018, they founded Bakani Pick-Up Company, a choreographic performance company exploring ‘ways of being.’ Their work has been supported by The Place, Goethe Institute, British Council (Spain), Yorkshire Dance, FABRIC, Arts Council England and Dans Atelier (NED). 

Colette Sadler 

Colette Sadler is a Scottish dancer and choreographer. Her choreographic work operates at the intersection of dance, sculpture and digital art.  

Trained in Classical Ballet and later at Laban Centre London, she worked internationally as a dancer. Since 2007 she has created over 15 original works that have been shown in the UK and Internationally in leading performance contexts including, Tanz Im August Berlin, Tramway Glasgow, The British Council Showcase, South Bank Centre London, Impulstanz Vienna, Les Latitudes Contemporaines France, OGR Turin Italy and Tokyo Festival Japan amongst many others. In 2025 she collaborated in a number of large scale works namely with composer Alexander Schubert and “Dance On Ensemble” on the multi-media performance “Terminal Infinity” premiered in Feb 2025 as part of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Biennale “Paradise Lost”. She also created the choreography for “Androgynous - Portrait of a Naked Dancer” by Argentinian Director Lola Arias.